TOUCHPOINT

Charity number: 1194098
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Touchpoint operates a community hub, well-being initiative, and free foodshare project. Based in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, we serve local towns and villages in Uttlesford, Essex and Hertfordshire. Working with specialist partners we facilitate and deliver an array of services addressing issues around mental health, social isolation, physical well-being and financial stress.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £215,605
Total expenditure: £201,652

Total income includes £86,997 from 8 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

170 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Disability
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 April 2021: CIO registration
  • 14 September 2022: Funds received from 1041514 STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET DAY AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
  • 06 November 2023: Funds received from 1169531 STANSTEDCAN
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
RICHARD PETER JONES Trustee 20 November 2023
BISHOP'S STORTFORD BAPTIST CHURCH
Received: On time
WORLD OUTREACH
Received: On time
Fiona Louise Venus Trustee 20 November 2023
None on record
Shirley Elizabeth Johnson Trustee 15 April 2021
None on record
Elissa Faye Burgoine Trustee 15 April 2021
None on record
Paul Andrew Livingstone-Chambers Trustee 15 April 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £68.61k £81.13k £215.61k
Total expenditure £19.96k £70.07k £201.65k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £14.59k £40.51k £87.00k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 25 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 25 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 24 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 24 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 15 Apr 2021 as amended on 03 Jan 2024

Charitable objects

The provision of community facilities, primarily in Uttlesford, Essex and Hertfordshire, in the interests of improving the wellbeing of persons who by reason of age, poverty or social and economic circumstances will benefit from them, specifically but not limited to: The prevention and relief of poverty and the preservation and promotion of good health, nutrition and social inclusion in such ways as the trustees may at their discretion think fit, including: 1) the collection and redistribution of surplus food; 2) the provision of support related to preparedness for the entry or return to the workplace; and 3) the encouragement and organisation of members of the public to undertake voluntary charitable work. To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment through the reduction of waste (in particular food waste) and increasing knowledge and understanding of its adverse environmental impacts.

Contact information

Address:
TouchPoint
Crafton Green House
72 Chapel Hill
STANSTED
Essex
CM24 8AQ
Phone:
07572114882
Email:
admin@thetouchpoint.org
Website:

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