WORTHING LITTLEHAMPTON AND DISTRICT SCOPE

Registered charity 1096424 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WORTHING AND DISTRICT SCOPE, WORTHING SCOPE

Worthing & District Scope is an independent local charity providing services to people who have cerebral palsy and associated disabilities. Current services include supported housing, residential care, day services and a community fieldwork service. Group activities for adults, families with young children are organised for weekend and evening time.

Objects

FOR CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES ONLY AND (WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO OR LIMITATION OF THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING WORDS) FOR THE CARE, WELFARE, TREATMENT, EDUCATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF PERSONS WITH ANY FORM OF CEREBRAL PALSY OR WITH A RELATED DISABILITY, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Merged into GUILD CARE (charity 1044658) — merger registered 12/07/2019.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£948k
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2003

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2018

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Government income: £531,372 — contracts £531,372 (1); 56% of the £947,941 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2017

  • Volunteers: 37
  • Government income: £378,952 — contracts £378,952; 38% of the £984,411 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2016

  • Volunteers: 36
  • Government income: £235,270 — contracts £235,270; 28% of the £852,688 total gross income on the same return
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2018)

Total income
£948k
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£101k
Reserves (reported)
£771k
Employees
37

Reported reserves equal ~8.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2020——
31/03/2019——
31/03/2018£948k£1.1m
31/03/2017£984k£915k
31/03/2016£853k£782k