BASILDON PRIDE CIO
Our key activities include the delivery of the annual Basildon Pride Festival and the delivery of our Basildon Pride Everyday programme which seeks to provide support to the LGBT Plus community and their allies within the Basildon Borough whilst educating the wider community concerning LGBT Plus issues with the view of driving greater acceptance.
Objects
TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY BY DELIVERING AN ANNUAL BASILDON PRIDE EVENT AND DELIVER BASILDON PRIDE EVERYDAY WHICH CREATES A PROGRAMME OF AWARENESS AND SUPPORT EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE LGBT+ COMMUNITY AND ITS ALLIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION AND ADVANCE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that total income for the year was £96,453.65 against total expenditure of £84,647.00, resulting in a surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £11,825.00 as of 1st November 2024, with no stated reserves policy target provided in the document.
What the accounts disclose
“Our total income for the year from 1st November 2023 to 31st October 2024 is £96,453.65 This consists of £4,098.00 raised from Fundraising activities, £17,900.00 from Sponsorship and £6,025.00 from Stallholder Fees. £65,500 received in grants and £1,517.00 in donations and £1,413 in sales.” — page 10
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- David Burton-Sampsonchair
- Alex McKenzie
- Jamie Sarah Louise Whaley
- Liam McAllister
- Matthew Whaley
- Robert Scully
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2025 | £89k | £93k |
| 31/10/2024 | £97k | £89k |
| 31/10/2023 | £58k | £56k |
| 31/10/2022 | £43k | £44k |
| 31/10/2021 | £34k | £27k |
Common questions
Is BASILDON PRIDE CIO financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £96,453.65 against total expenditure of £84,647.00, resulting in a surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £11,825.00 as of 1st November 2024, with no stated reserves policy target provided in the document. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/08/2023 | £10k | Basildon Pride Festival 2023 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/02/2022 | £10k | Basildon Pride Festival and Parade |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/03/2021 | £10k | Basildon Pride Festival |