01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 21 August 2001
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03920445
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £483,033
- Latest expenditure
- £658,760
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard, Community Base, 113 Queens Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3XG
Website recorded by the regulator: www.switchboard.org.uk/brighton/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The objects of the Company shall be for the benefit of the public across Sussex to (i) protect and preserve public health and (ii) to relieve mental and emotional distress of persons and in particular of people who are, bisexual, lesbian, gay, transgender or in doubt about their sexuality by in particular the provision of advice, information and well being services.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £483,033
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £658,760
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £746,997
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £584,171
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £467,421
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £509,698
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £311,303
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £293,176
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £230,205
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £181,376
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 15 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £483,033
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £658,760
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £11
- Income From Government Grants
- £164,596
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £746,997
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £584,171
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 11
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Contracts
- 373587
- Income From Government Grants
- £67,553
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 60
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £467,421
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £509,698
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Contracts
- 94252
- Income From Government Grants
- £94,252
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 30
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 29 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £311,303
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £293,176
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £67,145
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 22 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £230,205
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £181,376
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £19
- Income From Government Grants
- £206,965
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 42
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 52733
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 13764
- Income Investments
- 4464
- Income Other
- 676036
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 746997
- Income Legacies
- 5042
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,813
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £582,358
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 584171
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 8500
- Expenditure Governance
- 2316
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 60701
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1543
- Gain Loss Investment
- 4464
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 1494
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £40,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1494
- Assets Own Use
- 1494
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £332,597
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £54,465
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £279,626
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 54465
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £286,941
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 169165
- Funds Restricted
- 110461
- Funds Total
- 279626
- Count Employees
- 13
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- East Sussex
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRIGHTON AND HOVE LGBT SWITCHBOARD
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2001-08-21T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/02/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/06/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/01/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/11/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 09 MAR 2017
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO:(I) PROTECT AND PRESERVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND(II) TO RELIEVE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS OF PERSONS AND IN PARTICULAR OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMOSEXUAL, BISEXUAL, LESBIAN, GAY OR IN DOUBT ABOUT THEIR SEXUALITY BY IN PARTICULAR THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, INFORMATION AND COUNSELLING SERVICES.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 384341
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BRIGHTON LESBIAN AND GAY SWITCHBOARD
- Charity Name Id
- 646417
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- Switchboard
- Charity Name Id
- 384330
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- B.L.G.S.
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures