Riverside Community Trust — Funder and trustee pack
July–September 2026 · Prepared from the Trust's existing activity and finance spreadsheets
- 355 people reached this quarter
- 104% of outcome target met
- +118% growth in Skills Café since Oct
- 3 items to check before sign-off
Performance by project
| Project | People reached | % of reach target | Sessions | Attendances | Outcomes | % of outcome target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship Club | 118 | 107% | 26 | 361 | 38 | 109% |
| Advice Drop-in | 149 | 93% | 39 | 456 | 51 | 93% |
| Skills Café | 88 | 147% | 24 | 269 | 29 | 121% |
| All projects | 355 | 108% | 89 | 1,086 | 118 | 104% |
People reached counts each person once per quarter, the definition agreed with all three funders. Every figure reconciles to the session registers.
Chart data
| Month | All projects | Skills Café |
|---|---|---|
| Oct | 164 | 22 |
| Nov | 164 | 24 |
| Dec | 162 | 20 |
| Jan | 172 | 28 |
| Feb | 172 | 32 |
| Mar | 177 | 35 |
| Apr | 173 | 33 |
| May | 187 | 39 |
| Jun | 181 | 40 |
| Jul | 189 | 43 |
| Aug | 183 | 51 |
| Sep | 200 | 48 |
Chart data
| Project | Cost per outcome |
|---|---|
| Skills Café | £256 |
| Advice Drop-in | £166 |
| Friendship Club | £130 |
Checks before this pack goes to trustees
- Check: 14 Advice Drop-in attendances in August have no matching participant record — likely a new volunteer using the old sign-in sheet.
- Check: Skills Café September outcomes include 4 people also counted by the Friendship Club. Agreed rule: count the outcome once, against the project that delivered it.
- Check: Funder B funds the Advice Drop-in and Skills Café and asks for total attendances, not people reached. Its figure is 725 attendances — shown separately so the two numbers are never confused.
What this tells the trustees
- Reach is on track overall (108% of target). The August dip at the Advice Drop-in is the summer closure week, not a trend.
- Skills Café is the fastest-growing project (+118% since October) but has the highest cost per outcome. Qualification outcomes lag attendance by about a term, so this should fall — worth watching in the next pack.
- The Friendship Club delivers outcomes at the lowest cost. That is strong evidence for its renewal application in January.
What produces this. A Reporting & Insight Build: one checked monthly process that produces this pack, the funder-specific figures and the exception list automatically. It runs from the spreadsheets and exports the organisation already uses. The first step is a £295 Reporting & Insight Review — details at zktheory.org/services.