Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 10

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 8

ROBES PROJECT

The Robes Project is a volunteer run Charity, working with churches across Southwark and Lambeth to offer a helping hand out of homelessness.Our mission is to enable those who find themselves homeless to access various means of support and accompany our guests on their journey to rebuild their lives.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/04/23	£196	£231	£-35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/22	£286	£336	£-49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/21	£318	£293	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/20	£280	£215	£65	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/19	£214	£222	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/18	£279	£228	£52	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

http://robes.org.uk/

robes.admin@robes.org.uk

02074075623

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community food services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Lambeth, Southwark,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£50,000
The London Community Foundation	£10,000
United Saviours Charity	£5,000
Crisis UK	£5,000
CAF	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£50,000	02/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Robes Project
£10,000	10/07/2020	The funding is to provide support to our 23 guests who are in emergency accommodation and 14 ex-guests. This includes food, laundry and mobile phone costs; making and delivering care packages; and providing advice and mental health services.
CAF - Grant to The Robes Project
£2,000	30/04/2020	Grant to The Robes Project to support the organisation through COVID19
United Saviours Charity - COVID-19
£5,000	20/04/2020 5	The funding is to provide food, laundry support and phone top-ups to 10 guests who have been placed in temporary accommodation. These guests continue to need material support from Robes during the spring and summer months until the outbreak ends, ....more The funding is to provide food, laundry support and phone top-ups to 10 guests who have been placed in temporary accommodation. These guests continue to need material support from Robes during the spring and summer months until the outbreak ends, which is not our usual model of support.
Crisis UK - Grant to Robes
£5,000	09/04/2020	Food vouchers, laundry, tech, project costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

ASAD ANSARI Appointed: 2023

ELINOR WAKEFIELD Appointed: 2021

MATTHEW HANNEY Appointed: 2021

MYFANWY LLOYD Appointed: 2021

NEIL TRYNER Appointed: 2018

PAUL VENNING (Chair) Appointed: 2020

SAM FORSDIKE Appointed: 2021

SAM JOHNSON-HILL Appointed: 2021

WENDY THOMPSON Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/08/2017, number: 1174060

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

Southwark Cathedral Office
Montague Chambers
Montague Close
LONDON
SE1 9DA

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS IN THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF SOUTHWARK AND LAMBETH BY THE PROVISION OF WINTER NIGHT SHELTERS,FOOD AND ADVICE,SUPPORT AND RE-SETTLEMENT SERVICES SO AS TO HELP THEM RE-BUILD THEIR LIVES.

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