Overall Score: 12 based on 11 data points
Finance: -2
Governance: 3
Support: 11
(no PartB)
Multiple Deficits: -2,
Good trustee age range: +3, Dynamic board: +3, All male board: -3,
Large volunteers +3, Supporters: +8

HEALTH EQUALITY AND RIGHTS ORGANISATION 

HERO provides LGBTQ people with accurate and credible information so they can build skills that enable them to make informed choices about their health and well-being. HERO encourages LGBTQ people to create social change in our communities by providing a platform where LGBTQ people are heard and valued.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 24 years
(31 years as a company)

http://www.lgbthero.org.uk

hello@lgbthero.org.uk

02077386872

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/22£230£283£-52n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/03/21£212£244£-31n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/03/20£263£244£19n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/03/19£231£269£-38n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/03/18£243£271£-28n/an/an/an/an/a112
31/03/17£289£398£-109n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/16£199£298£-98n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/15£88£327£-239n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/14£257£350£-93n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/13£408£541£-133n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/12£680£640£40£45£878£83215.680
31/03/11£759£679£80£39£838£70912.590
31/03/10£737£746£-8£105£758£67610.9110
31/03/09£719£681£38£84£766£66711.7110
31/03/08£842£652£191£110£729£63711.7110
31/03/07£622£639£-17£93£538£4147.8110
31/03/06£679£602£77n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/05£592£630£-38n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/04£566£598£-32n/an/an/an/an/a0
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Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 59%
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 120 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years:
The National Lottery Heritage Fund£43,711
The National Lottery Community Fund£33,195
The London Community Foundation£22,159
Department of Health and Social Care£20,639
Greater London Authority£15,000

Specific Donations

Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Greater London Authority
£15,000 13/01/2023
LGBT HERO delivered a social media awareness raising campaign for LGBTQ+ Londoners, with a focus on Trans and non-binary Londoners. They co-created resources and trained volunteers to help share the ....more
The National Lottery Community Fund
£8,809 22/07/2022
The funding will be used to develop and create a series of conversations to be produced on video and audio where people will discuss their experiences of suicide across the LGBTQ+ community. The ....more
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
£43,711 08/06/2022
GMFA at 30 | Looking back, moving forward
The National Lottery Community Fund
£8,965 27/05/2021
The funding will be used to continue to continue working in partnership with LGBTQ+ communities to develop online resource working towards an awareness campaign.
The London Community Foundation
£8,133 24/11/2020
16
LGBT HERO wants to develop online digital media interventions aimed at Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans women focused on improving mental wellbeing such as anxiety/depression, tackling ....more
The London Community Foundation
£14,026 23/04/2020
Strengthening how LGBT HERO can deliver our services online while increasing peer-support for LGBTQ+ people in London through online community forums and groupwork. To do this we need to upgrade our ....more
The National Lottery Community Fund
£8,275 03/04/2020
9
The organisation will use the funding to work with LGBTQ+ people to help develop resources for their website which will contribute to an awareness campaign.
Department of Health and Social Care
£20,639 01/04/2019
LGBT HERO
The National Lottery Community Fund
£7,146 27/02/2019
12
The aim is to tackle health inequalities whilst highlighting LGBTQ rights.
The National Lottery Community Fund
£5,912 06/12/2017
12
This project will create an online support service for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. This will provide information relating to health and wellbeing, signposting people to ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales
£28,800 29/03/2012
the costs of the Sport and Social Groups including the salary of a part time Manager, CRB checks, volunteer expenses and overheads
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-67
  • DR RORY MCGILL
    Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant In Public Health
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/08/1999, number: 1076854
  • Registered at Companies House on 31/03/1992, number: 02702133
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Main office

Health Equality&Rights Organisation
Unit 74, Eurolink Business Centre
49 Effra Road
LONDON
SW2 1BZ

Objectives

(A) TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE PUBLIC HEALTH IN PARTICULAR AMONGST THE GAY MALE, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER POPULATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. (B) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECTS AFFECTING THE HEALTH OF THE GAY MALE, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER POPULATION INCLUDING THE CAUSES, SYMPTOMS, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF ILLNESS IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF RESEARCH.

Defined Area of Benefit: GREATER LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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