Overall GiG Score: 20 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 13
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +13

CRISIS UK 

Crisis is the national charity for single homeless people. We are dedicated to ending homelessness by delivering life-changing services and campaigning for change.Our innovative education, employment, housing and well-being services address individual needs and help people to transform their lives.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers, including a Community Foundation, recently
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 23 years

www.crisis.org.uk

enquiries@crisis.org.uk

0300 636 1967

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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
30/06/22£64,835£66,237£-1,402£24,925£40,664£38,0336.97352,985
30/06/21£64,631£58,748£5,883£22,633£42,124£40,9368.47142,106
30/06/20£63,419£54,000£9,419£20,740£36,124£34,5947.764413,856
30/06/19£53,541£43,567£9,974£17,128£26,672£25,1286.959614,432
30/06/18£40,914£39,715£1,199£14,756£16,633£14,9174.559711,704
30/06/17£35,208£35,585£-377£13,523£15,396£13,8254.75290
30/06/16£29,500£30,164£-664£11,654£15,676£13,7375.54780
30/06/15£25,746£25,839£-93£9,106£16,329£14,9326.92940
30/06/14£23,532£22,414£1,118£7,195£16,392£15,0598.12510
30/06/13£22,194£21,553£641£5,784£15,237£13,6357.62240
30/06/12£21,509£19,329£2,180£5,032£14,003£11,29872030
30/06/11£17,111£14,078£3,033£4,226£12,378£9,0687.71670
30/06/10£13,638£14,675£-1,037£5,397£9,279£7,6856.31250
30/06/09£12,397£12,384£13£5,157£10,259£3,9663.81170
30/06/08£11,505£10,902£603£4,499£10,349£4,0264.41030
30/06/07£11,558£9,560£1,998£3,751£9,780£3,5214.4820
30/06/06£8,663£7,865£798£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£6,603£6,234£369£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£6,074£5,355£719£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 41.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 37.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 6.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 735 employees
  • 2,985 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

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 Berkeley Foundation£1,737,567
DCMS£877,068
Greater London Authority£783,956
Comic Relief£500,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Linbury Trust - Critical Time Intervention - Crisis
£180,000 13/12/2023
A grant over three years to build on the previously funded pilot programme across Merseyside and Wales with a focus on the intersection between homelessness and prison leavers, securing stable ....more
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£4,445 31/10/2023
Unrestricted match funding payment to October 2023
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£4,037 31/07/2023
Unrestricted match funding payment to July 2023
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£5,835 30/04/2023
Unrestricted match funding payment to to April 2023
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Crisis UK
£246,275 26/04/2023
£246,275 over three years (£79,500, £81,350, £85,425) towards a 1 FTE Senior Immigration Caseworker to support Crisis’ service users in London to improve their immigration status, as well as ....more
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£10,651 31/01/2023
Unrestricted match funding payment to to January 2023
Greater London Authority - Crisis at Christmas
£391,978 27/01/2023
Grant of £391,978 to Crisis to extend the Good Hotel for a period of three weeks.
The Berkeley Foundation - Strategic Partnership
£437,286 17/11/2022
Strategic Partnership (1 year grant)
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£3,138 31/10/2022
Unrestricted match funding payment to October 2022
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Crisis
£100 20/10/2022
Donation in memory of a dear colleague who was a regular volunteer at Waddesdon since 2007.
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£4,265 31/07/2022
Unrestricted match funding payment to July 2022
The Berkeley Foundation - Match Funding payment
£1,632 30/04/2022
Unrestricted match funding payment to April 2022
The Berkeley Foundation - Foundation award grants
£1,500 29/03/2022
Unrestricted 2022 Foundation Awards grant
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£3,786 31/01/2022
Unrestricted match funding payment to January 2022
Greater London Authority - Crisis at Christmas extension hotel
£391,978 27/01/2022
To fund a three week extension to a Crisis at Christmas hotel to maximise accommodation outcomes for guests.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Crisis
£25,000 09/12/2021
Suite providing mental health support at new centre in Brent, North West London
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£2,474 31/10/2021
Unrestricted match funding payment to October 2021
The Wimbledon Foundation - Housing First
£100,000 10/06/2021
Supporting the Housing First & Housing Procurement teams across London.
The Wimbledon Foundation - Rehousing across London
£270,076 09/07/2020
Rehousing homeless people across London
Comic Relief - In This Together
£500,000 09/04/2020
12
COVID19 - Crisis has set up a UK-wide "In this together: Emergency grants fund" in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The fund draws on sector expertise from Homeless Link (in England), ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£250,000 07/04/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
GMSP Foundation - Grant to Crisis UK
£20,000 06/04/2020
Support towards Crisis' Skylight London
DCMS - Crisis UK 19/20
£627,068 01/04/2020
To gather UK-wide data to understand the links between female homelessness and modern slavery. Subsequently, to develop a model for the identification, support, recovery, accommodation and ....more
The Berkeley Foundation - Crisis 2019-2022 Partnership
£1,258,520 01/10/2019
36
Strategic Partnership over three years supporting a place-based approach to homelessness in Brent, and the charity's Employment Services team.
National Lottery Community Fund - Embedding Psychological and Peer Support at Skylight Edinburgh
£360,000 20/05/2019
36
This group will use the funding to embed clinical psychological support and peer support for people aged 18 and over, within its existing outreach services for homeless and vulnerably housed people ....more
Sport England - Skylight Croydon: Getting Active
£70,072 10/07/2018
38
Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity and Economic Disadvantage funding programme for a Revenue project titled Skylight Croydon: Getting Active. This project lists its main activity as ....more
Trust for London - Crisis
£25,000 06/06/2018
12
The funding is for a feasibility study looking at the potential for a pan London approach to procuring private rented accommodation to use to prevent or relieve homelessness.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Crisis UK
£46,000 14/12/2017
A homeless history of Newcastle
County Durham Community Foundation - Housing Skills and Renting Ready
£25,000 22/11/2017
To employ a Housing Skills Coach in Tyne and Wear.
County Durham Community Foundation - Social Isolation
£4,063 08/05/2017
To support a 6-month pre-tenancy training project to homeless people in Tyne and Wear.
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Grant to Crisis UK
£10,100 08/03/2017
12
Performing arts workshops aimed at engaging homeless people in London - helping to build their social skills, self-confidence, and improving their chances to getting back into work and permanent ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Renting Ready
£6,123 07/03/2017
Towards Renting Ready
National Lottery Community Fund - Lon/2/18 - Tackling Multiple Disadvantage Project (TMD)
£739,017 03/02/2017
32
The funding will be used to provide a personalised coaching methodology to improve the skills, resilience and employment prospects of 600 single homeless people aged 25 and over who are experiencing ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Transforming Futures
£409,463 21/09/2016
36
Funding will be used to develop a project that aims to build skills and increase motivation and resilience of vulnerable homeless people through the delivery of education, training and employment ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Progressing into Employment
£400,541 04/05/2016
35
This project will provide a range of activities for single homeless people in Birmingham and Sandwell, to help improve their employability, social and financial independence. People will be helped ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Lon/2/18 - Tackling Multiple Disadvantage Through Employability
£45,292 26/04/2016
11
The funding will be used to develop project expansion costs to support single homeless people by delivering life changing services and campaigning for change, consulting costs with existing and ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Creating a Home
£6,120 08/09/2015
Towards Creating a Home
National Lottery Community Fund - Progressing Onwards
£399,190 07/05/2015
36
The project delivered aims to transform the lives of single homeless people in London by improving their employability, housing stability and functional skills (numeracy and literacy). By taking part ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Employment Pathways at Crisis Skylight Oxford
£392,405 08/04/2015
36
The project's aim is to transform the lives of single homeless people by improving their employability, financial independence and housing stability. By participating in a range of accredited ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Crisis
£50,000 28/01/2015
24
£50,000 over two years (2 x £25,000) for the salary costs of a Project Worker and associated running costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Pathways to Employment
£369,610 27/01/2015
35
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - The Crisis Skylight Edinburgh Progressing Towards Employment Project
£407,858 23/05/2014
36
Not Available
Dulverton Trust - the new Skylight South Yorkshire Project
£27,000 23/10/2013
the new Skylight South Yorkshire Project
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Crisis UK (Tyne & Wear)
£125,000 16/07/2013
Towards a learning and activity centre for homeless and vulnerable people working across Tyne and Wear.
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Learn to Progress' at Crisis Skylight Merseyside
£298,749 19/09/2012
36
This is a development and expansion of existing learning provision for single homeless and vulnerably housed people in Merseyside which will improve their life chances by equipping them with skills ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Positive Progression' at Crisis Skylight Newcastle
£284,392 18/04/2012
36
This is a continuation and minor expansion of an existing project by Crisis UK (Crisis) that aims to transform the lives of single homeless and vulnerably-housed people in Newcastle upon Tyne and ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Crisis
£325,000 15/12/2011
Towards the Skylight Birmingham project, which will provide free accredited training, support to get employment and inspirational arts activities to homeless and vulnerable people.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Skylight Oxford
£200,000 06/12/2011
36
Three years funding for delivery of support services for young homeless in innovative multi function new building, shared with arts organisations and social enterprise cafe.
National Lottery Community Fund - Move Up, Move On
£283,033 15/06/2011
36
Crisis UK will continue helping homeless and vulnerably housed people in Birmingham to access further education and employment opportunities. The project will provide activities with a holistic ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Progression Pathways at Crisis Skylight Oxford
£491,235 10/11/2010
36
This project in Oxford will provide sustainable personal, educational, vocational and employment progression opportunities for single homeless people. A key part will be to promote personal ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Crisis Skylight Informal Learning Project
£677,858 11/02/2010
48
This existing project based in Tower Hamlets, London aims to tackle the feelings of isolation felt by homeless people by providing informal learning opportunities in a variety of areas. It will ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 37-57
  • WAQAR AHMED Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Executive Group Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/10/2000, number: 1082947
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/06/2000, number: 04024938
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from WHITTINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST on 16/02/2024
Main office

50-52 COMMERCIAL STREET
LONDON
E1 6LT

Objectives

4. OBJECTS4.1 The only objects for which the Charity is established are for the public benefit to:4.1.1 Relieve people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless including through:(a) the provision and evaluation of services to such people which directly or indirectly prevent, relieve, reduce or end their homelessness in a sustainable way; and(b) undertaking, publishing and promoting research relating to homelessness and associated matters.4.1.2 Advance any other ancillary charitable purpose in such way as the trustees in their absolute discretion think fit(“the Objects”).4.2 Nothing in the articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 or section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

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