Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 6

Reasonable growth: +1
Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE ERNEST FOUNDATION

Organise health promotion seminars, workshops, and peer support group for people living with and affected by HIV and Mental Health. Run a support group for people living with HIV. We also organise activities for children and young people 'supplementary school' to get them off the street and empower them. Support and advocacy for Asylum Seekers and Refugees. Help to support and reduce poverty.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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
01/01/70		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/10/23		£53	£47	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/10/22		£12	£11	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/10/21		£51	£46	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/10/20		£11	£4	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/10/19	*	£27	£26	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/10/18		£16	£15	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/17		£23	£23	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/16		£7	£8	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/15		£52	£60	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/14		£68	£67	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/13		£42	£33	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/12		£42	£42	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/11		£42	£37	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/10		£28	£27	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/09		£11	£11	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/08		£3	£5	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/01/70		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	NAN	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 17 years

www.theernestfoundation.org

info@theernestfoundation.org

07794513215

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Barking And Dagenham, Barnet, Brent, Croydon, Ghana, Greenwich, Hackney, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 volunteers

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Killing Stigma from Within
£9,799	11/11/2022	Funding will be used to start a support group that brings together people with HIV and teach them to navigate their social and professional lives. This project aims to reduce the stigma people with ....more Funding will be used to start a support group that brings together people with HIV and teach them to navigate their social and professional lives. This project aims to reduce the stigma people with HIV face strengthening the community ties and providing opportunities for socialisation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Hope is Alive
£9,900	19/03/2021 6	The project will work with people from the disadvantaged and deprived Black African community living with HIV and related health conditions who are most likely to be affected with COVID-19 due to ....more The project will work with people from the disadvantaged and deprived Black African community living with HIV and related health conditions who are most likely to be affected with COVID-19 due to weakened immune systems. It will address the barriers they face in accessing testing counselling medical care socialising and training. It will deliver personal necessities and quality food as good nutrition is essential for those affected by HIV and mental health issues. The project will fund a 24-hour help line to respond immediately to individual cries for help and also offer phone and on-line counselling to support and encourage our service users.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,950	25/09/2020	"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 ....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."
National Lottery Community Fund - Hope for Tomorrow
£9,600	18/01/2019 12	The project will deliver supports sessions for people living with HIV. The aim is to improve mental and physical wellbeing.
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to The Ernest Foundation
£4,955	01/04/2018	Neighbourhoods Fund: Peckham & Nunhead grant from the Housing & Modernisation department
National Lottery Community Fund - Hope of Life
£9,530	12/07/2017 12	This project will extend the group's service for people living with HIV, providing weekly support meetings, outreach services and training. This will provide support, advice and counselling for ....more This project will extend the group's service for people living with HIV, providing weekly support meetings, outreach services and training. This will provide support, advice and counselling for people living with HIV and improve their confidence and wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Dilemma
£111,615	29/04/2013 36	This is a continuation and expansion of an existing project from The Ernest Foundation to provide support to members of the West African community in East London who are living with or are affected ....more This is a continuation and expansion of an existing project from The Ernest Foundation to provide support to members of the West African community in East London who are living with or are affected by HIV. The project seeks to improve beneficiaries' quality of life, increase their confidence and self-esteem, develop life skills through a support and friendship network, encourage isolated individuals to participate in group based activities and take up medical treatment.

Amount

When
Months

To be used for

National Lottery Community Fund - Killing Stigma from Within

£9,799

11/11/2022

Funding will be used to start a support group that brings together people with HIV and teach them to navigate their social and professional lives. This project aims to reduce the stigma people with ....more

National Lottery Community Fund - Hope is Alive

£9,900

19/03/2021
6

The project will work with people from the disadvantaged and deprived Black African community living with HIV and related health conditions who are most likely to be affected with COVID-19 due to ....more

DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund

£9,950

25/09/2020

"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 ....more

National Lottery Community Fund - Hope for Tomorrow

£9,600

18/01/2019
12

The project will deliver supports sessions for people living with HIV. The aim is to improve mental and physical wellbeing.

London Borough of Southwark - Grant to The Ernest Foundation

£4,955

01/04/2018

Neighbourhoods Fund: Peckham & Nunhead grant from the Housing & Modernisation department

National Lottery Community Fund - Hope of Life

£9,530

12/07/2017
12

This project will extend the group's service for people living with HIV, providing weekly support meetings, outreach services and training. This will provide support, advice and counselling for ....more

THE ERNEST FOUNDATION

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Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 61-77

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