Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2

No volunteer policy: -2
Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 0

THE CARPENTER'S ARMS (MIDLANDS) TRUST

The Carpenter's Arms is a Christian organisation that helps men who are challenged by homelessness who have drug and alcohol problems. The Charity also assists people on benefits with food parcels. The area of operation is Leicestershire.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £472,758 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets

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
30/06/23	£1,551	£1,632	£-81	£0	£-473	£-473	-3.5	58	12
30/06/22	£1,599	£1,630	£-31	£0	£-392	£-392	-2.9	56	8
30/06/21	£1,649	£1,578	£71	£0	£212	£212	1.6	56	0
30/06/20	£1,415	£1,342	£73	£0	£136	£136	1.2	56	15
30/06/19	£1,172	£1,073	£99	£0	£62	£62	0.7	43	15
30/06/18	£952	£945	£6	£0	£-36	£-36	-0.5	40	0
30/06/17	£632	£671	£-39	£0	£-43	£-43	-0.8	30	0
30/06/16	£481	£490	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/15	£387	£399	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/14	£347	£332	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/13	£268	£264	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 145%
Liabilities/Income: 98%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: -3.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0

Asset Split ?

Established: 12 years

www.carpenters-arms.org

richard.spence@carpenters-arms.org

01509 767550

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Leicestershire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

58 employees
12 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department for Work and Pensions - SUSTAINABLE KITCHEN CONSULTANTS
£1,500	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 53-81

GERHARD SCHULZ Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Management Accountant, Other trusteeships: HEATHFIELD TRUST, HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS (LEICESTERSHIRE) LIMITED, TIME TO TALK BEFRIENDING,

JOAN MARGARET SMIDOWICZ Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

JUDITH SPENCE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Minister Of Religion, Other trusteeship: HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS (LEICESTERSHIRE) LIMITED,

TIMOTHY MONAGHAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Minister Of Religion

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/06/2012, number: 1147791
Registered at Companies House on 27/05/2011, number: 07649974

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

11 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Carpenters Arms
Wharncliffe Road
LOUGHBOROUGH
Leicestershire
LE11 1SL

Objectives

1) TO HOUSE, SUPPORT, CARE AND TREAT PERSONS IN NEED WHO ARE CHALLENGED BY HOMELESSNESS AND SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY, SICKNESS, DISABILITY, OLD AGE, ALCOHOLISM, DRUG ADDICTION, OFFENDING BEHAVIOUR OR ANY OTHER MENTAL OR PHYSICAL INFIRMITY WITHIN A CHRISTIAN CONTEXT.2) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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