Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 13

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 27

UNITYMK

We relieve poverty, distress and homelessness in Milton Keynes and the surrounding area by providing temporary accommodation and meals to the homeless during the coldest months of the year through a network of churches and community centres staffed by volunteers, and also welfare support, access to advice and services, help to move into longer-term accommodation and help to find work.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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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
30/04/23	£560	£597	£-37	£48	£288	£263	5.3	10	450
30/04/22	£357	£332	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	120
30/04/21	£347	£264	£83	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	120
30/04/20	£225	£200	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	790
30/04/19	£198	£144	£54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	930
30/04/18	£197	£147	£49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/17	£79	£44	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/16	£63	£52	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/15	£53	£54	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/14	£58	£28	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 58%
Liabilities/Income: 71%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 5.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4

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Established: 12 years

www.unitymk.org

secretary@unitymk.org

01908224580

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for homeless & excluded people & ex-offenders

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Milton Keynes,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

10 employees
450 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£186,618
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£52,250
Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000
The Grocers' Charity	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Grant - Winter Night Shelter Milton Keynes
£5,000	28/04/2023	to support the creation of a medical room which will provide on-site emergency care and entrance triage for rough sleepers, plus access to health care for those who are new or at risk of homelessness.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Winter Night Shelter Milton Keynes
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Winter Night Shelter Milton Keynes
£50,000	21/07/2022 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Winter Night Shelter Milton Keynes
National Lottery Community Fund - Recovery Resilience & Support for Milton Keynes homeless
£186,618	22/04/2022	The project is using funding to expand the current provision to homeless people and those people at risk to an all year-round service. Services include crisis care at the homeless hub free hot ....more The project is using funding to expand the current provision to homeless people and those people at risk to an all year-round service. Services include crisis care at the homeless hub free hot healthy home-cooked meals and packed lunches and breakfasts and temporary emergency accommodation. Additionally the funding will also be used to develop a new Support Centre.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	04/02/2022	Recovery, Resilience & Support for Milton Keynes Homeless

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-65

DAVID JOHN MORRIS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Company Director

EMILY DESBOROUGH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Fundraising

EMILY PURCHASE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Philanthropy Manager

LINDA CHERRINGTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Certified Chartered Accountant

DONNA ELLIOTT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Operations Manager, New Life Church

RICHARD WIGHTMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Church Leader, Other trusteeship: NEWDAY GENERATION U.K.,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/10/2012, number: 1149480
Registered at Companies House on 27/09/2012, number: 08232340

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; all on time

Main office

NEW LIFE CHURCH
THE RIDGEWAY CENTRE
FEATHERSTONE ROAD
WOLVERTON MILL
MILTON KEYNES
MK12 5TH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO RELIEVE POVERTY, DISTRESS AND HOMELESSNESS IN MILTON KEYNES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION AND/OR DROP-IN CENTRE FACILITIES

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