Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 6

Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
Positive trading contribution: +2;Strong growth: +2

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 9

FUSION HOUSING KIRKLEES LTD

Support to people aged 16 plus to access accommodation with the local council, private landlords or housing associationsSpecialist support for young parents, young Asian women and offendersHelp with budgeting and sorting out debt and other servicesLegal housing issues advice and court representationsAdvice to aid access into education and employmentSupport to live independently

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has an endowment fund which generates much of its income. Its latest spending amounts to only -2798.5% of total funds
There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £191,216 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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£4,873	£5,297	£-424	£1,761	£-189	£-191	-0.4	89	10
31/03/22	*	£5,311	£5,295	£16	£1,788	£234	£232	0.5	94	3
31/03/21		£4,967	£4,866	£101	£1,632	£218	£216	0.5	88	4
31/03/20		£4,320	£4,269	£51	£1,259	£117	£115	0.3	82	3
31/03/19		£3,268	£3,264	£4	£717	£66	£64	0.2	70	4
31/03/18		£3,030	£3,039	£-9	£329	£62	£60	0.2	75	0
31/03/17		£3,504	£3,495	£10	£236	£121	£119	0.4	91	0
31/03/16		£3,143	£3,132	£11	£57	£111	£109	0.4	87	0
31/03/15		£2,539	£2,520	£19	£63	£100	£98	0.5	67	0
31/03/14	*	£2,377	£2,365	£12	£4	£81	£78	0.4	55	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: 129%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 101%
Reserves/Spending: -0.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 12 years

www.fusionhousing.org.uk

info@fusionhousing.org.uk

01484425522

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Legal & financial advice

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Calderdale, City Of Wakefield, Kirklees,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

Access to Justice Foundation	£119,520
DCMS	£34,790
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,950
Esmee Fairbairn	£9,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
£51,801	12/08/2021	A flexible grant as part of wave 2 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID54
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£34,790	09/09/2020	"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....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."
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
£67,719	16/07/2020	A flexible grant as part of wave 1 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID19
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Fusion Housing
£9,000	23/04/2020 6	Towards COVID-19 extra support grant
National Lottery Community Fund - KBOP
£9,950	28/02/2020 12	The funding will be used to purchase IT equipment. The project aims to use this equipment for group training sessions on employment and 1:1 sessions for employment and housing.
Esmee Fairbairn - Social investment Fusion Housing
£100,000	10/04/2018 60	An investment towards a social lettings agency supporting vulnerable people at risk of homelessness to access the private rental sector in West Yorkshire.
Key Fund - Housing and local facilities
£56,000	19/01/2018	All Groups
Key Fund - Housing and local facilities
£44,000	19/01/2018	All Groups
National Lottery Community Fund - Kirklees Community Advice Guiders
£483,720	20/04/2016 36	The aim of the project is to provide information, advice and guidance on debt, benefit, housing, immigration, employment and family issues. The project will establish a network in 10 voluntary organisations throughout Kirklees. It will support users ....more The aim of the project is to provide information, advice and guidance on debt, benefit, housing, immigration, employment and family issues. The project will establish a network in 10 voluntary organisations throughout Kirklees. It will support users to access information about basic welfare law problems, make simple interventions, get appointments with mainstream support services and understand how to prevent problems from occurring.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 70-78

CAROLE PATTINSON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: None

CLIFFORD JOSEPH LORENZELLI Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

ERIC CANNELL Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Individual

MOIRA VANGROVE (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Consultant

NICHOLAS TARREN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

SHEILA KAYE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/04/2013, number: 1151483
Registered at Companies House on 26/07/2012, number: 08158320

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR22: 2 days late, AR14: 146 days late,

Main office

Fusion Housing Ltd
Pearl House
10 John William Street
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 1BA

Objectives

1.1THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN WEST YORKSHIRE, PARTICULARLY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, ABOUT TO BECOME HOMELESS OR WHO ARE IN HOUSING NEED BY PROVIDING ADVICE,ADVOCACY, SUPPORT AND TRAINING IN RELATION TO HEALTH, HOUSING, LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT.

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