Overall GiG Score: 24 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 18
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +15

FOOTPRINTS IN THE COMMUNITY 

Footprints in the Community exists to assist with the relief of poverty in Redcar and Cleveland. This may be through emergency food provision (Redcar Area Foodbank), assistance with baby equipment, referral to counselling, befriending and general help, or various other activities. Footprints in the Community is the umbrella organisation under which projects will be formed to help local people
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
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Established: 11 years

www.footprintsinthecommunity.co.uk

ruth@footprintsinthecommunity.co.uk

01642484842

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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
31/07/22£510£451£60£0£482£1042.88189
31/07/21£383£266£117n/an/an/an/an/a201
31/07/20£409£281£128n/an/an/an/an/a199
31/07/19*£206£182£23n/an/an/an/an/a201
31/07/18£257£185£73£0£0£0n/a0180
31/07/17£108£147£-39£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/16£128£98£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/15£97£61£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/14£78£34£44£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 22%
Reserves/Spending: 2.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 105.8
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 8 employees
  • 189 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Redcar And Cleveland,

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£435,342
The Trussell Trust£268,272
Mercer's Charitable Foundation£77,950
The Earl of Northampton's Charity£75,000
Tudor Trust£68,750
Virgin Money Foundation£56,016
The Ballinger Charitable Trust£35,000
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£33,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Redcar Area Foodbank
£65,210 25/10/2023
Local Organiser PT salary, expenses and project costs
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Footprints in the Community
£77,950 04/10/2023
Continuation funding for community services and development.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Redcar Area Foodbank
£23,839 03/08/2023
Emergency Support Grant
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Footprints in the Community
£20,000 10/03/2023
Salary of advice and support worker
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Redcar Area Foodbank
£36,000 02/03/2023
New Foodbank Assistant Manager (25hrs/week)
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Footprints in the Community
£28,245 03/11/2022
Grant to contribute to core costs.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Next Step Shop
£2,571 22/10/2022
We plan to provide fresh fruit and vegetables to members attending our Next Step Shops and offer tasters and recipes of meals which can be made on a budget.
County Durham Community Foundation - Redcar Area Foodbank
£450 21/10/2022
To provide food for the foodbank.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Redcar Area Foodbank
£5,000 11/10/2022
Emergency grant
County Durham Community Foundation - Redcar Area Foodbank
£2,000 05/10/2022
To support the Redcar Area Foodbank.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Footprints in the Community
£30,000 26/05/2022
Salary costs for an Operations Manager to support the charity's work across the borough of Redcar and Cleveland
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Redcar Area Foodbank
£94,390 31/03/2022
1x FTE CA adviser to work across all 9 food bank centres
County Durham Community Foundation - Men's Shed
£5,000 10/03/2022
To support the Men's Shed project
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£612 27/01/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Footprints in the Community
£15,000 01/10/2021
Befriending programme
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Footprints in the Community
£3,000 15/07/2021
The organisation's charitable activities
National Lottery Community Fund - Footprints in the Community - Continuation
£435,342 03/03/2021
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The funding will allow the project to continue to support vulnerable individuals in the community with a range of important activities such as it foodbank clothes re-distribution service lunch box ....more
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Redcar Area Foodbank
£30,000 20/01/2021
New premises fit out and rent for 3 years
Tudor Trust - Grant to Footprints in the Community
£2,000 14/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
The Earl of Northampton's Charity - Grant to Footprints in the Community
£75,000 06/10/2020
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Footprints in the Community exists to help reduce poverty and isolation in one of the most deprived areas in the country through various projects
County Durham Community Foundation - Towards sustainability during covid recovery
£8,106 08/09/2020
Towards sustainability during covid recovery
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£8,106 08/09/2020
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
County Durham Community Foundation - Foodbank and Next Step Shop Delivery Service
£5,000 30/04/2020
Towards a foodbank and Next Step Shop Delivery Service.
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Footprints in the Community
£27,771 03/04/2020
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Grant to support the running costs.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Redcar Area Foodbank
£3,833 25/03/2020
CV emergency costs: salary costs, packaging, telephony
Tudor Trust - Grant to Footprints in the Community
£66,750 01/11/2019
36
over three years towards salaries for a charity addressing poverty and isolation in Redcar
People's Health Trust - Men's Shed - Redcar
£28,993 22/08/2019
This two-year project continues and expands the delivery of a weekly Men’s Shed for men aged 45+ living in Redcar, Cleveland. Additional weekly sessions will be delivered, including an evening ....more
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Redcar Area Foodbank
£5,000 15/08/2019
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Volunteer co-ordinator extra hours
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Redcar Area Foodbank
£5,000 15/08/2019
Volunteer co-ordinator extra hours
National Lottery Community Fund - Footprints in the Community
£311,194 26/07/2017
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The project will meet the needs of the local community and offer a variety of services under one umbrella. They aim to support those who are often in crisis situations and face issues such as ....more
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme
£500 25/05/2016
Towards a summer play scheme.
National Lottery Community Fund - TPP1 Men’s Shed – a project of Footprints in the Community
£49,975 23/03/2016
12
They will extend its Men’s Shed service, providing a place for men to chat and make friends, learn new skills, share their problems, have a laugh and be themselves. They will open a new Shed ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/07/2013, number: 1153121
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR19: 9 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE OLD CO-OP COMMUNITY BUILDING on 10/02/2023
Main office

10 Queen Street
Redcar
Redcar & Cleveland
TS10 1DY

Objectives

TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN THE AREA OF REDCAR AND CLEVELAND WHO ARE IN CONDITION OF NEED, HARDSHIP, OR DISTRESS (BENEFICIARIES) BY PROVIDING PRACTICAL SUPPORT, INFORMATION, GUIDANCE, AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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