Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 9

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 8

THE WELCOME DIRECTORY

To promote the rehabilitation of ex-offenders for the public benefit by working with people from a range of faith communities in the United Kingdom to develop and maintain an infrastructure which supports those leaving prison so that such people are integrated into society to lead law-abiding lives

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
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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		£56	£72	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£81	£54	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£59	£27	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£3	£31	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19	*	£44	£58	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	*	£65	£32	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17	*	£23	£12	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.welcomedirectory.org.uk

bob.wilson@welcomedirectory.org.uk

02036518336

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Mentoring and leadership support

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
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

Ministry of Justice	£111,278
Allen Lane Foundation	£6,645
The Foyle Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	20/09/2022	towards salary costs of the Networking Officer
Ministry of Justice - The Welcome Directory
£40,000	07/09/2022	To identify communities across multiple faiths which are supportive and inclusive to those offenders leaving prison, and who can help them to resettle in the community and lead law-abiding lives.
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to The Welcome Directory
£6,645	02/07/2021	£6,645 towards salary and running costs of this national organisation that produce an interactive directory of faith-based organisations supporting prisoners on release.
Ministry of Justice - The Welcome Directory
£35,639	01/04/2021	To help prison leavers resettle successfully in the community.
Ministry of Justice - Welcome Directory
£35,639	01/04/2020	To identify Faith communities who are welcoming to those leaving prison and enable their contact details to be made available to offenders who seek their support.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

AJMER SINGH Appointed: 2024

ERIC SOUTHWICK Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Accountant

EDWARD SMYTH Appointed: 2024

PASTOR MODUPE ADEFALA Appointed: 2022

PETER HOLLOWAY Appointed: 2017

REV FRED IRELAND Appointed: 2020

REV ROBERT WILSON Appointed: 2016

RIZWANA REZA Appointed: 2020

SHAFFIQ DIN Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/09/2016, number: 1169014

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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 expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR19: 4 days late, AR18: 5 days late, AR17: 15 days late,

Main office

27 TAVISTOCK SQUARE
LONDON
WC1H 9HH

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE REHABILITATION OF EX-OFFENDERS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE FROM A RANGE OF FAITH COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN AN INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH SUPPORTS THOSE LEAVING PRISON SO THAT SUCH PEOPLE ARE INTEGRATED INTO SOCIETY TO LEAD LAW-ABIDING LIVES, IN PARTICULAR BY: 1. PROVIDING A NATIONAL DIRECTORY AS A RESOURCE FOR EX-OFFENDERS AND PRISON CHAPLAINS THAT LISTS COMMUNITIES FROM A RANGE OF FAITH BACKGROUNDS WHICH HAVE IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS BEING WELCOMING AND SUPPORTIVE OF PEOPLE LEAVING PRISON;2. PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF FAITH COMMUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT WILL EQUIP THEM TO UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE LEAVING PRISON AND THEIR INTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY AFTER RELEASE;

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