Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Latest return overdue -5
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

TEARDROPS SUPPORTING YOUR COMMUNITY

Supporting the homeless and people in need in St Helens, Merseyside
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
30/09/22*£423£414£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21£309£318£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20£270£173£97n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19£99£110£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18£81£80£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/17£27£15£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

https://teardrops.org.uk/

denise.kelly@teardrops.org.uk

01744733233

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • St Helens,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

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
National Lottery Community Fund£502,205
Tudor Trust£109,000
DCMS£47,980
Steve Morgan Foundation£33,409
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
John Moores Foundation£10,000
Alex Ferry Foundation£8,200
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside£8,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Teardrops Supporting Your Community
£2,114 21/10/2023
We will provide food to those who need it the most during school holidays. This will be for the most vulnerable families in the borough who need support.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Grant to Teardrops Supporting the Homeless
£8,000 16/12/2022
To create an art gallery where upcycled and recycled home items are available for those on lower incomes and to set up a child-friendly cafe where families can access wholesome meals.
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Teardrops supporting Your community
£10,000 28/04/2022
Towards the salary of the Homeless Prevention Worker for 3 years
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to Teardrops Supporting Your Community
£33,409 22/09/2021
1 year funding for the extension of the Hub Manager role
Tudor Trust - Grant to Teardrops Supporting Your Community
£2,000 22/03/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
National Lottery Community Fund - Teardrops Supporting The Homeless
£448,226 26/01/2021
36
Teardrops Supporting Your Community previously Supporting the Homeless is a CIO which supports those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to access relevant support and advice in St Helens. Funding for the organisation will go towards staff ....more
Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
£8,200 25/09/2020
community grant
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£47,980 26/08/2020
"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
National Lottery Community Fund - Teardrops COVID-19 Response Project
£53,979 11/05/2020
6
The organisation aims to provide services in St Helens for homeless people rough sleepers and the vulnerable. Funding for the group will enable them to continue to support beneficiaries by providing meal pack deliveries and cover staff costs.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Teardrops Supporting the Homeless (COVID19 Grant)
£15,000 06/05/2020
6
over six months as additional emergency funding to help this charity in St. Helens respond to community need caused by the Coronavirus pandemic
Tudor Trust - Grant to Teardrops Supporting the Homeless (COVID19 Grant)
£2,000 23/04/2020
as emergency funding to help provide food and other essentials to people in St Helen's during the Coronavirus pandemic
Crisis UK - Grant to Teardrop
£5,000 09/04/2020
Products for deep clean and additional food
Tudor Trust - Grant to Teardrops Supporting the Homeless
£90,000 16/12/2019
36
over three years as continuation funding towards core salaries at an organisation supporting homeless people in St Helens
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 06/12/2019
Support for Charity & Hub
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Teardrops Supporting the Homeless
£7,320 15/11/2019
We want to provide counselling services and self-help courses to homeless and vulnerable people in St Helens, delivered from our new hub.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Teardrops Supporting the Homeless
£9,810 04/12/2018
Towards the purchase and installing of a commercial dishwasher, commercial Bani Marie and walk-in shower at a centre providing support for the homeless.
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Teardrops Supporting the Homeless
£10,000 01/06/2018
Towards a Hub for the Homeless
Tudor Trust - Grant to Teardrops Supporting the Homeless
£60,000 21/12/2017
24
over two years towards the salaries of the CEO and service manager at a charity supporting homeless people in St Helens, Merseyside
National Lottery Community Fund - Live a better life project.
£10,000 08/02/2017
12
The funding will be used by a charity to provide training for its volunteers in order to meet the increasing demands on the service. The project aims to expand the services currently offered, supporting homeless people to make major lifestyle ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CHRISTINE SHAW Appointed: 2019
  • DANIEL LORENZO Appointed: 2023
  • HELEN CUSHION Appointed: 2023
  • SARA JAYNE STAFFORD Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/09/2016, number: 1169427
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR22: 24 days late,
Main office

110 Crab Street
ST. HELENS
WA10 2DJ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE WITHOUT SHELTER, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS, ROUGH SLEEPERS OR SOFA SURFING IN THE BOROUGH OF ST HELENS, HALTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT INCLUDING BY THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION, OUTREACH AND SUPPORT SERVICES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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