Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

SPELTHORNE RENTSTART

To Help people living in the Borough of Spelthorne who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless by providing housing advice, support and practical assistance and by such means as the trustees may think fit
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly female

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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£131£102£29n/a
31/03/22£99£95£4n/a
31/03/21£86£89£-3n/a
31/03/20£113£109£4n/a
31/03/19£72£70£2n/a
31/03/18£0£0£0n/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

www.spelthornerentstart.org.uk

info@spelthornerentstart.org.uk

01784446422

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Surrey,
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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundation for Surrey - Core/RIA
£5,000 16/10/2020
11
Funding toward essential running costs and a bursary fund to allow a charitable organisation, based in Spelthorne, the opportunity to loan money to disadvantaged people needing assistance to pay the first months’ rent.
CAF - Grant to Spelthorne Rentstart
£5,000 02/06/2020
3
Grant to Spelthorne Rentstart to support the organisation through COVID19

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
  • HILARY STOKES Appointed: 2017
  • LIGIA MARIA PIRES SANTOS Appointed: 2020
  • LINDA MARSHALL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
  • MARGARETHE ABIGAIL HONEYWELL Appointed: 2017
  • MALCOLM ERIC BEECHER Appointed: 2024
  • MARTHA LOVE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/07/2017, number: 1173709
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

SPELTHORNE RENTSTART
COMMUNITY LINK CENTRE
KNOWLE GREEN
STAINES-UPON-THAMES
TW18 1XA

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE BOROUGH OF SPELTHORNE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ADVICE, SUPPORT AND PRACTICAL ASSISTANCES AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THETRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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