Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 6

THE LIVING ROOMS - NORTHALLERTON

The Living Rooms Northallerton offers a drop in centre for people experiencing trauma or distress in their lives. The centre provides a relaxed and safe space with trained volunteers who will listen and support people in need. In addition the centre also offers a holistic programme of activities to promote the health and well being of vulnerable people including crafts, gardening and meditation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£25,668	£50,492	£-24,824	33
31/03/22	£18,746	£42,703	£-23,957	30
31/03/21	£88,167	£31,369	£56,798	35
31/03/20	£73,228	£39,536	£33,692	35

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.thelivingrooms.org.uk

scowie@thelivingrooms.org.uk

01609786287

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

North Yorkshire,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
33 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Living Rooms Northallerton
£1,745	22/10/2022	We are faith-based but not faith biased; we are open to all, as visitors or volunteers. This is faith and community coming together as a living example of inclusion for those with mental ill-health.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£20,095	05/10/2020	"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 ....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."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JEANNIE LOGAN Appointed: 2024

NICOLA RUDDICK Appointed: 2024

RACHEL SMITH Appointed: 2024

REV IAN RING Appointed: 2024

STANLEY JOHN CHAMBERLAIN Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: NORTHALLERTON METHODIST CHURCH,

STEPHEN SINCLAIR COWIE (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: ALL INDIA MISSION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/02/2019, number: 1181883

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

5 GARTHWAY ARCADE
NORTHALLERTON
DL7 8NS

Objectives

1. THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE IN POOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH IN NORTHALLERTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT, WITHIN A CHRISTIAN ETHOS.2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN NORTHALLERTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, WITHIN A CHRISTIAN ETHOS.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).3. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS, IN NORTHALLERTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE, WITHIN A CHRISTIAN ETHOS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTHALLERTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

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