Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

THE HONEYPOT CHILDREN'S CHARITY 

The Charity is dedicated to improving the quality of life of severely disadvantaged children (5 - 12 Yrs) by offering them respite breaks at the Honeypot House in the New Forest and our new house in County Powys, Wales , plus a wider programme of long term support. This includes regular visits by the Honeypot Outreach team.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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
31/03/23£2,444£2,232£212£446£3,837£2,38812.85440
31/03/22£2,618£1,766£852£527£3,626£2,11114.34240
31/03/21£1,874£1,446£428£421£2,774£1,23910.32340
31/03/20£969£918£51£237£2,331£1,00313.16140
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 19%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 20%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 21%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 62%
Reserves/Spending: 12.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 8.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 5 years

www.honeypot.org.uk

info@honeypot.org.uk

02076022631

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Residential nursing care facilities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • 54 employees
  • 40 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Masonic Trust£78,300
The Berkeley Foundation£77,891
National Lottery Community Fund£48,623
The Childhood Trust£45,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£5,764 31/10/2023
Unrestricted match funding payment to October 2023
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£5,721 31/07/2023
Unrestricted match funding payment to July 2023
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£5,720 30/04/2023
Unrestricted match funding payment to to April 2023
The Berkeley Foundation - Cost of Living Grant
£5,000 26/04/2023
One-off, unrestricted grant
The Berkeley Foundation - One-off grant
£100 20/03/2023
Unrestricted grant - Resilience Fund Panel
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£5,779 31/01/2023
Unrestricted match funding payment to to January 2023
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£10,801 31/10/2022
Unrestricted match funding payment to October 2022
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Honeypot Children's Charity
£2,692 22/10/2022
We would like to provide transport to take young carers from their homes both to and from Honeypot House in Hampshire, where we provide a range of activities, including swimming and art.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - The Honeypot Children's Charity - 26/07/22
£3,000 18/08/2022
Core Funding
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£788 31/07/2022
Unrestricted match funding payment to July 2022
The Childhood Trust - C-59058
£20,000 28/06/2022
Honeypot supports young carers aged 5-12 who are bearing the heavy load of caring for a loved one, often single-handedly. We have established a Wellbeing Fund making grants that support these ....more
The Berkeley Foundation - Match Funding payment
£856 30/04/2022
Unrestricted match funding payment to April 2022
The Berkeley Foundation - Foundation award grants
£1,000 29/03/2022
Unrestricted 2022 Foundation Awards grant
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£797 31/01/2022
Unrestricted match funding payment to January 2022
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£40,800 10/11/2021
A grant to support young carers aged 5-12 years old through short respite breaks in Wales.
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£20,566 31/10/2021
Unrestricted match funding payment to October 2021
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£7,500 26/04/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
The Berkeley Foundation - Covid-19 match funding grant
£5,000 20/04/2021
Unrestricted donation to a charity match funding the amount raised by Berkeley Group staff
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - The Honeypot Children's Charity - 01/03/21
£1,500 12/03/2021
Core Funding
Masonic Trust - MCF Freemasons COVID-19 Community Fund
£30,000 08/03/2021
Grant to fund the London Freemasons' Wellbeing Fund, providing Young Carers with small grants for essential items such as replacement of a broken washing machine, school uniforms, including new shoes ....more
The Childhood Trust - Give disadvantaged young carers the help they need
£25,000 08/12/2020
Honeypot needs funds to provides a range of support for disadvantaged young carers, children aged 5 to 12 years. We provide respite breaks, social and emotional active learning, digital outreach and ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Honeypot Charity
£3,500 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund the purchase of activities/books and associated staff costs and online activities for children and young people who are young carers and are isolated at home due to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - HoneyPot Emergency Action Plan (HEAP)
£48,623 02/06/2020
6
The funding will be used to offer remote counselling sessions and online sessions to promote social and emotional well- being to young carers.
The Berkeley Foundation - Emergency Covid-19 grant to help mitigate loss of fundraising income
£10,000 28/04/2020
One-off unrestricted, emergency grant to support the Foundation's Designated Charities during the Covid-19 crisis. COVID19 related grant.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/06/2019, number: 1184132
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Honeypot Children's Charity
227 Shepherds Bush Road
LONDON
W6 7AS

Objectives

FOR THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO ARE UNDER PRIVILEGED OR OTHERWISE IN NEED IN SOME MANNER OR FORM AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING:(1)THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF HOLIDAY OR RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION;(2)THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL OR SOCIAL FACILITIES(3)THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING OF SUCH CHILDREN; AND(4)PROVISION OF AMENITIES OR FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHILDREN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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