Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 8

Fundraising costs low: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 14

ST PETROCS

St Petrocs provides services in support of people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, including outreach, resettlement, emergency accommodation and supported accommodation. We provide access to advice, support, and medical services at our resource centres and have a counselling service. We also have an employment and training programme for our residents.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
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	£3,811	£3,791	£20	£121	£3,459	£2,357	7.5	62	186
31/03/22	£3,823	£3,493	£330	£141	£3,439	£2,389	8.2	58	56
31/03/21	£4,836	£4,056	£780	£161	£3,109	£2,007	5.9	49	46

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 68%
Reserves/Spending: 7.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 4 years

https://stpetrocs.org.uk/

home@stpetrocs.org.uk

01872260948

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for those discriminated by race or gender

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Cornwall,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

62 employees
186 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£104,243
DCMS	£93,400
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government	£78,640
Crisis UK	£66,970
Garfield Weston Foundation	£40,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - St Petrocs Volunteer Recovery Programme
£10,000	16/12/2022	The funding will be used to expand their volunteer programme and recruit train and support new and existing volunteers. This will enable them to continue to provide a range of services and activities ....more The funding will be used to expand their volunteer programme and recruit train and support new and existing volunteers. This will enable them to continue to provide a range of services and activities for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness including outreach work resettlement emergency and supported accommodation training art classes and IT sessions. The project aims to support clients to build new friendships develop skills and improve their wellbeing.
Crisis UK - Grant to St Petrocs
£25,000	07/02/2022	A new ‘Prevent and Retain’ project worker will help St Petrocs to provide person-centred and client-led support, helping people rough sleeping to find and sustain private rented accommodation (a ....more A new ‘Prevent and Retain’ project worker will help St Petrocs to provide person-centred and client-led support, helping people rough sleeping to find and sustain private rented accommodation (a particular challenge given the number of holiday lets in the local Cornwall area).
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000	04/02/2022	St Petrocs: Supporting people experiencing homelessness in Cornwall
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St Petrocs
£6,427	23/10/2021	We would like to be able to provide weekly, volunteer-led wellbeing groups for homeless people in Truro, to support their mental and physical wellbeing.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£93,400	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."
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - MHCLG Homelessness Fund
£78,640	07/05/2020	Organisations supporting homelessness
National Lottery Community Fund - The St Petrocs COVID-19 Homeless Emergency Response
£94,243	04/05/2020 6	The funding will enable the project to expand and adapt its services in light of Covid-19. The project supports people experiencing homelessless across Cornwall by offering supported accommodation ....more The funding will enable the project to expand and adapt its services in light of Covid-19. The project supports people experiencing homelessless across Cornwall by offering supported accommodation information and guidance volunteering opportunities and other outreach services.
Crisis UK - Grant to St Petrocs
£41,970	22/04/2020	Funding for homeless outreach worker for dispersed caravan park, food, and cleaning.
Cornwall Community Foundation - In response to Covid 19
£3,000	01/04/2020 3	To provide an increase of opening hours to weekends.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 51-76

DR JAMES OLIVER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Doctor

JONATHAN WINSTON SPARKES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive

REV CHARLES BLIZZARD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Minister Of Religion

DONNA BIRRELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Multi Media Journalist, Other trusteeship: W J MILLS GRANT FUND,

MARGARET RICARDO Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Artist

RACHEL THOMSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Business Manager

ROGER CARSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

SALLY ATTWELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

THE RIGHT REVEREND HUGH NELSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Bishop Of St Germans

THOMAS DUNCAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

GEOFFREY TATE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: THE EPIPHANY TRUST (TRURO) LIMITED, WHITE GOLD CORNWALL FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/12/2019, number: 1187077
Registered at Companies House on 18/11/2019, number: 12320784

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

21/09/2022 - Asset transfer in from CHS FOUNDATION LIMITED
16/12/2022 - Asset transfer in from SIR WILLIAM MATTHEWS PENSION FUND

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from CHS FOUNDATION LIMITED on 21/09/2022
Asset transfer in from SIR WILLIAM MATTHEWS PENSION FUND on 16/12/2022

Main office

Peat House
Newham Road
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 2DP

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PROVISION OF HOUSING, ACCOMMODATION AND ASSISTANCE IN HOUSING INDIVIDUALS, AND THE PROVISION OF ASSOCIATED FACILITIES, SERVICES AND AMENITIES FOR THE CARE AND SUPPORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HEALTH CARE AND RELATED ADVICE AND EDUCATIONAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL ADVICE AND TRAINING) OF PEOPLE IN NEED BY REASON OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON.

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