Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 12

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs high: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3

Grant maker support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 13

ELLA'S HOME

Providing independent long-term aftercare for women who have experienced abuse through trafficking and sexual exploitation

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
The Board is completely female
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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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
31/08/23	£725	£704	£21	£155	£241	£143	2.4	12	69
31/08/22	£585	£528	£57	£86	£221	£131	3	13	22
31/08/21	£498	£450	£48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	27
31/08/20	£144	£28	£116	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 22%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 22.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 59%
Reserves/Spending: 2.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 11.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 4 years

www.ellas.org.uk

MINKE@ELLAS.ORG.UK

07410982030

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 buildings/facilities/open space
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

12 employees
69 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	£132,230
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime	£101,154
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£52,250
Barrow Cadbury Trust	£48,690
The London Community Foundation	£43,922
Rosa UK	£24,924
AB Charitable Trust	£20,000
Charles Hayward Foundation	£12,200

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Ella’s’ Cleaning and Maintenance Services Social Enterprise Pilot
£10,000	09/06/2023	The funding will be used to pilot a survivor-led cleaning service social enterprise; to enable skills development and employment opportunities for women who have survived trafficking and ....more The funding will be used to pilot a survivor-led cleaning service social enterprise; to enable skills development and employment opportunities for women who have survived trafficking and exploitation. The project aims to aid skills development build their skills and experience and increase their employability prospects.
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime - Grant to Ella's Home
£101,154	10/03/2023	Ministry of Justice DA/SV 22-25 - 1 x FTE Outreach Caseworker
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Ella's Home
£50,000	07/12/2022 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Ella's Home
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Ella's Home
£2,250	07/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Rosa UK - SWU-ELLA-2022
£24,924	27/10/2022	£24,924 has been awarded to Ella's Home Funding to develop an Experts by Experience Advisory Panel and to develop the organisatons governance model.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Ella's
£12,200	27/05/2022	Outreach Service
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Ella's
£20,000	20/01/2022	An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Ella’s Home support women who are survivors of trafficking and exploitation by providing safe house accommodation, tailored casework, and community-based support.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community and Resettlement Service
£122,230	04/11/2021	The project is using funding to grow their Community and Resettlement service in the Boroughs of Hackney and Lambeth. It helps survivors of trafficking and exploitation make that transition to ....more The project is using funding to grow their Community and Resettlement service in the Boroughs of Hackney and Lambeth. It helps survivors of trafficking and exploitation make that transition to community-based support to eventually living fully independent lives. The funding will be used to train volunteer befrienders from community based groups and places of worship to help women get involved in activities locally expand their social and support network.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ella's Home
£6,161	23/10/2021	We would like to accelerate the recovery of trafficking and exploitation survivors by helping them access activities, build relationships and benefit from a sense of community.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Ella's Home
£30,398	22/12/2020 3	To continue outreach work to vulnerable survivors of trafficking and exploitation across London. £12,030 for Outreach Coordinator salary * £802 for translation, cleaning and administration costs * ....more To continue outreach work to vulnerable survivors of trafficking and exploitation across London. £12,030 for Outreach Coordinator salary * £802 for translation, cleaning and administration costs * £6,509 towards Finance Officer salary * £11,057 towards Head of Fundraising salary
The MSE Charity - Grant to Ella's Home
£6,691	15/11/2020	Budgeting Support for Survivors of Trafficking
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - Ella's Home
£48,690	21/09/2020 6	Salary costs and translation services
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Ella's Home
£13,524	17/07/2020	Additional costs due to COVID-19 lockdown until end of October 2020 as outlined in your application budget.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 25-60

NIMAT JAFFER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Vawg Programme Manager

CHARLOTTE DAVINA DAVIS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Human Rights Manager

DR ELEANOR SHOULTZ Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Clinical Psychologist

ESMERALDA IMERAJ Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trainee Barrister

WENDY LEYLAND Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Charity Manager

REBECCA JANE CLAYDON (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Compliance And Governance Consultant, Other trusteeship: OASIS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/01/2020, number: 1187529
Registered at Companies House on 28/08/2019, number: 12178531

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

Ella's
Pennine Way
30-33 Minories
London
EC3N 1DD

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1) TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR WOMEN AND OTHER VICTIMS AFFECTED BY HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PROVISION OF SAFE AND RESTORATIVE ACCOMMODATION, COUNSELLING, MEDICAL CARE, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION AND OTHER SERVICES TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM AFTERCARE AND RECOVERY; AND2) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF ISSUES SURROUNDING SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE.

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