Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 9

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 12

FOCUS4HOPE

Focus4Hope is a charity that provides support for the elderly, homeless, isolated, and otherwise vulnerable in West Yorkshire. Focus4Hope works to bring resources to those who need them most by hosting various outreach events, running a food bank for the food insecure, aiding refugee communities both at home and abroad, and working with the wider charitable community to improve practices.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£204,989	£202,526	£2,463	60
31/03/22		£142,123	£126,638	£15,485	60

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

https://www.focus4hope.co.uk/

louise@focus4hope.org

01484443979

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for homeless & excluded people & ex-offenders

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
60 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

Community Foundation for Calderdale	£64,512
National Lottery Community Fund	£24,753
Co-Operative Group	£4,325
Leeds Community Foundation	£2,948

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Focus4Hope Christmas Hamper Campaign
£5,000	27/11/2023	Grant to Focus4Hope
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Focus4Hope
£1,573	21/10/2023	Focus4Hope aims to provide much needed supplies of food, hygiene, and household parcels. We focus on supporting local homeless, elderly, and vulnerable individuals and families within our community.
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Focus4Hope - Menopause Meet Up
£4,644	16/10/2023	Grant to Focus4Hope
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Grant to Focus4Hope
£9,900	04/10/2023	Grant to Focus4Hope
National Lottery Community Fund - Focus4Seniors
£9,960	07/07/2023	The funding will be used to deliver a programme of events for older people living in local care homes and sheltered housing. This project aims to bring older people together to reduce their ....more The funding will be used to deliver a programme of events for older people living in local care homes and sheltered housing. This project aims to bring older people together to reduce their loneliness and isolation and improve their mental and physical wellbeing.
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Focus4Hope Website
£1,500	29/03/2023	Grant to Focus4Hope
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Focus4Hope - Food Club (Social Supermarket)
£654	01/03/2023	Grant to Focus4Hope
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Hub4Hope
£4,175	16/12/2022	Grant to Focus4Hope
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Grant to Focus4Hope
£5,000	16/12/2022	Grant to Focus4Hope
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Grant to Focus4Hope
£3,500	30/11/2022	Grant to Focus4Hope
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Focus4Hope
£2,751	22/10/2022	Our aim is to bolster our food bank provisions, which helps vulnerable people struggling with food insecurity and financial instability in our community.
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Focus4Families
£5,000	08/07/2022	Grant to Focus4Hope
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Grant to Focus4Hope
£4,389	01/07/2022	Grant to Focus4Hope
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Focus4Food
£950	12/05/2022	Grant to Focus4Hope
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Focus4Food
£300	12/05/2022	Grant to Focus4Hope
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Grant to Focus4Hope
£3,000	09/12/2021	Grant to Focus4Hope
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Focus4Food
£2,000	15/11/2021	Grant to Focus4Hope
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Focus4Hope
£2,948	11/11/2021	We will be feeding and supporting the homeless in Leeds by providing hot food, refreshments and handing out underwear/socks packs along with hygiene packs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Focus4Support
£9,800	30/09/2021	The funding will be used to provide a support group and workshops for families dealing with issues related to Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder which will be run ....more The funding will be used to provide a support group and workshops for families dealing with issues related to Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder which will be run by people with lived experience. The project aims to help families with learning disabilities and provide knowledge and coping strategies.
National Lottery Community Fund - Focus4Seniors
£4,993	08/09/2021	The funding is being used to deliver a programme of events which will aim to bring the older generation out of isolation and into the community post Covid-19.
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Focus4Seniors
£5,000	09/06/2021	Grant to Focus4Hope
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Focus4Food
£2,500	24/03/2021	Grant to Focus4Hope
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Focus4Food
£2,000	09/03/2021	Grant to Focus4Hope
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Focus4Food
£5,000	12/02/2021	Grant to Focus4Hope

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

TRACY CARPENTER Appointed: 2022

DANIEL THOMPSON Appointed: 2020

DAVE KITSON Appointed: 2022

LAURA CARR Appointed: 2020

LIDIA SHINWELL Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: ROKT FOUNDATION,

SARAH HELLIWELL Appointed: 2024, Other trusteeship: THE FRANK BRUNO FOUNDATION,

PETER CAWDRON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Civil Servant, Other trusteeship: CALDERDALE SMARTMOVE LTD,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/11/2020, number: 1192543

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
Investing charity funds 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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

12 Huddersfield Road
Brighouse
West Yorkshire
HD6 1JZ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, THROUGH:• THE PROVISION OF A FOOD BANK AND FOOD DELIVERY PROGRAMME• PROVIDING ITEMS, SUCH AS CLOTHES AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS• PROVIDING ADVICE, GUIDANCE, EDUCATION AND SIGNPOSTING ON HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT AND HEALTHCARE

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