Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 2

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 1

TRANSFORMING CHOICE

Transforming Choice provides a variety of services for people overcoming addictions to alcohol and other substances, including: residential alcohol detox and rehabilitation, community based activities and supportive short and long term housing options.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are only 4 trustees

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	*	£1,027	£724	£303	£0	£379	£333	5.5	19	2
31/03/22		£1,037	£778	£259	£0	£259	£153	2.4	22	24

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 5.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 58.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 3 years

www.transformingchoice.co.uk

hello@transformingchoice.org.uk

01517275153

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Liverpool City,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

19 employees
2 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	20/08/2021	Transforming Choice - Revenue

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DR FRANK HARGREAVES Appointed: 2021

NICOLA BLUNDELL Appointed: 2022

PETER JAMES MORRIS Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: Reach Counselling Limited, VIKINGS SPORTS FOUNDATION LTD,

SIR MARK HEDLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: THE NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCACY SERVICE, SHREWSBURY HOUSE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/01/2021, number: 1193231

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; AR23: 41 days late,

Main office

30 AIGBURTH DRIVE
LIVERPOOL
L17 4JH

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF ADULTS EXPERIENCING ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY ISSUES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMMES OF SUPPORT AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ADVICE TO THEIR FAMILIES

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