Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 5

THE DESTITUTION PROJECT

The Destitution Project (DP) aims to provide a safe environment where asylum seekers and refugees who live in Bolton can find friendship, food, and practical help. We deliver our support through two primary arms of activity:1) A weekly Drop-in Centre on a Wednesday, in the Wesley Suite at Victoria Hall. 2) Casework services for asylum seekers, including those who become destitute.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

This Charity has changed registration and some of the financial and donation history pertains to the previous entity
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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		£52	£83	£-31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	19
31/03/22		£43	£65	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	17
31/03/21		£96	£64	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	26
31/03/20		£131	£53	£78	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/19?		£38	£41	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	43
30/04/18		£44	£24	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	30
30/04/17		£36	£16	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	27
30/04/16		£24	£10	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/15		£5	£6	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/14	*	£33	£15	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/13		£80	£84	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/12?		£137	£130	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£77	£94	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£108	£111	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£109	£115	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£149	£121	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£136	£132	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£89	£94	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

www.boltondp.org

dropindp@gmail.com

01204387221

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bolton,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
19 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
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£6,400	06/08/2020	"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."
CAF - Grant to Destitution Project
£4,000	24/04/2020 3	Grant to Destitution Project to support the organisation through COVID19

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AHMED MOHAMED Appointed: 2023

BERNARD PELE Appointed: 2021

DAVID BATCHELOR Appointed: 2023

MARGARET SIMPSON Appointed: 2021

SARAH NIAMH GEORGE Appointed: 2021

DAVID TOMLINSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant, Other trusteeships: GREATER MANCHESTER INDUSTRIAL MISSION, BOLTON METHODIST MISSION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/06/2021, number: 1194734

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR14: 89 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE DESTITUTION PROJECT on 07/02/2022

Main office

DESTITUTION PROJECT
VICTORIA HALL
37-39 Knowsley Street
Bolton
BL1 2AS

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND THE RELIEF OF NEED AMONGST PERSONS WHO ARE SEEKING ASYLUM OR WHO ARE REFUGEES LIVING IN BOLTON, BY PROVIDING:1. INFORMATION AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, TO THOSE WITH NO RECOURSE TO PUBLIC FUNDS;2. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION TO ADVANCE THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND HELP THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.

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