Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
    • Mainly female board: -1
    • Overall weighted support: +8
    Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

    HARMONY HOUSE DAGENHAM CIO

    The activities of Harmony House Dagenham CIO comprise of, but not limited to, :1) providing education to pre-school children through three childcare nurseries in Dagenham, Hornchurch and Castle Green2) promoting social inclusion by preventing people from becoming excluded by assisting them in integrating into society3) providing grant funded social services to elderly and vulnerable people.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers including the Government recently

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • The Board is predominantly female

    Financial Data ?

    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23£1,978£1,953£25£0£670£6484700
    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 20%
    Liabilities/Income: 8%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
    Reserves/Spending: 4 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
    Quick Ratio: 3.2
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 3 years

    https://www.harmonyhousedagenham.org.uk/

    Enquiries@hhd.org.uk

    02085268200

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Barking And Dagenham, Havering,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • The General Public/Mankind

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Harmony House Dagenham CIO
    £118,395 15/05/2024
    36
    Supporting elderly people to meet and make new friends, increase social contact and improve their safety and ability to remain independent.
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Harmony House Dagenham CIO
    £63,500 11/04/2023
    24
    £63,500 over two further and final years (£31,500; £32,000)

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (8)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    • BARBARA TURNER Appointed: 2024
    • BETHAN WHITAKER Appointed: 2024
    • DR UZMA HAQUE Appointed: 2024
    • NICOLA MONERVILLE Appointed: 2024
    • SAMUEL WOODHOUSE Appointed: 2024
    • SISTER ELLEN PATRICIA MCLOUGHLIN Appointed: 2022
    • SISTER JOHANNA ANN SIOBHAN OKEEFFE Appointed: 2022
    • SISTER LORNA KATHLEEN WALSH Appointed: 2022
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/04/2022, number: 1198573
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
    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
    • 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
    1 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    HARMONY HOUSE
    BADEN POWELL CLOSE
    DAGENHAM
    RM9 6XN

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUB-CLAUSE (1) 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THEGROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY);(2) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY;(3) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE THROUGH EARLY YEARS PROVISION AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS; AND(4) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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