Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

CIRENCESTER HOUSING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

The Objects for which the charity is established for the benefit of the public are to relieve hardship, need or distress of persons in necessitous circumstances by providing or assisting in the provision of housing, in particular but not exclusively, for young persons in Cirencester and the surrounding area.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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
30/09/23£651£306£345£26£349£34813.7187
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 13.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 2 years

CIRENCESTERHOUSINGFORYOUNGPEOPLE.COM

jane@r2g2.co.uk

01285651227

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£151,017
Barnwood Trust£60,000
Youth Music£24,123
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Youth Music - House Music
£24,123 28/09/2023
House Music
National Lottery Community Fund - CHYP - Every Young Person Deserves a Chance
£151,017 28/06/2023
This funding will be used to provide accommodation and housing support in Cirencester and will cover the costs associated with bringing in a new CRM (In Form). The project aims to support young people through the provision of supported accommodation ....more
Barnwood Trust - Gloucestershire Funders (Organisational & Group Funding)
£60,000 24/10/2022
Core funding - young people's housing provider

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-82
  • ANDREW ROBERT JOHNSON (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: None
  • EFFIE MARGARET EDNEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: None
  • JANE ROSALIE GUNNER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director
  • LOUISE JANE MONTEITH HENNIKER-GOTLEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Property Manager
  • MAURICE EDWARD ANTHONY BRENNAN Appointed: 2021
  • PHILLIP PLATTS Appointed: 2021
  • PAULINE YVONNE RUSHTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/06/2022, number: 1199326
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/08/2021, number: 13558425
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

29/31 QUERNS LANE
CIRENCESTER
GL7 1RL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC ARE TO RELIEVE HARDSHIP, NEED OR DISTRESS OF PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOR YOUNG PERSONS IN CIRENCESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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