Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

HOUSING FOR WOMEN

A registered housing association providing affordable accommodation and services to women in London and their dependants.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

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 benefits from the charity
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
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£9,036£10,464£-1,429£0£8,150£7,6638.86427
30/09/22£8,387£8,823£-436£0£12,207£11,72115.95856
30/09/21£7,885£7,857£28£0£13,949£13,46220.66226
30/09/20£7,978£8,079£-101£0£15,069£14,58221.74735
30/09/19*£8,005£7,777£228£0£15,170£14,68322.74721
30/09/18£8,121£7,546£575£0£14,941£14,45523560
30/09/17£7,961£6,694£1,267£0£14,367£13,88324.9580
30/09/16£8,175£7,336£838£0£13,820£13,33921.8580
30/09/15*£7,432£6,147£1,285£113£7,569£7,09113.8570
30/09/14£6,806£6,090£715£184£6,284£5,80911.4510
30/09/13£6,301£5,914£386£8£5,569£5,09710.3480
30/09/12£5,749£5,031£718£6£5,183£4,71311.2420
30/09/11£5,072£4,500£572£24£4,350£3,88310.4330
30/09/10£4,183£4,056£127£18£3,778£3,3149.8260
30/09/09£4,522£4,582£-59£11£3,651£3,1898.4230
30/09/08£4,680£4,891£-210£22£3,710£3,2558220
30/09/07£3,885£4,435£-550£13£3,921£3,4909.4190
30/09/06£2,825£2,549£277n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/05£2,550£2,080£470n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/04£2,374£1,768£606n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 90%
Liabilities/Income: 769%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 8.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 62 years
(78 years as a company)

www.hfw.org.uk

customer.service@h4w.co.uk

02075016120

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

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
City Bridge Trust£190,600
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£145,398
Greater London Authority£103,109
DCMS£98,121
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Housing for Women
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Greater London Authority - Continuation Grant
£103,109 01/04/2022
Additional bedspaces (18) 
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector - Core Costs Funding
£12,871 01/04/2022
To further increase the sustainability of the sector, and to provide funding for services and interventions.
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector - Services & Interventions Funding
£17,123 01/04/2022
To further increase the sustainability of the sector, and to provide funding for services and interventions.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Housing for Women
£190,600 06/12/2021
60
£190,600 over five years (£35,400; £36,700; £38,000; £39,500; £41,000) towards the costs of an FTE Support Worker.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£98,121 05/10/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Housing For Women
£87,661 17/07/2020
Additional costs due to COVID-19 lockdown until end of October 2020 as outlined in your application budget.
Comic Relief - Housing for Women Recovery Funding
£40,000 23/06/2020
6
COVID19 Recovery funding
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£72,699 05/06/2020
Organisations providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - DOMESTIC ABUSE
£72,699 01/04/2020
A further 25 charities will receive a share of 1 million boost as part of the governments 10 million emergency fund.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 20/03/2020
RePlace Project -Supporting women who have been trafficked into the UK for exploitation.
Comic Relief - ReStart Children’s Services
£152,444 06/11/2019
36
The biggest victims of domestic abuse are often the smallest. Thousands of children are exposed in London each year to domestic abuse. This funding is requested for a specialist early years worker to work with children aged 0-5 who come into refuges ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Housing for Women
£120,000 26/06/2019
36
This project will provide activities and tailored support to children affected by domestic violence. Activities will increase confidence and self-worth, improve family stability and increase positive behaviour.
DCMS - Housing for Women
£100,000 01/04/2018
The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reunite London
£420,000 29/11/2017
36
The project will support mothers leaving prison, helping them to rebuild relationships with their children, resettle into the community and reduce the risk of re-offending. The group will work with a number of women’s prisons and will provide ....more
DCMS - Housing for Women
£100,000 13/11/2017
The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 02/10/2017
DV Children's Service
National Lottery Community Fund - WGI Stage 2
£719,284 22/03/2016
60
The Re-Connect project is to provide a refuge for women leaving prison with issues including mental health, substance and alcohol misuse and safety from domestic abuse. The project will home women in London over a six month period, giving them ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Re-Place
£354,000 16/12/2014
48
Not Available
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Housing for Women
£150,000 12/06/2014
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of the 'Re-Place project' providing housing and support to women who have been trafficked for prostitution in London
National Lottery Community Fund - Re-Unite South London
£286,000 05/08/2013
36
This project by Housing For Women (HFW) will continue to meet the housing and support needs of mothers who would be homeless upon release from prison, so that they can be reunited with their children and reduce re-offending. Tailored support to both ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 42-65
  • CARLI HARPER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director
  • CAROLINE DAVIES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant
  • ELAINE MARSHALL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lawyer
  • HELENA EVANS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant
  • SIMON BASEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director
  • SOMAYYA YAQUB Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant
  • SUSAN KANE (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant
  • TROY HENSHALL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director
  • VICTORIA DINGLE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant
  • YVONNE KIKELOLA AKINMODUN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Hr Professional
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/08/1962, number: 211351
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/10/1946, number: 00420651
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Homes England
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
  • Investment
  • 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
20 returns made; AR19: 18 days late, AR15: 24 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from FUELBANKS AND FAMILIES on 02/03/2022
Main office

HOUSING FOR WOMEN
BLUE STAR HOUSE
234-240 STOCKWELL ROAD
LONDON
SW9 9SP

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF WOMEN (WORKING, RETIRED OR OTHERWISE CURRENTLY OUT OFWORK) BY THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION OR IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEESTHINK FIT INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ADVICE TO WOMEN ANDTHEIR CHILDREN FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR ABUSE, WHETHER IT BE PSYCHOLOGICAL,EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL OR SEXUAL AND WHETHER FROM A PARTNER, EX-PARTNER, FAMILYMEMBER OR OTHER PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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