Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Good reserves management: +3
Pension deficit: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 17

OUTWARD HOUSING

Outward provides a range of housing, care and support services to vulnerable and disabled people. Our mission is to be a flexible responsive and reliable provider of housing and community support services, that is driven by a real understanding of - and firm commitment to - the unique needs and aspirations of each person we support

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
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 gender 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
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

There is a pension deficit of £585,000

Established: 35 years

outward.org.uk

info@outward.org.uk

02089807101

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£17,883	£17,796	£87	£6	£8,375	£8,375	5.6	351	26
31/03/22		£17,937	£17,712	£225	£73	£8,272	£8,272	5.6	391	55
31/03/21		£18,275	£17,472	£802	£0	£7,671	£7,637	5.2	468	45
31/03/20		£18,064	£18,164	£-100	£0	£6,856	£6,822	4.5	481	120
31/03/19		£18,590	£18,227	£363	£0	£6,467	£6,433	4.2	499	120
31/03/18		£19,547	£19,468	£79	£0	£6,749	£6,714	4.1	372	0
31/03/17		£18,912	£18,568	£343	£0	£6,621	£6,586	4.3	456	0
31/03/16		£18,310	£18,243	£67	£10	£6,195	£6,160	4.1	460	0
31/03/15		£17,465	£17,338	£127	£59	£6,164	£6,129	4.2	440	0
31/03/14	*	£17,455	£18,053	£-598	£54	£6,037	£6,021	4	412	0
31/03/13		£16,502	£15,963	£539	£42	£6,422	£6,422	4.8	384	0
31/03/12	*	£15,069	£14,651	£418	£45	£5,883	£5,883	4.8	353	0
31/03/11		£13,838	£13,423	£415	£41	£5,465	£5,398	4.8	325	0
31/03/10		£11,484	£11,112	£371	£39	£5,050	£4,983	5.4	302	0
31/03/09	*	£10,445	£10,145	£300	£44	£4,680	£4,614	5.5	267	0
31/03/08	*	£9,008	£8,516	£493	£37	£4,383	£4,316	6.1	233	0
31/03/07		£7,727	£7,334	£393	£30	£3,893	£3,826	6.3	230	0
31/03/06	*	£6,607	£6,281	£326	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£6,319	£5,730	£589	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£5,560	£5,259	£301	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Education/Training
Recreation

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex, Throughout London,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

351 employees
26 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Sport England	£9,850
DCMS	£8,900

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Outward Get Active – for people with learning disabilities
£9,850	16/05/2022	This project will employ a sports specialist with experience of working safely with people with profound and challenging disabilities to deliver 7 physical activity sessions per week for 24 week to ....more This project will employ a sports specialist with experience of working safely with people with profound and challenging disabilities to deliver 7 physical activity sessions per week for 24 week to groups of 10 participants.
National Lottery Community Fund - Nutley Edge Activity Breaks
£10,000	19/03/2021 12	The funding will be used to support the running costs of respite holidays for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism. The project aims to continue to provide much needed respite breaks that ....more The funding will be used to support the running costs of respite holidays for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism. The project aims to continue to provide much needed respite breaks that provide new experiences and opportunities to meet people in a safe environment.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,900	17/08/2020	"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."
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Outward
£49,700	24/06/2013	Heritage and education trail to preserve physical heritage in an AONB

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees:

ELIZABETH FRANCES KAVANAGH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

ALISON MUIR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

ASHLEY JAY STAINES Appointed: 2022

DANIEL MENGHESTAB HAILE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Principal Economist

JANE ELIZABETH HOWLETT (Chair) Appointed: 2022

MATTHEW JOHN GREGORY TANDY Appointed: 2023

RAMA VARSANI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Solution Consulting Manager, Other trusteeship: LEARNING TO WORK (SOUTH EAST) LIMITED,

ZAHRA MAYE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Local Government Officer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/12/1988, number: 800529
Registered at Companies House on 29/07/1987, number: 02151434

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR14: 0 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR09: 3 days late, AR08: 11 days late, AR06: 10 days late, AR05: 304 days late,

Main office

4 DANELAND WALK
HALE VILLAGE
TOTTENHAM HALE
LONDON

Objectives

TO PROVIDE HOUSING, EDUCATION, SUPPORT AND CARE TO PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND OLDER PEOPLE, ON APPROPRIATE TERMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND IN ANY WAY THAT IS CHARITABLE BY LAW.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST

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