Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 9

SHELTER HOUSING ADVICE AND RESEARCH PROJECT (LEICESTER)

To prevent and relieve hardship and distress amongst persons who are (or who have been) homeless; living in adverse housing conditions; unemployed; and/or experiencing social exclusion and to provide to such persons support appropriate to their needs.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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		£138	£147	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/22		£159	£158	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/21		£168	£154	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/20		£137	£112	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	28
31/03/19		£89	£110	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/03/18	*	£188	£184	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£180	£174	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£243	£210	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£254	£292	£-38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£347	£271	£76	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£248	£288	£-40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£321	£270	£50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£325	£389	£-65	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£440	£430	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£402	£416	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£415	£454	£-39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£714	£666	£48	£49	£66	£66	1.2	20	0
31/03/06	*	£435	£451	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£406	£399	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£371	£344	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 34 years

www.leicestershelter.org.uk

info@leicestershelter.org.uk

01162546064

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for homeless & excluded people & ex-offenders

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Derby City, Derbyshire, Leicester City, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire, Rutland,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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

Henry Smith Charity	£18,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£17,525
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government	£10,100
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust	£1,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Shelter Housing Aid and Research Project
£18,000	22/09/2022 24	towards two years' salary and on costs of the Administrator and Receptionist at a organisation providing support to people who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless or living in poor housing ....more towards two years' salary and on costs of the Administrator and Receptionist at a organisation providing support to people who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless or living in poor housing conditions in Leicester and Leicestershire.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Shelter Housing Advice and Research Project (SHARP) - 01/10/21
£1,000	19/10/2021	Covid Related Ventilation Improvements
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Shelter Housing Aid and Research Project (SHARP)
£7,125	23/07/2020	Grant to Shelter Housing Aid and Research Project (SHARP) meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - MHCLG Homelessness Fund
£10,100	07/05/2020	Organisations supporting homelessness
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Shelter Housing Aid and Research Project (SHARP)
£10,400	04/12/2019 12	The grant will support this homeless charity to research, develop and implement its income generating strategy and communications support
National Lottery Community Fund - SHARP Housing Action Project
£322,326	22/03/2019 60	This project will work with and support vulnerable individuals and families at the highest risk of becoming homeless or living in substandard accommodation in Leicester.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Out
£9,608	15/02/2017 12	The project will deliver a housing advice and support outreach service in two areas of high deprivation to support people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Shelter Housing Aid and Research Project (SHARP)
£61,762	10/06/2015 36	The grant supports the salary of the Housing Support and Outreach Worker to support entrenched street homeless get into accommodation and address all other issues such as addiction, mental health etc.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reducing homelessness in Leicester
£264,530	06/11/2013 48	An expansion of the current service by Shelter Housing Aid and Research (Leicester) (SHARP) which aims to reduce the number of individuals and families becoming homeless, by providing the support and ....more An expansion of the current service by Shelter Housing Aid and Research (Leicester) (SHARP) which aims to reduce the number of individuals and families becoming homeless, by providing the support and advice they require. It will reduce the economic and social isolation caused by deprivation, lack of opportunities and support networks, poor education and family pressures.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 43-78

KASEEM CHAUDRY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Charity Manager

DR LAURA JANE HANCOX Appointed: 2024

FRAZER RODERIC CALDER ROBSON (Chair) Appointed: 1991, Occupation: Town Planner

MARGARET GILLIAN ROBINSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Solicitor

ANDREW JOHN MORLEY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

JANE TAYLOR Appointed: 2010, Occupation: None

JUNAID VINDHANI Appointed: 2019, Occupation: It Consultant, Other trusteeship: THE OLIVE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/10/1990, number: 1000515
Registered at Companies House on 27/06/1990, number: 02516047

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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR08: 76 days late, AR07: 155 days late, AR06: 60 days late, AR05: 54 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

S.H.A.R.P. (LEICESTER)
13 WELFORD ROAD
LEICESTER
LE2 7AD

Objectives

A) TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AMONG PERSONS WHO ARE HOMELESS AND/OR LIVING IN ADVERSE HOUSING CONDITIONS B) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH ABOUT HOUSING CONDITIONS, HOUSING PROBLEMS AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF PERSONS WHO ARE HOMELESS AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH C) TO ADVANCE SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE CHARITABLE WORK OF SHELTER (THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE HOMELESS) AND D) GENERALLY TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE POVERTY AND FURTHER OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY

Defined Area of Benefit:

LEICESTERSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, LINCOLNSHIRE, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

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