Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 6
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Mainly female board: -1
    • Grant maker support: +6
    Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

    THE ELM FOUNDATION LTD 

    Provision of advice, support and safe temporary accommodation for women and their children ( men on an outreach basis) who are or have been experiencing domestic abuse.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • 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
    • The Board is predominantly female

    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£1,800£1,811£-11£0£614£5403.65516
    31/03/22£1,584£1,568£16£0£625£5834.55420
    31/03/21£1,629£1,274£355£0£609£6095.74115
    31/03/20£1,081£1,183£-102£0£254£2532.64115
    31/03/19£1,261£1,360£-100£0£356£2892.65015
    31/03/18£1,260£1,349£-89£0£456£3803.4550
    31/03/17£1,275£1,332£-58£0£544£5004.5550
    31/03/16£1,468£1,390£78£0£602£3833.3530
    31/03/15£1,247£1,225£21£0£524£3953.9320
    31/03/14£1,154£1,220£-66£0£502£3683.6330
    31/03/13£1,163£1,044£119£0£569£4244.9270
    31/03/12£1,014£870£144£0£450£3625250
    31/03/11£887£843£45£0£306£2583.7250
    31/03/10£897£843£54£0£234£1151.6240
    31/03/09£797£788£9£0£180£1612.5230
    31/03/08£776£761£15£3£171£1522.4200
    31/03/07£639£601£39£2£156£1182.4200
    31/03/06£559£534£25£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05£477£490£-13£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£427£426£2£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 28%
    Liabilities/Income: 13%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
    Reserves/Spending: 3.6 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
    Quick Ratio: 2.1
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 32 years
    (35 years as a company)

    www.theelmfoundation.org.uk

    info@theelmfoundation.org.uk

    01246560721

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Accommodation/Housing
    GiG Classification
    • Services for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Derbyshire,
    Who it helps
    • Other Defined Groups
    Who works here?
    • 55 employees
    • 16 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
    Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£278,398
    DCMS£226,021
    Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
    The Clothworkers Foundation£11,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Elm Foundation
    £1,000 30/11/2022
    Grant uplift 'Cost of Living crisis': replacement of the carpets for a charity supporting people experiencing domestic and sexual abuse in Derbyshire
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Elm Foundation
    £10,000 06/05/2022
    replacement of the carpets for a charity supporting people experiencing domestic and sexual abuse in Derbyshire
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £16,712 29/09/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £70,110 15/09/2020
    "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
    Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
    £139,199 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
    DCMS - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
    £139,199 05/06/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - DOMESTIC ABUSE
    £139,199 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
    £25,000 15/11/2019
    The Abusive Behavioural Change (ABC) Project
    National Lottery Community Fund - Creating a community through craft
    £9,990 25/01/2019
    12
    This funding will be used to run a number of festive and arts based activities for women and children. This aims to build strong relationships between residents of the organisation's refuge.
    National Lottery Community Fund - ABC Project (Abusive Behavioural Change Project)
    £499,195 01/07/2016
    36
    Development and expansion of the service which aims to reduce domestic violence and abuse and increase the safety and wellbeing of survivors by promoting, supporting and delivering effective ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - North Derbyshire Women's Aid SAM Perpetrator Project
    £218,409 13/12/2012
    36
    A new project by North Derbyshire Women's Aid which aims to end domestic violence and abuse through a voluntary referral male perpetrator programme in Chesterfield, Matlock, Ilkeston and Swadlincote, ....more
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Womens Aid - North Derbyshire
    £27,500 29/06/2011
    the salary of the Advice Worker
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (9)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 37-68
    • MARY LEES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Service
    • MARY MCELVANEY (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired Director Of Adult Care
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/01/1992, number: 1007317
    • Registered at Companies House on 14/04/1989, number: 02372121
    Gift Aid
    • NOT 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
    20 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    6 Fairfield Road
    Chesterfield
    S40 4TP

    Objectives

    TO ASSIST WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO ARE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM VIOLENCE OR MALTREATMENT IN THEIR HOMES, AND ON OCCASIONS TO ASSIST MEN WHO HAVE SUFFERED IN A SIMILAR WAY

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE NORTH DERBYSHIRE

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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