Overall GiG Score: 16 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 13
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +13

THE NIA PROJECT 

the nia project provides services to women and children who have been subjected to sexual and domestic violence, including prostiution.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Established: 30 years
(32 years as a company)

www.niaendingviolence.org.uk

info@niaendingviolence.org.uk

0207 683 1270

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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£3,352£3,138£214£1£1,813£4901.9733
31/03/22*£3,307£2,867£440£1£1,600£4181.8578
31/03/21*£2,625£2,447£177£0£990£2741.36618
31/03/20£2,195£2,020£175£0£813£1210.75822
31/03/19£2,087£2,095£-8£0£637£1150.75322
31/03/18*£2,122£2,091£31£0£645£1160.7500
31/03/17£2,097£1,759£338£1£614£1220.8480
31/03/16£1,487£1,431£56£0£277£410.3370
31/03/15£1,339£1,332£7£8£221£60.1350
31/03/14£1,428£1,337£91£9£214£110.1310
31/03/13?£510£503£7£4£124£811.9250
30/09/12£991£989£2£13£117£590.7260
30/09/11£1,467£1,458£9£8£115£300.3400
30/09/10£2,170£2,096£74£9£106£80440
30/09/09£1,946£1,815£130£9£32£-95-0.6430
30/09/08*£1,735£1,758£-22£46£-98£-98-0.7350
30/09/07?*£2,397£2,349£48£62£50£580.3370
31/03/06*£1,432£1,424£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£1,234£1,287£-53£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£1,148£1,145£3£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 27%
Reserves/Spending: 1.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 2.5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 73 employees
  • 3 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,

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
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime£1,644,350
Samworth Foundation£119,690
BBC Children in Need£117,769
DCMS£80,000
Home Office£70,000
Indigo Trust£53,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Indigo Trust - Unrestricted funding for Nia's work
£50,000 24/08/2023
Unrestricted, core funding for Nia's work
Indigo Trust - Core funding to support its work to end violence against women and children
£3,000 01/02/2023
Core funding to support its work to end violence against women and children
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime - Grant to The Nia Project
£1,462,900 18/10/2022
East London Rape Crisis Centre (FY 2022-23 to 2024-25 Funding Allocation).
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime - Grant to The Nia Project
£181,450 14/10/2022
Allocation of Ministry of Justice DA and SV funding FY 2021/22
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime - Grant to The Nia Project
£0 20/09/2022
London Exiting Prostitution Service (Anita Project): Grant Modification (No Cost Extension)
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Nia Project
£117,769 10/08/2021
This project will provide play therapy sessions for children who have experienced or witnessed domestic or sexual abuse in Barking & Dagenham. Children will improve their confidence, ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£25,000 21/05/2021
The Nia Project - core funds
Samworth Foundation - Sexual Exploitation
£50,000 06/05/2021
12 Month Grant Extension contributing to the salary costs of the Chief Exec, enabling a new 5 yr strategy and business plan
The London Community Foundation - Grant to The nia project
£19,600 22/12/2020
5
The funding will support additional staff costs for a Domestic Abuse Worker so that increased demand can be met.
Samworth Foundation - Sexual Exploitation
£19,690 01/12/2020
6 months funding for a Domestic Violence and Abuse Referral and Case Worker
Comic Relief - the nia projectRecovery Funding
£7,249 23/06/2020
COVID19 - We are requesting funds to enable the continued smooth running of the organisation, supporting our ability to deliver effectively to the women and girls who need us the most. We are asking ....more
Samworth Foundation - Covid-19: 12 month grant extension
£50,000 19/05/2020
12
12 month grant extension to Grant 1. Business Strategy
Home Office - THE NIA PROJECT
£70,000 01/04/2020
This work supports the Home Office’s response to reducing serious violence and tackling Violence Against Women and Girls.Safeguarding gang-associated women and girls was one of the six key ....more
DCMS - Black and Minoritised Women Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy Service
£40,000 01/04/2020
Barking & Dagenham in East London have high incidences of religious and racially motivated hate crimes, as well as high rates of violence against women and girls. nia project have been working in ....more
DCMS - Black and Minoritised Women Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy Service
£40,000 01/04/2019
Barking & Dagenham in East London have high incidences of religious and racially motivated hate crimes, as well as high rates of violence against women and girls. nia project have been working in ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - London Exiting Action - East
£488,404 19/12/2018
36
The project will develop their existing work on supporting women exiting prostitution. This project will provide a women's centre hub, a focussed and enhanced mobile outreach service and a richer and ....more
DCMS - Black and Minoritised Women Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy Service
£40,000 10/12/2018
Barking & Dagenham in East London have high incidences of religious and racially motivated hate crimes, as well as high rates of violence against women and girls. nia project have been working in ....more
DCMS - Black and Minoritised Women Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy Service
£30,000 10/12/2018
Barking & Dagenham in East London have high incidences of religious and racially motivated hate crimes, as well as high rates of violence against women and girls. nia project have been working in ....more
Comic Relief - Black and Minoritised Women Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy Service
£120,000 06/11/2018
36
Barking & Dagenham in East London have high incidences of religious and racially motivated hate crimes, as well as high rates of violence against women and girls. nia project have been working in ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£30,000 18/10/2018
The Nia project
Ministry of Justice - Female Rape Support Fund (Child Sexual Abuse Support Funding)
£28,000 01/04/2018
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2019 Female Rape Support Fund
£78,285 01/04/2018
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Nia Project
£118,548 02/03/2018
36
Play therapy sessions for 72 children who have experienced or witnessed domestic or sexual abuse in Hackney. Children will improve their confidence, have better relationships with adults & better ....more
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£28,000 01/04/2017
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on your services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund
£74,228 01/04/2017
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence.
Samworth Foundation - Women & Violence
£150,000 23/02/2017
36
To make a significant contribution to the core costs of the Chief Exec, enabling a new 5 yr strategy, business plan and renewed development of focus
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Female Rape Support Fund
£70,000 01/04/2016
12
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£28,000 01/04/2016
12
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on your services.
National Lottery Community Fund - WGI stage 2
£652,400 29/03/2016
36
The aim of the centre is to provide a ‘women only’ space that will provide a both a safe space for women and girls, aged 11+ to meet and somewhere for them to access services and ....more
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Nia Project
£40,000 27/11/2015
12
To support the transfer of policy and research functions of Eaves Housing For Women, following its closure, to The Nia Project, for a period of 12 months; and to transfer, capture and extend learning ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - London Exiting Action Project (LEA)
£413,178 17/11/2015
30
London Exiting Action Project (LEA)
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to nia Project
£104,000 13/06/2013
24
towards two years' salary of a Fundraiser at an organisation supporting women and children from East London who have experienced domestic violence
National Lottery Community Fund - Safe Choices
£462,814 10/08/2011
48
NIA will a restart project that ended in March 2011 working with young women aged 13 to 18 in Hackney and Islington who are associated with gangs and gang culture. The project will support these ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-58
  • AMY TERRY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Fundraiser
  • LOUISE CAMPBELL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director / Management Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/04/1994, number: 1037072
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/12/1991, number: 02673624
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; AR22: 20 days late, AR21: 4 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR08: 116 days late, AR07: 76 days late, AR06: 2 days late, AR05: 4 days late,
Main office

Wenlock Studios
Unit 1.06
50 -52 Wharf Road
London
N1 7EU

Objectives

(1) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING OR WHO HAVE SUFFERED GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND ABUSE BY PROVIDING PRACTICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY SERVICES(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE SUBJECT OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WORK, SOCIAL AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA AND BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND HOLDING CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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