Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 11
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -4
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

URBAN OUTREACH (BOLTON) 

WE ARE A VOLUNTARY CARE ORGANISATION MEETING THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS, DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY SERVICES AS A PRACTICAL EXPRESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. PROJECTS: WINTER WATCH, STREET LIFE, REMEMBER YOU ARE NOT ALONE (RUNA), REACH OUT, MALE OFFENDER .EVES SPACE. FRIENDS OF FUN FOOD, STORE HOUSE,LOCAL WELFARE PROVISION.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £3,834,513 available, equivalent to 47 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
Established: 29 years

www.urbanoutreach.co.uk

admin@urbanoutreach.co.uk

01204385848

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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£1,365£977£388£0£4,052£3,83547.1231,500
31/03/22£1,810£1,085£724£0£3,669£2,02022.3252,000
31/03/21£2,530£952£1,579£0£2,945£1,91224.1261,500
31/03/20£1,026£947£78£0£1,370£6047.628600
31/03/19£890£828£62£0£1,291£5457.926500
31/03/18£958£795£163£0£1,229£5167.8260
31/03/17£866£734£132£0£1,066£4747.8230
31/03/16£680£551£129£0£934£4369.5190
31/03/15£670£549£122£23£805£2615.7150
31/03/14£567£484£83£21£683£3398.4170
31/03/13£388£395£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£327£327£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£305£333£-28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£318£296£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£275£227£48£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£259£235£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£253£198£55£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06?£254£222£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£311£173£137£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: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 47.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 28 months
Quick Ratio: 50.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bolton, Lancashire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 23 employees
  • 1,500 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 of Justice£150,142
Forever Manchester£25,000
DCMS£23,332
Masonic Trust£6,850
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector - Core Costs Funding
£12,609 01/04/2022
To further increase the sustainability of the sector, and to provide funding for services and interventions.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£350 13/01/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector Core Costs Funding
£94,748 01/04/2021
To support organisations which are developing a whole systems approach to female offenders across the country.
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector Funding
£42,785 21/01/2021
The womens community sector grants scheme offers £2.5 million in funding for core costs to promote greater financial stability throughout the sector.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£6,500 21/12/2020
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Forever Manchester - Food service expansion
£15,000 25/09/2020
Food service expansion
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£15,000 25/09/2020
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
£8,332 19/06/2020
"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
Forever Manchester - Humanitarian Food Hub
£10,000 20/04/2020
Foodbank and essential household items for struggling residents
Bolton CVS - Grant to Urban Outreach
£50,000 11/01/2019
To develop 4 Storehouse pantries across the borough to support people to access food and other services
Bolton CVS - Grant to Urban Outreach
£17,420 11/01/2019
Provide food as requested as the Humanitarian Food Hub
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Urban Outreach Bolton
£75,000 22/11/2016
36
Funding will enable the charity to strengthen its infrastructure ensuring that their staff team are supported appropriately and that beneficiaries who are the most vulnerable and marginalised achieve ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - RUNA Support Plus
£420,025 13/07/2016
60
This project supports children in Bolton who have previously run away or have gone missing from their homes or care homes. The organisation will work with partners, and expand the service to provide ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Urban Outreach Living Well
£504,608 03/03/2016
60
A project to provide support for vulnerable adults with complex and multiple needs including those with issues around accommodation, rough sleeping, alcohol and/or drug dependency, history of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Friends of Fun Food
£312,356 04/06/2015
48
This project aims to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for children and families in the poorest communities by making food fun, providing advice and information on how to eat healthily and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Friends of Fun Food
£49,912 28/11/2013
12
Friends of Fun Food will re-engage children and their families from some of Bolton's most disadvantaged communities through food and cooking. The Fun Food Factory will take cooking into the community ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Urban Outreach Bolton
£25,000 30/05/2012
the salary costs of the OARS Support Worker
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 59-78
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/02/1995, number: 1044203
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/02/1995, number: 03019108
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
19 returns made; AR07: 115 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from QUEEN STREET MISSION on 26/01/2022
  • Asset transfer in from THE BOLTON MEDICAL FUND on 19/10/2023
Main office

ENVIRON HOUSE
SALOP STREET
BOLTON
LANCASHIRE
BL2 1DZ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES BY REASON OF THE HOMELESSNESS AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND IN PARTICULAR BY, (1) TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF SUCH PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING IN LIFE SKILLS, AND (3) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED -IN PRACTICE GREATER MANCHESTER

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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