Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 7

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Multiple Deficits: -2

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 4

HOMELESS ACTION

The relief of poverty by the provision of accommodation to persons in need and providing support to clients to assist them with the wider issues of homelessness.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Charities Commission has issued a Public Report on this charity (see details below)
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 27 years

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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
30/05/23		£3,286	£3,027	£259	£0	£3,038	£3,031	12	28	10
30/05/22		£3,656	£3,813	£-157	£3	£2,780	£2,768	8.7	38	13
30/05/21		£3,962	£4,205	£-243	£14	£2,936	£2,890	8.2	41	3
30/05/20	*	£4,182	£4,251	£-68	£0	£3,280	£3,253	9.2	43	10
30/05/19	*	£3,440	£4,815	£-1,375	£0	£3,232	£3,232	8.1	41	5
31/05/18		£2,102	£2,064	£37	£32	£4,642	£4,642	27	38	0
31/05/17		£1,790	£1,393	£398	£29	£1,289	£1,289	11.1	32	0
31/05/16		£1,595	£1,610	£-14	£36	£891	£891	6.6	32	0
31/05/15		£1,678	£1,592	£87	£38	£906	£906	6.8	33	0
31/05/14		£1,594	£1,688	£-94	£79	£819	£819	5.8	33	0
31/05/13		£1,680	£1,378	£302	£82	£913	£908	7.9	33	0
31/05/12		£2,439	£2,257	£182	£12	£611	£540	2.9	34	0
31/05/11		£2,070	£1,868	£202	£18	£428	£385	2.5	34	0
31/05/10		£1,518	£1,504	£14	£19	£226	£179	1.4	32	0
31/05/09		£1,447	£1,450	£-3	£14	£212	£159	1.3	33	0
31/05/08		£1,457	£1,442	£15	£14	£215	£163	1.4	33	0
31/05/07		£1,479	£1,462	£17	£13	£200	£155	1.3	32	0
31/05/06		£1,237	£1,197	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/05		£1,093	£1,155	£-61	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/04		£1,048	£1,055	£-7	£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: 5%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 12 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 3.4

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Blackburn With Darwen, Blackpool, Sunderland,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

28 employees
10 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Community Foundation support
£215,762	13/07/2023	To offer Maths and English courses, computer skills, sports sessions and job training to isolated and vulnerable clients to help them to return to work and successfully live independently.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Skills and confidence support
£30,240	07/02/2023	To provide support to those suffering with homelessness through skill workshops including finances, IT, Life skills, sports and leisure, volunteering, and job training including hairdressing and ....more To provide support to those suffering with homelessness through skill workshops including finances, IT, Life skills, sports and leisure, volunteering, and job training including hairdressing and building.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Ashley Foundation Community Café and Hub
£74,450	18/02/2019 36	The Ashley Foundation Community Café and Hub
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	05/12/2018	Community Cafe & Hub
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Ashley Foundation
£20,000	16/10/2018	renovation of a building into a cafe for a charity which works with homeless people in Lancashire
Masonic Trust - Empower Me
£75,000	21/02/2018	Advice, information and support regarding mental health issues for homeless people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Digital Inclusion 4 Homeless
£7,675	08/11/2017 12	The project will set up IT learning and training suites in three homeless hostels. This will enable homeless people to become more digitally and socially included, develop new skills and access ....more The project will set up IT learning and training suites in three homeless hostels. This will enable homeless people to become more digitally and socially included, develop new skills and access online services, courses and employment opportunities.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Ashley Foundation
£3,514	04/08/2017	We need to turn a run down property into training flats that prepare people for independent living, developing their emotional well-being.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ashley Foundation
£78,600	12/03/2015 36	towards three years' salary of the Dispersed Housing Officer at a project supporting single homeless people in Blackpool
LandAid Charitable Trust - Renovation of accommodation for young people at risk of homelessness
£102,000	24/02/2015 12	Renovation of Aspen Lodge in Blackpool to create 5 one bed, self-contained flats and a one bed fully accessible annex. The project is to prepare young people for independent living and to develop ....more Renovation of Aspen Lodge in Blackpool to create 5 one bed, self-contained flats and a one bed fully accessible annex. The project is to prepare young people for independent living and to develop their resilience, determination and emotional wellbeing to enable them to sustain independent tenancies in the future and reduce the likelihood of returning to homelessness.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-67

ALLAN OLDFIELD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Council Chief Executive

DR MARK JOHN O'DONNELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Medical Consultant

ELIZABETH WARREN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

LISA MARGARET EDWARDS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: THE FOUNDATION FOR RIBBLE VALLEY FAMILIES,

SIMON ALASTAIR ROBINSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/07/1997, number: 1063208
Registered at Companies House on 07/05/1997, number: 03366712

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Public Reports

2023-01-13 - INQUIRY REPORT (SORI)

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
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; AR20: 56 days late, AR19: 288 days late,

Main office

Homeless Action
81-83 Abingdon Street
BLACKPOOL
FY1 1PP

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION TO PERSONS IN NEED AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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