Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

BACKUP NORTH WEST 

To provide supported housing and emergency over night accommodation to single homeless 16-25 year olds. The aim of the service is to prevent homelessness, reduce risk of harm through rough sleeping and enable independent living.
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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
Established: 27 years

https://backup-charity.org.uk/

businesssupport@backup-charity.org.uk

01204520183

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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
31/03/22£2,591£2,782£-191£12£405£3671.67631
31/03/21£2,514£2,343£171£6£657£6473.37112
31/03/20£2,233£2,209£24£20£600£5633.15212
31/03/19*£2,094£2,133£-39£24£448£800.5487
31/03/18*£1,833£1,702£131£19£572£4883.4455
31/03/17£1,842£1,661£181£0£441£3982.9430
31/03/16*£1,647£1,653£-6£0£260£2601.9500
31/03/15£1,281£1,233£48£0£405£1981.9360
31/03/14£1,191£1,086£105£0£357£3573.9290
31/03/13£480£497£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£480£458£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£552£492£60£114£248£2385.8100
31/03/10£470£411£60£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£281£280£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£283£284£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£286£248£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£235£242£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£233£231£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£233£231£2£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 30%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 1.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
Who works here?
  • 76 employees
  • 31 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bolton,

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
National Lottery Community Fund£290,046
Henry Smith Charity£180,000
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£70,000
Bolton CVS£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Positive Activities Project
£10,000 05/08/2022
The organisation will deliver an employability and creative skills project for homeless young people in the local area with the aim of increasing confidence improving skills and work experience ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to BACKUP North West
£180,000 02/11/2021
36
towards three years' salary of a Child Sexual Exploitation Worker and a Care Leaver Support Worker within the Chances Team, supporting disadvantaged young people who are homeless or at risk of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Chances Wellbeing
£280,046 05/08/2021
Backup NW (BUNW) provide support to young people in Bolton who are homeless and offer housing services in the area. Funding for the group will enable them to expand their services and cover staff ....more
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - MHCLG Homelessness Fund
£70,000 07/05/2020
Organisations supporting homelessness
Bolton CVS - Grant to Backup North West
£5,000 12/01/2020
To upgrade the IT systems to allow the organisation to offer better service to young people and to be more inclusive
National Lottery Community Fund - BYPHS Chances
£470,289 10/01/2018
36
This project will provide practical and emotional support to vulnerable young people aged 15-21 from Bolton who are not accessing education or training and are either homeless, currently in care or ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bolton Young Persons Housing Scheme
£90,000 08/12/2016
36
towards three years' running costs of 'Project Front Door', providing support to vulnerable young people with complex needs at risk of repeat homelessness in Lancashire
Tudor Trust - Grant to Bolton Young Persons Housing Scheme
£36,000 24/01/2014
24
over two years towards the running costs of the SOS scheme, which will offer safe temporary overnight accommodation to young people who can no longer be accommodated within BYPHS's other provision ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Project Front Door
£277,288 17/10/2012
36
This is a new project that will prevent young people aged 16 to 21 years from being and remaining homeless. Project Front Door will provide housing units which are accompanied by an intensive support ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Bolton Young Persons Housing Scheme
£20,000 29/06/2012
the salary of the part-time Drop-in Worker
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-78
  • DAVID MORGAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Management Consultant
  • JOAN WYATT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Group Accountant
  • LISA TULIP Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director Of Business
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/10/1997, number: 1064698
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/07/1997, number: 03399617
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 66 days late, AR18: 46 days late, AR16: 23 days late,
Main office

BRIDGEMAN HOUSE
77 BRIDGEMAN STREET
BOLTON
BL3 6BY

Objectives

TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY AMONGST THE INHABITANTS OF THE BOLTON AREA, AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE SINGLE YOUNG PEOPLE WITHOUT SETTLED HOUSING ACCOMMODATION (THE CLIENT GROUP) WITH SHORT TERM ACCOMMODATION AND TO HELP EDUCATE AND COUNSEL SUCH YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR PARTNERS, RELATIVES AND FRIENDS WHO MAY ALSO BE AFFECTED BY THESE CONDITIONS; AND2.2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ALL MATTERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PREVENTION AND EFFECTS OF HIV AND AIDS

Defined Area of Benefit:

BOLTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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