Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 2

Poor Liquidity: -1
Accounts overdue -5
Multiple Deficits: -2

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -4

SHAP LTD

Shap provides a range of supported housing services across Merseyside. These services range from the provision of emergency accommodation for young homeless people to specialist support for young parents. We work in communities to support people who have been homeless or who are vulnerable because of mental health issues, drug or alcohol use or other factors.

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Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Latest accounts are overdue for filing
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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		£3,734	£3,638	£96	£0	£625	£625	2.1	120	3
31/03/21	*	£3,879	£3,716	£163	£0	£529	£529	1.7	120	3
31/03/20		£4,039	£4,007	£31	£0	£366	£364	1.1	110	3
31/03/19	*	£3,846	£4,017	£-171	£0	£334	£333	1	120	5
31/03/18	*	£3,849	£4,128	£-279	£0	£491	£490	1.4	130	5
31/03/17		£3,888	£3,874	£13	£0	£771	£769	2.4	130	0
31/03/16		£3,812	£3,842	£-31	£0	£757	£756	2.4	125	0
31/03/15		£3,466	£3,551	£-85	£33	£788	£787	2.7	65	0
31/03/14		£3,328	£3,247	£81	£16	£873	£872	3.2	70	0
31/03/13	*	£3,160	£3,097	£63	£20	£792	£791	3.1	75	0
31/03/12	*	£3,099	£3,040	£59	£58	£729	£727	2.9	74	0
31/03/11	*	£3,245	£3,246	£-1	£64	£685	£668	2.5	89	0
31/03/10	*	£2,863	£2,841	£22	£20	£686	£646	2.7	79	0
31/03/09		£2,730	£2,679	£50	£16	£664	£653	2.9	78	0
31/03/08	*	£2,424	£2,305	£119	£16	£614	£592	3.1	69	0
31/03/07	*	£1,841	£1,840	£0	£13	£496	£477	3.1	62	0
31/03/06	*	£1,481	£1,453	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£1,440	£1,441	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£1,591	£1,256	£335	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 46%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 2.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 25 years
(38 years as a company)

www.shap.org.uk

enquiries@shap.org.uk

01744454056

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for homeless & excluded people & ex-offenders

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool City, St Helens, Wrexham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

120 employees
3 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 - Grant to SHAP Ltd
£8,500	16/12/2022	To support young people during the cost of living crises by paying towards their deposits to provide them with independence and housing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bringing Balance Back Project
£498,994	03/03/2016 48	A project to provide support for people experiencing, or at risk of poverty-related crisis, focusing on those with mental ill-health, learning disabilities, substance misuse problems and/or living in ....more A project to provide support for people experiencing, or at risk of poverty-related crisis, focusing on those with mental ill-health, learning disabilities, substance misuse problems and/or living in supported accommodation. It will provide specialist mental health advocacy, welfare, debt and housing advice and also offer advice on healthy living, nutrition and physical activity, and crisis support, including food, appropriate housing, warmth and basic healthcare.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-72

DIANE WILLIAMS (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Standards

MARY MILTON Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Social Services Snr Mgr

PETER BARRON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director

SIOBHAN COTTER-BURGESS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Project Manager, Other trusteeship: MERSEYSIDE LAW CENTRE LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/04/1999, number: 1075118
Registered at Companies House on 11/09/1985, number: 01946544

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR21: 2 days late, AR19: 3 days late, AR18: 14 days late, AR13: 63 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR11: 44 days late, AR10: 94 days late, AR08: 19 days late, AR07: 384 days late, AR06: 750 days late, AR05: 1115 days late, AR04: 625 days late,

Main office

Shap Ltd
67 Liverpool Road
ST. HELENS
Merseyside
WA10 1PQ

Objectives

TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR SINGLE HOMELESS PEOPLE IN ST HELENS, WHO ARE NECESSITOUS WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO YOUNG PEOPLE ESPECIALLY THOSE THOUGHT BY CARING AGENCIES E.G. SOCIAL SERVICES TO BE HOUSED IN UNSUITABLE ACCOMMODATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ST. HELENS

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