Overall GiG Score: 18 ?
Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

DEVELOPING HEALTH AND INDEPENDENCE 

Developing Health and Independence is a charity that aims to assist people who are socially excluded as a result of drug or alcohol use, physical or mental ill health, poor housing, lack of employable skills or other means. DHI helps people to lead healthier more integrated lifestyles and helps to create safer more sustainable communities.
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 and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 24 years

www.dhi-online.org.uk

info@dhi-online.org.uk

01225478730

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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£7,740£7,582£158£42£5,062£5,0017.918073
31/03/22£6,671£6,505£166£58£4,904£4,8188.917866
31/03/21£6,367£6,057£310£51£4,713£4,567916059
31/03/20£6,046£5,557£490£8£4,312£3,8248.315727
31/03/19£5,581£5,372£209£43£3,873£3,7278.316198
31/03/18£5,962£4,626£1,336£0£3,653£3,5419.21630
31/03/17£4,517£4,183£334£0£2,322£2,2386.41430
31/03/16£4,759£4,814£-56£0£1,988£1,9314.81650
31/03/15£5,189£4,898£291£17£2,043£1,8564.51460
31/03/14£4,661£4,165£496£11£1,749£1,6064.61290
31/03/13£3,845£3,605£239£16£1,253£1,2244.11020
31/03/12£3,474£3,313£161£5£1,014£1,0143.7920
31/03/11£2,613£2,509£105£5£853£8153.9740
31/03/10*£2,425£2,330£95£3£748£7353.8690
31/03/09£2,356£2,217£139£36£653£5523670
31/03/08£1,915£1,765£150£49£514£3972.7570
31/03/07£1,659£1,489£170£25£364£3502.8500
31/03/06£1,126£1,039£87£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£699£680£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£553£506£47£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 25%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 7.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 180 employees
  • 73 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire,

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
CHK Foundation - CHK Main Grant
£50,000 04/12/2019
to support specified work
National Lottery Community Fund - webFAM
£10,000 23/08/2019
12
webFAM
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000 28/07/2017
Support Bath's Unique Community Detox and Supported Dry House Project -- Burlington House
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Developing Health & Independence
£35,000 22/05/2017
Property for a charity which works with alcoholic and substance misusers in Bath
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Developing Health & Independence (DHI)
£94,060 09/02/2017
36
This project works with disadvantaged young people who are vulnerable due to their alcohol use. The project aims to reduce alcohol related harm, increase positive health and increase engagement in ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 30-75
  • TIM MARVELL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Finance Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/11/1999, number: 1078154
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/08/1999, number: 03830311
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
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
20 returns made; AR10: 12 days late,
Main office

14 St. James's Parade
BATH
BA1 1UL

Objectives

3.1 To relieve poverty, sickness and distress, in particular but without limitation amongst persons suffering as a result of drug and alcohol abuse and housing need, through the provision of practical assistance and advice of all kinds including, without limitation, rehabilitation and resettlement and provision of social housing to the homeless and those at risk of homelessness, and educational, legal and medical advice, counselling and assistance.3.2 To educate the public in the effect of drug and alcohol abuse and housing need.3.3 To pursue any other charitable purpose of which the Board of Management of the Charity thinks fit to pursue in conjunction with any of the charitable purposes mentioned above.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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