Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 7

Liabilities <10%: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 22

WIRRAL CHURCHES' ARK PROJECT

The provision of accommodation and associated services to homeless persons

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
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

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
31/12/22		£1,431	£1,256	£175	£36	£1,794	£840	8	33	7
31/12/21		£1,271	£1,429	£-159	£86	£1,671	£789	6.6	35	7
31/12/20	*	£1,399	£1,367	£33	£123	£1,783	£882	7.7	35	1
31/12/19		£1,046	£1,143	£-96	£0	£1,706	£887	9.3	29	70
31/12/18	*	£991	£1,069	£-78	£0	£1,802	£782	8.8	29	70
31/12/17		£907	£870	£37	£0	£1,677	£736	10.2	30	0
31/12/16		£1,002	£1,001	£1	£0	£1,640	£700	8.4	30	0
31/12/15		£1,009	£1,006	£3	£184	£1,639	£984	11.7	39	0
31/12/14		£1,275	£1,168	£107	£0	£1,636	£1,029	10.6	39	0
31/12/13		£1,036	£973	£63	£0	£1,529	£1,003	12.4	39	0
31/12/12		£964	£790	£174	£30	£1,465	£1,003	15.2	23	0
31/12/11		£793	£735	£58	£14	£1,291	£509	8.3	23	0
31/12/10		£803	£693	£110	£14	£1,233	£420	7.3	22	0
31/12/09		£750	£591	£158	£14	£1,123	£330	6.7	19	0
31/12/08		£555	£605	£-50	£10	£965	£269	5.3	17	0
31/12/07		£541	£526	£15	£9	£1,015	£309	7.1	16	0
31/12/06		£533	£500	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£414	£421	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£429	£378	£51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 47%
Reserves/Spending: 8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.5

Asset Split ?

Established: 24 years

www.wirralark.org.uk

enquiries@wirralark.org.uk

01516490111

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing

GiG Classification

Services for homeless & excluded people & ex-offenders

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Wirral,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

33 employees
7 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

DCMS	£43,039
Masonic Trust	£35,923
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government	£30,000
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside	£8,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Grant to Wirral Churches Ark Project
£8,000	16/12/2022	To provide meals to meals to 27 residents in the Mary Cole House hostel.
Masonic Trust - MCF Freemasons COVID-19 Community Fund
£35,923	03/12/2020	The grant will enable 3 new studio flats to be created by converting the ground floor office space of the Grand Trunk building. The building already has 6 flats on the 1st and 2nd floors. This ....more The grant will enable 3 new studio flats to be created by converting the ground floor office space of the Grand Trunk building. The building already has 6 flats on the 1st and 2nd floors. This additional accommodation will provide extra capacity due to increased demand. The charity operates a 'staircase' model, providing a range of housing options depending on the the type and level of support required. People are only placed in flats when they are deemed ready by their Support Workers to ensure a successful journey out of homelessness.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£43,039	04/09/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Sport England - Recovery Football Club
£3,800	22/06/2020 14	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Recovery Football Club . This project lists its main activity as Association Football
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - MHCLG Homelessness Fund
£30,000	07/05/2020	Organisations supporting homelessness
Crisis UK - Grant to WIrral Churches Ark Project
£5,000	09/04/2020	Offset increased costs and loss of income
National Lottery Community Fund - The Great Escape
£9,684	20/12/2017 12	The organisation will use the funding to deliver a series of personal development and independence skills workshops and activities with homeless adults over a twelve month period. This will increase ....more The organisation will use the funding to deliver a series of personal development and independence skills workshops and activities with homeless adults over a twelve month period. This will increase the skills and resilience of participants and promote their engagement and inclusion.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,500	06/06/2017	WCA 2017-2018 Cohort
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Wirral Churches' Ark Project
£25,000	11/10/2012	the salary costs of the Project Support Workers to extend the opening hours of the drop in service

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-70

ANDREW DAVID ROBERTS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

GARY ROBERT EDMUND JONES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

IAN LESTER ROUGHLEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Head Of Major Works & Compliance

LORRAINE TAYLOR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Self Employed

VICTORIA KAREN JONES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Country Hr Manager

DR IAN JAMES CUBBIN BSC PHARM, Other trusteeship: NPA HEALTH EDUCATION FOUNDATION,

GILLIAN AUDREY FERRIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Business Consultant

MELVIN GODFREY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/01/2000, number: 1079070
Registered at Companies House on 20/12/1999, number: 03896833

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; AR20: 4 days late, AR18: 42 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from WIRRAL LIONS CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST FUND on 22/04/2024

Main office

The Ark
Mary Cole House
7 Sidney Street
Birkenhead
CH41 1BF

Objectives

1.1 THE CHARITY IS FORMED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY. ITS CHARITABLE OBJECTS (“THE OBJECTS”) SHALL BE TO CARRY ON FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY: 1.1.1 THE BUSINESS OF PROVIDING AND MANAGING HOUSING, INCLUDING SOCIAL HOUSING, AND PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO HELP HOUSE PEOPLE AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES, AMENITIES AND SERVICES FOR POOR AND / OR HOMELESS PEOPLE OR FOR THE RELIEF OF AGED, DISABLED (WHETHER PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY) OR CHRONICALLY SICK PEOPLE; 1.1.2 ANY OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECT THAT CAN BE CARRIED OUT FROM TIME TO TIME BY A REGISTERED SOCIETY REGISTERED AS A PROVIDER OF SOCIAL HOUSING WITH THE REGULATOR.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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