Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

THE STOKE ON TRENT AND DISTRICT GINGERBREAD CENTRE LIMITED

The provision of supported accommodation for homeless vulnerable families, lone parent families, including lone fathers and teenage mothers 16 & 17 years of age, and single pregnant women.Floating support in the community for vulnerable families.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£1,025£1,064£-38£9£282£2703341
31/03/22£970£996£-26£4£335£3123.8340
31/03/21£1,075£1,025£50£0£349£2963.5342
31/03/20£954£945£8£14£301£2923.7343
31/03/19£858£851£7£0£296£2223.1320
31/03/18*£850£828£22£0£289£2343.4330
31/03/17*£826£856£-29£0£248£2273.2350
31/03/16*£1,006£934£72£0£277£2252.9370
31/03/15£951£984£-32£24£204£1622360
31/03/14£1,061£1,115£-53£25£237£1872410
31/03/13£1,143£1,111£32£22£290£2562.8450
31/03/12£1,036£985£51£21£258£2372.9350
31/03/11£1,080£1,039£41£22£207£1862.1470
31/03/10£1,189£1,059£131£23£166£1161.3400
31/03/09£643£641£2£21£35£290.5280
31/03/08£661£693£-33£20£33£190.3260
31/03/07£657£701£-44£20£65£460.8260
31/03/06£614£652£-38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£590£734£-144n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£589£479£111n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 36%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 23 years
(36 years as a company)

www.gingerbreadcentre.co.uk

info@gingerbreadcentre.co.uk

01782 344740

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-trent City, Telford & Wrekin,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
BBC Children in Need£101,894
National Lottery Community Fund£29,708
CAF£10,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£9,911
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Stoke-on-Trent Gingerbread Centre
£1,440 21/10/2023
We would like to continue to fund our wellbeing practitioner. Over 70% of families referred to The Gingerbread Centre face domestic violence or mental health issues and need special support.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Stoke-on-Trent Gingerbread Centre
£1,893 22/10/2022
We would like to develop our Activity Club with the aim of giving children social skills and engagement opportunities. Parents are encouraged to be involved as well.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Stoke on Trent & District Gingerbread Centre Ltd
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£1,870 01/06/2022
Covid response
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Stoke on Trent & District Gingerbread Centre Ltd
£99,659 18/12/2020
This project will provide support for children and young people affected by homelessness. Support will enable children to increase their social skills and wellbeing whilst having fun.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Gingerbread Centre
£2,716 24/10/2020
We aim to build a play area for our homeless children, to improve their wellbeing and reduce isolation.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Gingerbread Centre - Stoke on Trent & District
£9,911 24/07/2020
Grant to Gingerbread Centre - Stoke on Trent & District meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Stoke on Trent & District Gingerbread Centre Ltd
£1,735 17/06/2020
COVID19 - This grant will fund cooking equipment and ingredients for children and young people living in refuge who are isolated there due to Covid-19, and help them improve emotional wellbeing and learn new cooking skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting People
£29,708 28/05/2020
6
The funding will be used to improve digital communication access and skills for families in Stoke-on-Trent who live in supported accommodation and in the community during the Covid-19 crisis.
CAF - Grant to The Gingerbread Centre
£10,000 17/04/2020
3
Grant to The Gingerbread Centre to support the organisation through COVID19
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Stoke on Trent and District Gingerbread Centre Ltd
£3,737 15/11/2019
We want to develop a schools' programme to give children an understanding of issues relating to homelessness and its impact on families.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Gingerbread Centre - Stoke on Trent & District
£99,900 26/03/2019
36
Support for young parents facing homelessness to access help with their complex support needs. Such as supported housing, lifeskills, parenting skills and resettlement support, once they are ready to move on and live independently.
National Lottery Community Fund - Replacement CCTV
£10,000 29/11/2018
12
This funding will be used to replace the CCTV at the family accommodation unit to help safeguard vulnerable residents.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Stoke on Trent & District Gingerbread Centre Ltd
£106,316 02/03/2018
36
This project provides accommodation to parents and children of vulnerable families facing homelessness. The project will support children and young people to increase their level of social integration, improve their well-being and develop pride.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Stoke on Trent and District Gingerbread Centre Ltd
£85,400 04/12/2014
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of a Mental Health Worker who provides support for families in Stoke on Trent that are homeless or at risk of homelessness
National Lottery Community Fund - Empowered Families
£298,510 14/12/2011
60
This expansion and development of a pilot project aims to empower lone parents to take control of their lives and take active participation in their community to deal with issues that affect their lives and improve their employability to create a ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Safety and Security for Vulnerable Families
£10,000 08/01/2010
12
A project by this charity based in Stoke-on-Trent to replace and improve their CCTV system. The group provides supported accomodation for homeless lone parent families, many of whom have experienced domestic violence. The project will allow the ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 26-59
  • ANTHONY MCGOVERN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Programme Director
  • CAINE BLACK Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Senior Governance & Assurance Officer
  • FIONA LOUISE MILLER (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Marketing Advisor
  • HENRY JAMES MERVYN DAVIES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Data Security
  • JACK BRERETON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Member Of Parliament
  • MALCOLM JOLLIFFE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Accountant
  • PAUL SHENTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor
  • SALIMA BEGUM SHARIFF Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Vice President Of Global Human Resources
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/09/2001, number: 1088344
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/03/1988, number: 02229357
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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; AR18: 22 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 1 days late,
Main office

The Gingerbread Centre
Rothesay Court
Furnace Road
STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST3 4LY

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROVIDE COUNSELLING, SUPPORT, ADVICE AND HELP TO THE PARENTS AND CHILDREN OF VULNERABLE FAMILIES AND SINGLE, PREGNANT WOMEN IN STOKE-ON-TRENT AND STAFFORDSHIRE AND ITS SURROUNDING DISTRICTS WHO ARE IN CONDITION OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

STOKE ON TRENT AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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