Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 9

No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 15

GREENWICH HOUSING RIGHTS

To give free advice and assistance on housing problems and accommodation to persons resident , working or wishing to be resident the Boro of Greenwich.To promote and undertake research into housing problems of individuals or groups in the communityTo undertake or co-operate in the education and training of people living or working in Greenwich on their housing rights and responsibilities

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 22 years
(39 years as a company)

www.grhr.co.uk

general@grhr.co.uk

02088557368

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£412	£379	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/22		£392	£351	£41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/03/21		£321	£332	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/20		£405	£370	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/19		£408	£451	£-43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/18	*	£434	£483	£-48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£346	£406	£-60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£449	£474	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£640	£624	£16	£2	£164	£135	2.6	8	0
31/03/14		£588	£555	£33	£2	£148	£127	2.7	8	0
31/03/13		£413	£418	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£360	£360	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£412	£401	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£430	£382	£48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£373	£334	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£328	£351	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£321	£310	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£272	£257	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£267	£260	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£231	£228	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Bromley, Greenwich, Lewisham,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
8 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

Access to Justice Foundation	£192,200
Trust for London	£156,499
The Legal Education Foundation	£102,635
London Legal Support Trust	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Trust for London - Greenwich Housing Rights
£89,000	05/05/2022	The funding is to maintain a Crisis Navigator in post providing skilled advocacy/advisor services working flexibly across specialist areas of welfare benefits and housing to meet the welfare benefits ....more The funding is to maintain a Crisis Navigator in post providing skilled advocacy/advisor services working flexibly across specialist areas of welfare benefits and housing to meet the welfare benefits and advice needs of the increasing number of residents with mounting debts to reduce poverty, thus avoiding crisis and eviction.
London Legal Support Trust - Centres of Excellence 2021
£10,000	14/12/2021	Long term core funding for specialist free legal advice organisations, along with in-kind help and support with ongoing development. Aiming to support a sustainable and robust specialist advice ....more Long term core funding for specialist free legal advice organisations, along with in-kind help and support with ongoing development. Aiming to support a sustainable and robust specialist advice sector.
Access to Justice Foundation - 2021 CJF Crisis Fund
£35,000	10/09/2021	Top-up to address the increasing demand for advice
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
£40,000	09/08/2021	A flexible grant as part of wave 2 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID78
Trust for London - Greenwich Housing Rights
£42,743	15/03/2021	The funding is to enable specialist, crisis management to meet the needs of residents with mounting COVID-19 related debts and housing issues including eviction. COVID19 Recovery.
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Emergency Bridging Grant
£19,000	09/03/2021	A flexible grant as part of the Emergency Bridging Fund of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID-19.
Trust for London - Greenwich Housing Rights
£24,756	02/09/2020 6	The funding is for the salary of a specialist debt/benefits worker to meet the advice needs of residents with COVID19-related debts facing eviction, plus equipment for staff to work from home and ....more The funding is for the salary of a specialist debt/benefits worker to meet the advice needs of residents with COVID19-related debts facing eviction, plus equipment for staff to work from home and court, in the context of the COVID19 emergency.
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
£98,200	16/07/2020	A flexible grant as part of wave 1 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID19
The Legal Education Foundation - JFF Host 2020
£102,635	13/03/2020	A grant to Greenwich Housing Rights to fund one Justice First Fellowship as part of cohort 7. Co-funded by City Bridge Trust.
National Lottery Community Fund - Greenwich Migrant Hub User Involvement Project
£9,975	11/04/2018 12	This project will run a housing advice and legal representation service for migrants. This will empower them to settle into their community and enable more people to fulfil their potential.
London Catalyst - Greenwich Housing Rights - 1
£3,000	06/02/2018	Greenwich Migrant Hub
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Greenwich Housing Rights
£15,000	23/01/2018	£15,000 towards the Greenwich Migrant Hub. Greenwich Housing Rights provides free legal advice, casework and representation on housing issues. The Greenwich Migrant Hub provides a weekly hub and ....more £15,000 towards the Greenwich Migrant Hub. Greenwich Housing Rights provides free legal advice, casework and representation on housing issues. The Greenwich Migrant Hub provides a weekly hub and drop in advice service for vulnerable and marginalised migrants, working with partners to provide advice including immigration, housing, domestic violence, healthcare and deliver workshops for women.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Advice Greenwich
£339,679	25/04/2013 36	The aim of this new project is to provide an effective advisory service throughout the London Borough of Greenwich which will address the needs of clients who seek advice relating to welfare ....more The aim of this new project is to provide an effective advisory service throughout the London Borough of Greenwich which will address the needs of clients who seek advice relating to welfare benefits, debt management, housing advice, immigration and other related legal advice services.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 29-75

FRANCK KIANGALA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor

GRAHAM LITTLEWOOD Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Tenancy Enforcement Team Manager

JESSICA HELEN HODGE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Accountant

MICHAEL PHILLIPS Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Local Government Officer

MARCUS MARTIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Fundraising

MOHAMED IBRAHIM CONTEH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Management Accountant

NAOMI SMITH Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Solicitor

RAMINDER GREWAL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Hr Director

SIRAJ CHOUDHURY Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Solicitor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/12/2001, number: 1089705
Registered at Companies House on 28/12/1984, number: 01874645

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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: 2 days late, AR09: 16 days late,

Main office

Greenwich Housing Rights
36 Wellington Street
Woolwich
LONDON
SE18 6PE

Objectives

TO RELIEVE POVERTY OF PERSONS IN GREENWICH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF FREE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE CONCERNING HOUSING AND ACCOMMODATION ISSUES; AND TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT HOUSING MATTERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREENWICH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

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