Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

BARNABAS - SAFE & SOUND 

Barnabas Safe & Sound aims to prevent Youth Homelessness in Northumberland and safeguards young people from harm through the provision of services which deliver supported accommodation, informal education, accredited lifeskills and personal and social development activities. We also work in partnership and manage facilities for the benefit of children and young people.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 21 years

www.barnabas-northumberland.org.uk

admin@barnabasne.org.uk

01670517721

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£195£254£-59n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/22£190£246£-56n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/21£277£207£70n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/20£242£173£69n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/19£158£189£-30n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/18£129£173£-44£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£164£209£-45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£243£225£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£351£353£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£267£296£-29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£271£249£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£275£259£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£239£233£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£247£263£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£590£247£343£12£526£41420.150
31/03/08£335£262£73£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£239£234£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£230£191£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£190£183£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£147£132£15£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 4 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northumberland,

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
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£53,916
DCMS£52,342
National Lottery Community Fund£9,371
Co-Operative Group£6,049
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Barnabas Safe and Sound
£2,354 21/10/2023
We are seeking funding to provide further holistic support to young people in our accommodation. This support will help them build the confidence and skills needed to become more independent.
National Lottery Community Fund - Summer Outdoor Fun
£9,371 05/05/2023
The funding will be used to deliver activities for young people during the summer holidays to include climbing paddle sports and an obstacle course where participants will be provided with positive ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Barnabas - Safe and Sound
£1,000 03/02/2022
Supporting core services
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Barnabas Safe and Sound
£3,696 24/10/2020
To unlock the potential and empower personal growth of young people by building resilience and making the most of their talents and skills.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£52,342 23/07/2020
"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
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A pre-tenancy programme for young people in crisis in Northumberland; providing bedding, hygiene and cleaning packs
£2,960 20/09/2019
A pre-tenancy programme for young people in crisis in Northumberland; providing bedding, hygiene and cleaning packs
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - The refurbishment of Wellwood House, Morpeth, as a safe space for young people
£49,956 16/09/2019
The refurbishment of Wellwood House, Morpeth, as a safe space for young people
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£8,406 10/01/2019
A greater understanding of how to ensure a healthy lifestyle/wellbeing and the consequences of risk taking behaviours. Reduction in antisocial behaviour Making the most of the girls talents and ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - Girls talk
£8,406 06/12/2018
To support weekly sessions that will focus on physical development through the delivery of the 'Girls bits' course.
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Barnabas Safe and Sound
£3,000 12/01/2017
12
Grant to help the charity to develop a sustainable vision for the future.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Barnabas Safe & Sound
£16,000 29/01/2014
Barnabas Safe & Sound supports homeless young people aged between 13 and 25 years across the Castle Morpeth and Wansbeck Districts of Northumberland providing them with supported accommodation, ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-78
  • EMMA SHIELDS (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Nhs Worker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/11/2002, number: 1094570
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/06/2002, number: 04462901
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
  • 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; AR04: 181 days late,
Main office

Wellwood House
Dark Lane
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 1SU

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 25 WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND PROVISION OF SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION.THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, INFORMATION & ADVICE FOR SUCH PERSONS BY PROVIDING FACILITIES WHICH WILL LEAD TO SELF RELIANCE AND INDEPENDENT LIVING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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