Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 7
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

BARNSLEY CHURCHES DROP-IN PROJECT 

We provide an outreach service to the homeless in Barnsley. Our volunteers listen to their problems and we sign-post on to other agencies if needed.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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 gender 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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 21 years

BCDP@live.co.uk

07565185933

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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
28/02/23*£20£27£-7n/an/an/an/an/a30
28/02/22£28£25£3n/an/an/an/an/a44
28/02/21£31£23£8n/an/an/an/an/a36
29/02/20*£59£50£10n/an/an/an/an/a55
28/02/19£25£46£-21n/an/an/an/an/a48
28/02/18£26£49£-24£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/17£35£39£-4£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/16£9£37£-28£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/15£89£33£56£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/14£28£43£-15£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/13£41£35£6£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/12£30£29£1£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/11£39£30£9£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/10£36£33£3£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/09*£25£22£3£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/08£15£19£-4£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/07*£29£17£12£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/06£13£23£-10£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/05£22£8£14£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnsley,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 30 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Barnsley Churches Drop-In Project
£2,614 15/11/2019
We want to buy laminate flooring to replace the carpet in our dining room and make the area easy to clean.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 30/04/2019
Keeping the Drop-In Running
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Barnsley Churches Drugs Project
£20,000 28/02/2012
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of a Coordinator at a drop in project in Barnsley for people who are homeless or have alcohol or substance misuse issues

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/09/2003, number: 1099602
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
  • 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
19 returns made; AR23: 34 days late, AR20: 21 days late, AR09: 26 days late, AR07: 111 days late,
Main office

5 West End Avenue
Millhouse Green
SHEFFIELD
S36 9NZ

Objectives

TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO ALL DRUG AND ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCE USERS, WHO SEEK OUR HELP AND SUPPORT WITHIN THE BARNSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH (HEREIN-AFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT).1. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND COUNSELLING FOR FAMILIES OF DRUGS AND OTHER ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCE USERS. TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER AGENCIES IN ASSISTING THE EDUCATION PROCESS OF DRUGS AND OTHER ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCE USERS. 2. ASSISTING IN THE EDUCATION PROCESS TO MAKE ALL YOUNGSTERS AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF USING DRUGS AND OTHER ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES.3. BEING INVOLVED IN CONSULTATION WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY RELATING TO THE USE OF DRUGS AND OTHER ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES. 4. WORKING TOGETHER WITH STATUTORY AGENCIES, SERVICES AND OTHER VOLUNTARY GROUPS.5. TO WORK WITH DRUG AND OTHER ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCE USERS TO IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE SUPPORT AND INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THOSE WHO SEEK THE HELP OF THE PROJECT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WITHIN THE BARNSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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