Overall GiG Score: 20 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

RESPONSE ORGANISATION 

The principal activities are the provision of accommodation, care and support in community based settings in the Thames Valley for people with enduring mental health needs. The charity provides services in the following general categories: Supported tenancies, Adult care homes, Domiciliary Care services and Children and Young People's services.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently
Established: 20 years

www.response.org.uk

info@response.org.uk

01865397940

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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£17,628£18,297£-669£48£7,934£6,9704.630130
31/03/22£17,499£17,246£252£60£8,603£7,5635.32930
31/03/21£14,005£13,889£116£76£8,351£7,5066.52680
31/03/20£10,962£10,528£435£90£8,234£7,3658.42200
31/03/19£9,518£9,150£368£65£7,800£7,0039.22050
31/03/18£9,158£8,360£798£2£7,288£6,9219.91850
31/03/17£7,873£7,811£62£2£6,490£6,490101900
31/03/16£7,521£7,013£509£1£6,428£6,428111530
31/03/15£6,738£6,546£192£20£4,602£4,6028.41480
31/03/14*£5,764£5,680£84£20£4,410£4,4109.31340
31/03/13£5,466£5,339£127£26£4,326£4,3269.71280
31/03/12£5,076£4,929£147£17£4,199£4,18810.21090
31/03/11£4,919£4,788£130£16£4,052£4,04410.11100
31/03/10£4,406£4,334£72£28£3,922£3,89410.81060
31/03/09£4,191£4,041£151£30£3,849£3,82011.31040
31/03/08£3,977£3,769£208£24£3,699£3,67811.71020
31/03/07£3,272£3,233£39£23£3,490£3,46412.9910
31/03/06£3,307£2,887£420£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£2,955£2,735£221£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 40%
Liabilities/Income: 30%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 4.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 301 employees
  • 30 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bedford, Buckinghamshire, Central Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Reading, West Berkshire, Wiltshire,

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
Department of Health£300,000
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,420
Oxfordshire Community Foundation£5,266
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Settled Oxfordshire Project
£9,420 28/04/2023
The funding will be used to provide furnishings and equipment for homes for homeless people across Oxfordshire who have multiple and complex needs. This project aims to provide vulnerable people with ....more
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Response Organisation
£10,000 17/02/2020
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Mandeville House
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Response Organisation
£5,266 22/01/2020
Response committed to the development of OHM following attendance at the City Conversation. A Senior Manager attended 2 pods- Comms & Hard to Engage. The CEO committed to the Funding & ....more
Department of Health - HWB- CYPMH Fund 19/20- Response
£300,000 01/04/2019
The Health & Wellbeing Alliance consists of 21 organisations from the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. These organisations engage in intensive co-production with system ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 04/12/2018
Mandeville House, Aylesbury
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Response Organisation
£30,000 27/03/2018
Refurbishment building for a charity which works people with mental health issues in Oxford
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Response Organisation
£50,000 04/12/2017
Supported living apartments in Thatcham, Berkshire
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000 31/07/2017
CARRAMAR
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Climb up!
£4,779 30/09/2016
Provide weekly access to the climbing wall for the Climb up! group. A maximum of 10 participants per week can engage in a 2 hour climbing session followed by a peer support coffee group.
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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: 18-79
  • DR MATT MUIJEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Mental Health Policy Advisor
  • JACKIE YATES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Executive Director Of Resources
  • LAURA CALLAHAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Hr Consultant And Director
  • NICOLA INGE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Social Impact Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/12/2003, number: 1101071
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/05/2003, number: 04781936
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
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
  • 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
19 returns made; AR14: 1 days late,
Main office

RESPONSE ORGANISATION
A G PALMER HOUSE
MORRELL CRESCENT
LITTLEMORE
OXFORD
OX4 4SU

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE:(1) TO RELIEVE SERVICE USERS AND FORMER SERVICE USERS OF NHS AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITALS AND UNITS AND OTHER PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED, INFIRM OR IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (THE USERS) IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF HOSTELS, GROUP AND REGISTERED CARE HOMES AND OTHER FORMS OF ACCOMMODATION, DAY CENTRES, AMENITIES, FACILITIES, BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE USERS AND THE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF THE HOSPITALS AND POST-HOSPITAL CARE;(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO HOSPITALS, HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; AND(3) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE USERS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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