Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

GILGAL BIRMINGHAM 

Support and accommodation for women fleeing domestic violence
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Established: 20 years

www.gilgalbham.org.uk

mail@gilgalbham.org.uk

01217731431

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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
31/03/22£520£448£72£27£222£1865130
31/03/21£556£537£19£12£150£982.2180
31/03/20£413£444£-31n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/19£416£429£-14n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/18*£432£399£33£0£0£0n/a01
31/03/17£404£393£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£430£417£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£384£371£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£329£341£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£313£301£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£262£277£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£279£297£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£280£301£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£291£296£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£279£278£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£264£267£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£288£298£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£285£252£32£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 40%
Liabilities/Income: 28%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 84%
Reserves/Spending: 5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 13 employees
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,

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
Henry Smith Charity£118,500
Heart Of England Community Foundation£39,575
National Lottery Community Fund£29,672
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£13,353
DCMS£13,353
The Clothworkers Foundation£11,100
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
Rosa UK£7,765
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Complex Needs Domestic Abuse Support - Waking Night Staff
£9,840 14/10/2022
The funding will be used to provide refuge and emergency accommodation support and rehabilitation for women and children escaping domestic abuse. The project aims to support women with extreme ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Children's Worker - Continued Support for Children to Overcome Absue and Impact of Covid
£2,000 20/09/2021
in order to fund continuation of a Children’s Worker 8 hours a week for 19 weeks
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting children made homeless fleeing domestic abuse
£9,832 13/08/2021
The funding will be used to develop its children support service at a women’s refuge which provides accommodation for families fleeing domestic abuse. The project aims to provide a higher level of ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 16/07/2021
Mental Health Support for Women made Homeless Fleeing Domestic Abuse
Rosa UK - C19 R4-GILGAL-2021
£7,765 30/03/2021
A grant of £7,765 was awarded as continuation funding for the Operations Manager post following a restructure within the organisation.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Gilgal Birmingham
£118,500 13/11/2020
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of a Children's Worker at a project providing short-term emergency accommodation to women and children made homeless as a result of domestic ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Gilgal Birmingham
£7,200 15/10/2020
installation of security and safety systems for a charity supporting women and children made homeless by domestic abuse in West Midlands
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Gilgal Birmingham
£20,000 09/06/2020
6
As part of our project, Operations Manager will lead initiatives to change and develop how we support women in response to Covid-19 – so far this has included developing for a project in which we ....more
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£13,353 05/06/2020
Organisations providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
DCMS - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£13,353 05/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Gilgal Birmingham
£3,900 18/05/2020
COVID19 : purchase IT equipment for a charity that works with domestic abuse and homelessness in West Midlands
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Mental Health Support - Domestic Abuse
£10,000 09/03/2020
12
The funding will be used to employ a new mental health support worker for women made homeless through fleeing domestic abuse. The project aims to deliver workshops on developing mental health skills ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Gilgal Birmingham
£17,575 13/09/2019
5
We are requesting a grant to seek support in drastically improving our sustainability during a challenging time of facing a significant fall in local authority financial support. We are eager to ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Gilgal Birmingham
£86,900 07/09/2017
36
towards three years' salary of a Children, Young People and Family Worker at a project in Birmingham providing short-term emergency accommodation to women and children made homeless as a result of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Review, Reflect, Resolve - Gilgal's strategy for a sustainable future
£9,915 28/06/2017
12
This group will use the funding to enhance its infrastructure and build capacity for its services that support the needs of people who are survivors of abuse. This will improve organisational ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Gilgal Birmingham
£30,000 24/02/2012
the salary of the Children's Development Worker
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 31-75
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/03/2004, number: 1102803
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/06/2003, number: 04790742
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR18: 53 days late, AR14: 4 days late, AR09: 11 days late, AR08: 14 days late, AR07: 9 days late, AR05: 15 days late,
Main office

PO BOX 3918
BIRMINGHAM
B9 5AQ

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND SUFFERING EXPERIENCED BY WOMEN AND CHILDREN CONSTRAINED TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES AS A RESULT OF PHYSICAL, SEXUAL, MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL ABUSE AND POSSIBLE INJURY TO THEIR PHYSICAL, SEXUAL, MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL HEALTH FROM VIOLENCE AND AS A CONSEQUENCE WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUPPORT AND REFUGE AND THE DOING OF ALL SUCH OTHER THINGS AS ARE INCIDENTAL OR CONDUCIVE TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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