Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 12
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

THE HOPE CENTRE ST HELENS

The Centre provides, assessment, information, advice and guidance through personally tailored action plans. The Training Department offers1. Computer Training2. Breathe Wellbeing Programme (Confidence, Assertiveness and Mentoring)3. Advice, Advocacy and Support for Homeless People4. Christmas Homeless Shelter
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board completely male?
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£381£303£78n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£377£128£249n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£391£239£153n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£189£220£-32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£239£195£45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£168£209£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17*£263£270£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£236£240£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£226£230£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£224£248£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£252£216£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£235£241£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£275£326£-50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£309£258£51n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£266£320£-54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£408£425£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£584£408£176£2£255£20.1170
31/03/06£446£429£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£394£329£64n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

www.hopecentre.org.uk

info@hopecentre.org.uk

01744617148

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • St Helens,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
The Trussell Trust£252,423
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
John Moores Foundation£15,000
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside£7,713
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Hope Food Pantry
£10,000 25/11/2022
The funding will be used to help set up a community food pantry with the aim of addressing the impact of food poverty and improve health and wellbeing.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to St Helens Foodbank
£5,000 13/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to St Helens Foodbank
£125,211 29/09/2022
1x FTE CA advisor
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - The Hope Centre - St Helens
£2,000 27/07/2022
The funding is for the Hope Pantry St Helens which supplies low cost food for members.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Breathe - Men's Mental Health
£2,713 08/06/2022
To deliver a mental health course to men experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - New Hope House - Take Away Sevice
£5,000 08/06/2022
The funding will be used to support homless people with the aim of improving skills with the aim of helping them to gain employment.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to St Helens Foodbank
£34,500 18/01/2022
Central warehousing unit
John Moores Foundation - Grant to The Hope Centre
£15,000 25/11/2021
Towards the Hope House Homeless Centre Project Leader?s salary.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Baby Basics Project - helping families in need
£1,441 23/10/2021
Baby Basics helps disadvantaged families welcome their new baby home. A Moses basket is filled with the essentials for a new born up to six months, lessening the financial burden on families in need.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to St Helens Foodbank
£910 22/07/2021
Volunteer training
National Lottery Community Fund - Hope House
£10,000 18/06/2021
The funding will be used to employ a Catering Team Lead to manage and train their team of volunteers recruit new volunteers and improve the food provision services at their day centre. This will enable homeless people or those at risk of ....more
The Trussell Trust - Grant to St Helens Foodbank
£86,802 25/05/2021
24
F/T CA worker present at food bank sessions 5 dpw for 2 years
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£40,000 05/03/2019
24
The Hope Centre - St Helens
National Lottery Community Fund - "At Liberty" Tenancy Support Services
£9,911 01/11/2018
12
This pilot project is about having a mentor to help individuals who have experienced homelessness. Building relationships that help in reaching independent living.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Hope Centre
£120,000 12/09/2018
36
towards three years' continuation funding of a project providing advice, support and training to homeless and vulnerable people in a deprived area of Merseyside
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Hope Centre - St Helens
£5,000 01/09/2018
Towards the salary of the Hope House Advice, Guidance & Support Worker
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Hope Centre
£3,230 29/11/2017
Funding is required for general running costs of St Helens Foodbank, including room rental, staffing, transport and resources.
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Hope Centre - St Helens
£5,000 01/11/2016
Towards the sessional IT Employability Tutor
National Lottery Community Fund - Social Enterprise Development - Re-Store
£10,000 04/11/2015
12
The organisation will use the funding to review the operation and effectiveness of its Re-Store recycling project and the potential to create a separate social enterprise for this work. This will strengthen the organisation by creating a sustainable ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Hope Centre - St Helens
£60,000 09/09/2015
36
providing a centre that offers training, mentoring and support to people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties, drug and alcohol issues and people experiencing social exclusion. The grant will fund the Project Director and Monitoring ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Hope Centre
£78,000 12/06/2014
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing advice, support and training to homeless and vulnerable people in Merseyside
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Hope Centre - St Helens
£35,000 30/05/2012
the salary costs of the Centre Manager
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-73
  • BRENDAN MCDONAGH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • JOHN FRANCIS RYAN (Chair) Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Area Manager
  • JOHN SWEENEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • REV CRAIG LAWRENSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Minister
  • THOMAS KELLY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired
  • WILLIAM SCHAFER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Architect
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/05/2004, number: 1103903
  • Registered at Companies House on 31/03/2004, number: 05089663
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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: 83 days late, AR20: 8 days late, AR18: 22 days late, AR17: 29 days late, AR16: 30 days late,
Main office

Christian Life Centre
Atherton Street
ST. HELENS
WA10 2DT

Objectives

) “TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEF APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN ST HELENS AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND IN SUCH DOING TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUST.II) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. A) FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL OR DRUGS; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; HOMELESSNESS OR POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOR MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS).III) TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY IN ST HELENS BY PROVIDING EDUCATION; TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED”.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN ST. HELENS AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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