Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 7
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +7

CORNWALL REFUGE TRUST 

Cornwall Refuge Trust provides refuge accommodation for women, men and children who have escaped domestic abuse, offering them a safe and supportive environment in which to recover from their experiences and build a safer and happier future for themselves. We also provide a 24-hour domestic abuse helpline and a domestic abuse community counselling service, the Waves Project.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
Established: 20 years

cornwallrefugetrust.co.uk

wr@cornwallrefuge.org

01872 277814

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£757£558£199£8£1,043£72915.71540
31/03/22£645£538£106£6£844£48710.81440
31/03/21£544£488£56£14£738£43010.61441
31/03/20£494£451£43n/an/an/an/an/a57
31/03/19£498£536£-38n/an/an/an/an/a55
31/03/18£651£654£-2£18£678£2785.1250
31/03/17£724£657£68£21£680£2694.9270
31/03/16£714£680£34£20£613£2223.9260
31/03/15£618£613£5£29£590£1763.4160
31/03/14£799£549£249£23£583£1453.2160
31/03/13£646£599£47£31£333£1302.6160
31/03/12£590£572£19£23£279£1062.2160
31/03/11£662£712£-50£25£261£861.5250
31/03/10£644£575£68£15£308£671.4190
31/03/09£452£410£42£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£291£272£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£266£252£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£216£207£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£98£116£-18£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 70%
Reserves/Spending: 15.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 18 months
Quick Ratio: 125.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 15 employees
  • 40 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cornwall,

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
Tudor Trust£99,500
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£78,902
DCMS£39,451
Lloyds Bank Foundation£2,250
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Cornwall Refuge Trust
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Tudor Trust - Grant to Cornwall Refuge Trust
£2,000 11/02/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£39,451 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
£39,451 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
Tudor Trust - Grant to Cornwall Refuge Trust (COVID19 Grant)
£1,500 23/04/2020
as emergency funding towards additional costs incurred in supporting more people experiencing domestic violence during the Coronavirus crisis
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - DOMESTIC ABUSE
£39,451 01/04/2020
A further 25 charities will receive a share of 1 million boost as part of the governments 10 million emergency fund.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Cornwall Refuge Trust
£96,000 14/06/2019
36
over three years towards the salaries of two part-time resettlement workers to support people who have experienced domestic violence to move into independent accommodation
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Cornwall Refuge Trust
£99,361 27/03/2019
36
To fund a contribution towards core costs to support services for men and women affected by domestic abuse.
National Lottery Community Fund - Norda House children & Family work
£9,573 05/10/2018
12
Project Summary :The funding will be used to hire a family worker for children living in a refuge. The project aims to improve mental wellbeing and confidence.
National Lottery Community Fund - Norda House Project
£458,460 23/08/2017
36
This is a continuation of an existing service run by Cornwall Refuge Trust. The project provides safe refuge for men of all ages from across England who are suffering from domestic abuse and ....more
Comic Relief - Our 'Care Around the Family' project.
£124,670 27/05/2015
36
There is has been an increase in reported incidences of domestic violence in Devon and Cornwall, up to 26,000 in 2013-2014. Due to its rural setting, many find it difficult to access services and ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Cornwall Women's Refuge Trust
£66,000 10/07/2014
36
over three years towards of a case worker to work with men who have experienced domestic violence at a new refuge in Truro
National Lottery Community Fund - Care Around The Family
£420,571 20/03/2014
36
Cornwall WomenÂ’s Refuge Trust will use this funding to expand support offered to male victims of domestic abuse and violence across Cornwall. The expansion will mean a refuge and intensive ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Centre of Excellence for Domestic Violence
£249,731 19/01/2012
24
This continuation and development project for Cornwall Women's Refuge Trust aims to create a Centre of Excellence for victims of domestic abuse and violence in Cornwall, providing tailored services ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Cornwall Women's Refuge Trust
£24,500 25/08/2011
the salary costs of a Volunteer Co-ordinator including management, recruitment, training, travel, volunteer expenses, IT, marketing and evaluation
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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: 47-79
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/08/2004, number: 1105270
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/07/2004, number: 05178212
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
  • Investment
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR08: 12 days late,
Main office

CRT
PO BOX 80
TRURO
TR1 1YZ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS AMONG MEN AND WOMEN WHO EXPERIENCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE CHILDREN OF THOSE MEN AND WOMEN. THE AREA OF BENEFIT IS ENGLAND AND WALES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

TRURO, CORNALL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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