Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

NORTH WORCESTERSHIRE BASEMENT PROJECTS LTD 

The Basement Project is a Worcestershire charity which supports young people aged 25 and under; in securing and sustaining accommodation; who are in crisis, homeless, or at risk of homelessness & in resolving the many contributing factors such as finances, relationships & mediation, physical and mental health, access to employment, education and training.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 20 years

www.basementproject.org

info@basementproject.org.uk

01527 832993

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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£296£382£-86n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/03/22£330£362£-32n/an/an/an/an/a32
31/03/21£374£345£30n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/20£422£331£91n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/19£288£328£-41n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/18£406£315£91£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£378£303£76£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£335£315£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£245£229£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£250£210£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£161£131£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£181£180£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11?£263£280£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09*£211£215£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£181£185£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£135£151£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£117£136£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£141£121£21£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Worcestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 9 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£829,294
DCMS£4,309
Co-Operative Group£2,534
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - The Basement Project
£486,983 25/11/2022
The funding will support core costs for the Basement Project which supports young people at risk of becoming homeless or who are homeless or in crisis in Worcestershire through various support ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Basement Project
£2,534 22/10/2022
We wish to help young people get set up in a tenancy, as many of our clients move in with nothing at all.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Basement Project
£10,000 14/10/2022
The funding will be used to support vulnerable young people aged 25 and under who are homeless at risk of homelessness or are in crisis. Additionally young mums and domestic abuse victims will also ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Basement Project
£9,671 14/05/2021
The funding will be used as a contribution to find a part-time support worker for 9 months to support young people up to the age of 25 who are homeless at risk of homelessness or are in crisis ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,309 14/09/2020
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
National Lottery Community Fund - The Basement Project
£322,640 27/09/2019
57
This funding will help expand the group's drop-in service, which is open every week day, some Saturday mornings, and Wednesday evenings. It is staffed by two qualified youth workers and trained ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to North Worcestershire Basement Projects
£75,000 16/10/2018
36
Floating Support for homeless for vulnerably housed young people in North Worcestershire to enable them to maintain their tenancy, transition to full independent living and address/overcome the other ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to North Worcestershire Basement Projects
£3,796 04/08/2017
Funding will allow us to continue providing free workshops to young people, enabling them to live independently and overcome disadvantages.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Basement Drop-In Service
£256,977 13/07/2016
35
This is a continuation and development of an existing project that provides a drop-in service for homeless and potentially homeless young people aged 16-25. Beneficiaries will have access to support ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to North Worcestershire Basement Projects
£60,000 09/06/2016
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a drop-in service for young people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in Worcestershire
Comic Relief - The Outreach Support Service - breaking the cycle of youth homelessness
£112,500 18/03/2015
36
The Basement Projects provides drop-in support and outreach services to homeless young people in North Worcestershire. Funding will enable hard to reach, vulnerable homeless young people from a ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to North Worcestershire Basement Projects
£75,000 04/02/2015
36
The grant will pay for an Outreach Support Worker who will support recently house and formerly homeless young people. Engaging and supporting them to address mental ill health issues, build skills ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Basement Drop-In Service
£207,129 13/03/2013
36
This is a continuation and expansion of a project to by North Worcestershire Basement Projects to provide a drop-in service available for homeless and potentially homeless young people aged 16-25 in ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to North Worcestershire Basement Projects
£45,000 05/12/2012
36
towards three years' running costs of a Drop-In Service for young people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in Worcestershire
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 28-83
  • CLAIRE PENNELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Workforce Development Manager
  • DAVID MORGAN Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Business Consultant
  • PIPPA TRUEMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Independent Social Worker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/10/2004, number: 1106209
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/09/2004, number: 05230659
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
  • 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
18 returns made; AR09: 114 days late, AR06: 49 days late,
Main office

1 Hanover Street
Bromsgrove
Bromsgrove
Worcs
B61 7JH

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEED HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN WORCESTERSHIRE BY:A) ASSISTING YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE POTENTIALLY HOMELESS, ACTUALLY HOMELESS AND/OR UNEMPLOYED AND/OR LOCAL AUTHORITY CARE LEAVERS IN COMPETING EFFECTIVELY IN THE LABOUR MARKET;B) PROVIDING CLEAR AND ADEQUATE INFORMATION/RESOURCES TO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE POTENTIALLY HOMELESS, ACTUALLY HOMELESS AND/OR UNEMPLOYED AND/OR LOCAL AUTHORITY CARE LEAVERS SO THEY ARE FULLY INFORMED OF THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, ETC; ANDC) ENCOURAGING, SUPPORTING AND EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE POTENTIALLY HOMELESS, ACTUALLY HOMELESS AND/OR UNEMPLOYED AND/OR LOCAL AUTHORITY CARE LEAVERS TO REPRESENT THEMSELVES

Defined Area of Benefit:

BROMSGROVE, WORCESTERSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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