Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 0
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

DEPAUL INTERNATIONAL 

Depaul International, through its subsidiaries, works with homeless and disadvantaged people in the provision of accommodation and support services in the UK, Ireland, Slovakia, Ukraine, USA, France and Croatia, with plans for expansion into other countries over time.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently
Established: 19 years

www.int.depaulcharity.org

info@depaulinternational.org

02039489872

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
31/12/22£62,661£59,802£2,859£3,430£25,946£16,7383.41,092692
31/12/21£50,034£45,844£4,190£2,858£22,167£16,1454.2961716
31/12/20£44,206£41,678£2,528£3,163£18,179£14,5174.2955192
31/12/19£40,276£39,590£686£3,006£15,637£12,0443.78781,580
31/12/18£39,211£37,791£1,420£2,633£14,611£10,6193.4843617
31/12/17£36,833£33,542£3,291£2,241£12,947£9,7483.58100
31/12/16£27,856£27,719£137£1,797£9,546£7,4703.27760
31/12/15£25,203£24,692£511£1,589£9,362£7,6133.76710
31/12/14£23,338£21,796£1,542£1,495£8,827£6,0603.35970
31/12/13£18,480£18,205£275£1,341£7,356£5,6933.85300
31/12/12£16,928£16,456£472£1,201£7,187£6,1714.54950
31/12/11£16,656£16,333£323£1,054£6,750£5,8744.34680
31/12/10£15,824£15,454£370£1,098£6,426£4,9303.84100
31/12/09£16,535£15,944£591£859£5,951£1770.14290
31/12/08£15,139£14,705£434£830£5,428£880.13460
31/12/07£12,498£12,000£498£805£5,038£1270.13120
31/12/06£11,124£11,160£-36£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£8,167£8,324£-157£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 41%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 65%
Reserves/Spending: 3.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Croatia, France, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Ukraine, United States,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 1,092 employees
  • 692 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Tedworth Charitable Trust - Towards a soup kitchen for Ukraine appeal
£1,000 22/06/2023
Towards its soup kitchen for Ukraine appeal
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Global Research Hub
£60,000 13/04/2016
9
To establish and launch the Global Research Hub to allow researchers, practitioners and decision-makers to share effective practices to address homelessness among people experiencing severe and ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 46-77
  • RHEA TARIQ Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Humanitarian Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/12/2004, number: 1107385
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/09/2004, number: 05245818
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Homes England
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR05: 42 days late,
Main office

DEPAUL INTERNATIONAL
ST VINCENT'S CENTRE
CARLISLE PLACE
LONDON
SW1P 1NL

Objectives

3.1 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP;3.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND3.3 SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS OR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME DECIDE CAN USEFULLY BE PURSUED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFITNATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY AND BY SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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