Overall GiG Score: 1 ?
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3

PROJECT JOHN LIMITED 

Project John offers housing and support to young people aged 16-25.We offer training to young people on tenancy managment, by attending this course young people are more knowledgable to housing and tenancy regulations, preventing future homelessness
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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 was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 19 years

www.projectjohn.co.uk

nicola@projectjohn.co.uk

01229832127

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£306£363£-58n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/22£341£320£21n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/21£334£287£46n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/20£291£268£23n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/19£309£258£51n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/18£917£228£688£0£1,417£55529.150
31/03/17£232£227£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£411£199£212£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£222£207£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£229£212£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£243£228£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£231£216£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£252£202£50£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£239£212£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£193£193£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£148£144£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£150£135£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£184£3£182£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 6 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cumbria,

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
Cumbria Community Foundation - Help through winter
£8,550 24/01/2022
Help through winter
Cumbria Community Foundation - Staff, PPE and food costs
£10,250 19/11/2020
Staff, PPE and food costs
Cumbria Community Foundation - This Is Me
£3,278 31/10/2019
This Is Me
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Project John Ltd
£3,158 29/11/2017
Help fund activities for young people giving them opportunities currently not available to them due to financial hardship.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Project John Ltd
£3,712 04/08/2017
Project John is developing a new centre as a hub for all young people to access advice, training and services under one roof.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reach Out Community Scheme 2017 (ROCSS)
£4,956 07/06/2017
12
The funding will be used to run day trips and workshops for young people in the local area. The project aims to provide people with a chance to come together with others in the community to enjoy fun ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Project John Limited
£120,000 28/03/2017
36
Towards the salary of the CEO, to employ two young apprentices to provide administrative support and towards the core costs of the organisation that supports homeless young people in Barrow in ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-63
  • DAVE MORRISON (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Dads Group Manager
  • MARK RALPH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Business Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/08/2005, number: 1111035
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/07/2005, number: 05502316
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR06: 10 days late,
Main office

Project John
20-24 Cavendish Street
BARROW-IN-FURNESS
LA14 1SB

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S (THE OBJECTS) ARE(A) TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY SINGLE YOUNG PERSONS AGED 16 - 25 IN THE BARROW IN FURNESS AREA (THE 'AREA OF BENEFIT') WHO ARE HOMELESS OR EXPERIENCING SERIOUS FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, BY PROVIDING THEM WITH TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION(B) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SEE FIT FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH PERSONS INCLUDING EQUIPPING THEM WITH SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE SO THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO MEET THEIR OWN FINANCIAL AND TENANCY NEEDS

Defined Area of Benefit:

BARROW IN FURNESS, CUMBRIA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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