Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 11
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 23 ?

YELLOW DOOR 

Yellow Door provides a range of free, accessible services, which aim to be both preventative and responsive in relation to sexual assault and abuse.Services ProvidedTelephone Helpline Opening time:Wed 4-71 to 1 counselling service Independent Sexual Violence AdvisorTherapy GroupsStar Project Education & Outreach Family TherapyDiversity & Inclusion
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 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
Established: 19 years

www.yellowdoor.org.uk

info@yellowdoor.org.uk

023 80636312

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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£1,617£1,667£-49£23£905£8866.45550
31/03/22£1,736£1,577£159£21£954£9547.35045
31/03/21£1,671£1,345£326£32£795£7957.14041
31/03/20£1,333£1,220£113£22£469£4614.53935
31/03/19£1,226£1,190£36£8£356£3303.33520
31/03/18£1,035£975£60£8£320£2933.6320
31/03/17£840£819£21£0£260£1972.9290
31/03/16£794£713£81£0£239£2093.5240
31/03/15£594£557£37£11£158£1513.3150
31/03/14£539£527£11£11£121£1212.7170
31/03/13£508£537£-29£12£109£1092.4130
31/03/12£538£534£3£11£139£1242.8130
31/03/11£478£472£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£399£396£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£402£394£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£389£370£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£346£246£100£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 40%
Liabilities/Income: 37%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 6.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 3
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire, Southampton City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 55 employees
  • 50 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£555,324
Henry Smith Charity£205,900
BBC Children in Need£149,523
Garfield Weston Foundation£55,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Yellow Door
£205,900 14/06/2023
36
towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing support for people who have experienced domestic or sexual abuse in Hampshire.
National Lottery Community Fund - Core Costs - Growth & development of leadership
£486,924 07/03/2023
Funding will be used to support individuals and families who have experienced domestic and/or sexual abuse in Southampton and across Hampshire. This includes a helpline therapy and targeted ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 07/10/2022
Volunteer & Involvement Officers
BBC Children in Need - Grant to YELLOW DOOR
£94,123 03/02/2022
This project will provide support and therapy for children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse or rape. Children and young people will reduce their feelings of guilt and shame, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Adolescent Gender Dysphoria Therapy Service
£10,000 30/09/2021
The funding will be used to deliver therapy to young people struggling with gender dysphoria. The project aims to offer a bespoke service supporting people at the earliest stage.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Yellow Door (Solent) - 18/08/21
£1,000 07/09/2021
Gender Dysphoria Therapeutic Service
BBC Children in Need - Grant to YELLOW DOOR
£55,400 09/09/2020
18
COVID19 - This project will provide individual and group support to young people affected by sexual or domestic abuse, whose issues have been exacerbated by COVID-19. Young people will increase ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Yellow Door COVID-19 Funding
£58,400 26/05/2020
6
Yellow Door provides services for survivors of domestic and sexual abuse as well as delivering preventative work with young people around healthy relationships. The project will use funding to meet ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£25,000 01/05/2020
Yellow Door - Core Costs
The Blagrave Trust - COVID19
£10,000 30/04/2020
Support for those affected by domestic violence and sexual abuse
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Yellow Door
£2,868 15/11/2019
We want to run engaging creative sessions as part of 'The STAR Project,' and work with young people to prevent sexual and domestic abuse.
National Lottery Community Fund - Young People's Art Journalling Group
£10,000 21/02/2019
12
The project will use the funding to support children & young people against sexual abuse offering specialist therapeutic group intervention.
The Blagrave Trust - Healthy relationships and prevention of CSE
£90,000 20/11/2018
Healthy relationships and prevention of CSE
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer & Involvement Programme
£325,267 30/08/2018
36
The funding will be used to develop a joint Volunteer and Involvement Programme between Yellow Door and SWA. The aim is to increase community engagement specifically with groups who represent a ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Yellow Door (Solent)
£10,000 04/05/2018
purchase of IT equipment for a charity which works with survivors of domestic and sexual abuse in Southampton
Ministry of Justice - Female Rape Support Fund (Child Sexual Abuse Support Funding)
£28,000 01/04/2018
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2019 Female Rape Support Fund
£78,285 01/04/2018
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2019 Male Rape Support Fund
£23,046 01/04/2018
To provide direct support services to males aged 13 or over who are, or have been, victims of rape and other forms of sexual violence
National Lottery Community Fund - STAR: Primary School & Vulnerable Groups Engagement
£9,999 06/09/2017
12
This project will deliver outreach sessions to children and young people to raise awareness of risks within relationships and everyday situations. It aims to prevent incidents of abuse by ensuring ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to YELLOW DOOR
£100,389 14/06/2017
36
This project will provide counselling and group therapeutic sessions to children and young people negatively impacted by unwanted sexual experiences. Young people will have improved well-being, ....more
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Male Rape Support Fund
£21,762 01/04/2017
To provide direct support services to males aged 13 or over who are, or have been, victims of rape and other forms of sexual violence.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£28,000 01/04/2017
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on your services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund
£75,167 01/04/2017
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Southampton Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Counselling Service - Southampton
£75,000 21/07/2016
36
Supporting people who have experienced domestic or sexual abuse. This will fund the continuation and extension of the Diversity and Inclusion Advocate post, sessional worker salaries, and related ....more
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Male Rape Support Fund
£21,762 01/04/2016
12
To provide direct support services to males aged 13 or over who are, or have been, victims of rape and other forms of sexual violence
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£28,000 01/04/2016
12
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on your services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Female Rape Support Fund
£70,000 01/04/2016
12
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Southampton Rape Crisis
£72,200 12/03/2015
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of the Development and Delivery Services Manager at an organisation providing specialist services to people from Hampshire experiencing sexual ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - STAR - Drama Project "Chelsea's Choice"
£10,000 27/08/2014
12
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-67
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/10/2005, number: 1111753
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/06/2005, number: 05486084
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from SOUTHAMPTON WOMEN'S AID on 01/02/2020
  • Asset transfer in from THE WELLSPRING CHARITY FOUNDATION on 13/10/2021
Main office

30 Brookvale Road
SOUTHAMPTON
SO17 1QR

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE SICKNESS & DISTRESS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SUFFERED ABUSE/RAPE AT ANY TIME IN THEIR LIVES.II. TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF SEXUAL ABUSE/RAPE AND ITS PSYSCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE SOUTHAMPTON

Data Sources

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