Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 2

Spending declining: -1
Volatile income: -3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -1

SAFER COMMUNITIES LIMITED

Encouraging the development of crime reduction and promotion of community safety in the Tees Valley and England and Wales

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Spending is declining
Income has been volatile recently

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	£1,094	£1,064	£30	£0	£899	£627	7.1	3	3
31/03/22	£2,277	£1,991	£286	£0	£869	£589	3.6	58	0
31/03/21	£2,348	£2,068	£281	£0	£583	£342	2	78	12
31/03/20	£2,184	£2,327	£-143	£0	£302	£277	1.4	205	30
31/03/19	£2,510	£2,478	£32	£0	£445	£406	2	187	26
31/03/18	£2,055	£2,109	£-54	£0	£413	£282	1.6	134	0
31/03/17	£2,199	£2,287	£-87	£0	£467	£278	1.5	142	0
31/03/16	£1,899	£1,793	£106	£0	£554	£351	2.3	132	0
31/03/15	£1,452	£1,501	£-49	£240	£448	£267	2.1	52	0
31/03/14	£1,370	£1,400	£-31	£233	£497	£301	2.6	46	0
31/03/13	£2,674	£2,832	£-158	£380	£528	£375	1.6	55	0
31/03/12	£3,164	£3,009	£155	£253	£686	£371	1.5	162	0
31/03/11	£2,389	£2,357	£32	£412	£531	£340	1.7	133	0
31/03/10	£2,624	£2,705	£-81	£139	£499	£315	1.4	74	0
31/03/09	£2,264	£2,205	£59	£20	£580	£356	1.9	66	0
31/03/08	£2,180	£2,033	£147	£20	£521	£325	1.9	70	0
31/03/07	£1,916	£2,040	£-124	£20	£374	£246	1.4	57	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 70%
Reserves/Spending: 7.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 8.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 18 years
(28 years as a company)

www.safeinteesvalley.org

joanne.hodgkinson@safeinteesvalley.org

0164266440

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

3 employees
3 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
County Durham Community Foundation - County Durham and Darlington Peer Mentors
£4,730	03/07/2020	To support County Durham and Darlington Peer Mentors.
Home Office - Knife Crime Community Fund 2019-20
£29,652	01/04/2019	The fund was set up in 2017/18 to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people at risk of carrying a knife and committing crime. The fund was open to ....more The fund was set up in 2017/18 to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people at risk of carrying a knife and committing crime. The fund was open to voluntary and community sector groups and the Home Office made up to £800,000 available in 2017 to 2018.A second round of the fund was announced in the Serious Violence Strategy, launched by the Home Secretary on 9 April 2018.In 2018/19 were are increasing this fund to £1.56 million pound for 68 projects.
North East Social Investment Fund (NESIF) - Citizenship and community
£870,000	01/08/2016	People who have experienced crime or abuse
National Lottery Community Fund - Cleveland Police Cadet Camp
£10,000	13/01/2011 12	This registered charity in Cleveland will use funding to take a number of young people on a police cadet camp. This will enable children from all backgrounds to come together and learn new skills ....more This registered charity in Cleveland will use funding to take a number of young people on a police cadet camp. This will enable children from all backgrounds to come together and learn new skills that will increase confidence and self esteem and reduce isolation between young people.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

IAN HAYTON

LOUISE MARIE CASEY Appointed: 2020

MARIA ELIZABETH LADEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Information Management (Financial Sector)

NICHOLAS BRIAN DENT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Lawyer

ALAN TIMOTHY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director

MICHAEL HOME Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/01/2006, number: 1112657
Registered at Companies House on 16/04/1996, number: 03186535

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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
Social media 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

Main office

Safer Communities Ltd
Corvette House
24 Falcon Court
Preston Farm Industrial Estate
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
TS18 3TX

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY BY THE PROMOTION OF CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY SAFETY AND BY THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN PLANNED AND CO-ORDINATED APPROACHES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY SAFETY IN THE AREA COMPRISED OF THE FIVE BOROUGH COUNCILS OF DARLINGTON, HARTLEPOOL, MIDDLESBROUGH, REDCAR & CLEVELAND AND STOCKTON ON TEES (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE TEES VALLEY)

Defined Area of Benefit:

DARLINGTON, HARTLEPOOL, MIDDLESBROUGH, REDCAR & CLEVELAND AND STOCKTON ON TEES

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