Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 13

Excess reserves: -3
Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 13

SHELTER FROM THE STORM

Provision of shelter, food, advice, counselling and other forms of charitable support to those who are homeless or otherwise socially and economically disadvantaged.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased 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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,288,189 available, equivalent to 34 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£526	£455	£71	£3	£1,517	£1,288	34	4	275
31/03/22		£471	£410	£61	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£527	£433	£94	£2	£1,376	£1,328	36.8	5	350
31/03/20		£627	£337	£290	£1	£1,282	£1,272	45.3	3	445
31/03/19	*	£795	£367	£428	£2	£993	£874	28.6	4	435
31/03/18		£376	£343	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£372	£264	£108	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£229	£250	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£219	£204	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£336	£165	£171	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£227	£155	£72	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£177	£116	£61	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£174	£88	£86	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10	*	£54	£35	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09	*	£36	£16	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 56%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 85%
Reserves/Spending: 34 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 6.5

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 16 years

www.sfts.org.uk

mail@sfts.org.uk

02072811363

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington	£75,000
Greenwood Place	£30,000
The Foyle Foundation	£22,500
Wates Foundation	£15,000
Joseph Levy Foundation	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Joseph Levy Foundation - Unrestricted funding
£10,000	12/01/2024	To support the charity's work providing emergency accommodation for homeless people
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£10,000	28/11/2023	towards the charity’s ongoing work supporting the homeless
Wates Foundation - SFTS Core Funding - AWF Sept 2023
£15,000	27/09/2023	Core costs: SFTS is a place of safety, a place of transformation, a place of hope - not only for our guests, but for all of us. SFTS’s high level aims and objectives are the following: 1. To provide emergency shelter to the most vulnerable people ....more Core costs: SFTS is a place of safety, a place of transformation, a place of hope - not only for our guests, but for all of us. SFTS’s high level aims and objectives are the following: 1. To provide emergency shelter to the most vulnerable people in London. We take people directly off the streets and support them to move on into their own homes. Everyone who comes into the shelter has a personalised move on plan with the ultimate aim of securing housing. Our Project Workers support each guest with their move on plans. 2. To support guests into housing. Each guest who arrives at SFTS has a designated Project Worker who will give wrap-around support to help them achieve their goals. 3. To support guests to obtain employment. Guests are supported with CV writing, job applications, purchasing clothing for interviews or new jobs and ensuring guests have the correct ID. 4. To improve guest’s motivation, self-worth and support networks.
Greenwood Place - Grant to Shelter from the Storm
£15,000	01/01/2023	Unrestricted funding
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	29/11/2022	towards the charity's work supporting the homeless
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Shelter From The Storm
£75,000	30/06/2022 36	Contribution towards the cost of three years funding for a Project Worker salary
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	03/12/2021	towards the charity's work supporting the homeless
Greenwood Place - Grant to Shelter from the Storm
£15,000	27/11/2021	Unrestricted funding
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - COVID19 Rapid Response Fund Grant to Shelter From The Storm
£5,000	25/03/2020 12	To support the organisation to continue to operate their homeless shelter.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£2,500	28/11/2019	towards ongoing costs of running the homeless shelter during 2020
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Shelter From The Storm
£73,200	04/07/2019 36	Supporting a night shelter, providing support, advice and guidance to guests.
LandAid Charitable Trust - Renovation of 4-bed property
£100,000	27/02/2019 3	This project is a renovation of a former supermarket in Archway, Islington into a new 40 bed night shelter, a community café and a shop. It is a purpose built, design led, unique night shelter supported by charities across the city, and backed by ....more This project is a renovation of a former supermarket in Archway, Islington into a new 40 bed night shelter, a community café and a shop. It is a purpose built, design led, unique night shelter supported by charities across the city, and backed by the Mayor and GLA.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-57

CLAUDE PAPY UMUHIRE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Senior Programme Coach

DAVID DREWERY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Executive Director

DOMINIC GRAY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Sound Engineer

DR MEGAN CLINCH (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: University Lecturer

MR KRISTIAN SPARKS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: It Consultant / Book Keeper

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/08/2008, number: 1125575
Registered at Companies House on 26/06/2008, number: 06631475

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR19: 19 days late, AR10: 58 days late, AR09: 2 days late,

Main office

Shelter From The Storm
124-128 City Road
LONDON
EC1V 2NX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO RELIEVE THE NEED OF PERSONS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR OTHERWISE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BY THE PROVISION OF SHELTER, FOOD, ADVICE. COUNSELLING AND OTHER CHARITABLE FORMS OF SUPPORT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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