Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

EDBERTS HOUSE

EDBERTS HOUSE IS WORKING WITH LOCAL PEOPLE TO BUILD HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, FRIENDLIER COMMUNITIES. WE MANAGE FOUR PROJECTS: TWO LOCAL HUBS OFFERING ACTIVITIES, TRAINING, YOUTH WORK AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES, OUR COMMUNITY LINKING PROJECT, BASED IN TWENTY SEVEN GP PRACTICES, SUPPORTING PATIENTS WITH NON CLINICAL ISSUES, AND THRIVE IN BEACON LOUGH EAST: A COMMUNITY LED APPROACH TO SYSTEMS CHANGE.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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 age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

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
31/03/24£1,656£1,643£13£0£748£5393.94660
31/03/23£1,572£1,500£73£0£736£5264.24340
31/03/22£1,158£1,148£10£0£663£5275.53670
31/03/21£1,061£844£217£0£653£4236270
31/03/20?£702£593£109£0£436£2625.32160
31/03/18£447£332£115n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£239£258£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£235£262£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£184£119£66n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£68£65£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£48£49£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£47£37£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£44£33£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£35£31£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 72%
Reserves/Spending: 3.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 5.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 16 years

www.edbertshouse.org

info@edbertshouse.org

01914691066

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gateshead,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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
Tudor Trust£152,000
DCMS£98,842
The Ballinger Charitable Trust£90,000
People's Health Trust£58,831
Virgin Money Foundation£40,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
People's Health Trust - Delivering a Strategic Partnership Fund project in Gateshead, Tyneside
£50,000 27/09/2023
This 14-month project supports Edberts House to pilot and test the new Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INT) model being proposed by NHS England (NHSE) in East Gateshead. The model puts local people and community connecting places at the centre of ....more
People's Health Trust - Delivering a Homes for Health project in Gateshead, Tyneside
£8,831 26/09/2023
This 21-month project works to amplify the voice of private sector tenants living in an inner-city area of Gateshead, Tyneside. Much of the local private housing stock in the area is in a poor state of repair, with the key issues being damp, mould ....more
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Edbert's House
£60,000 22/09/2023
36
Unrestricted funding
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Edberts House
£1,000 17/11/2022
Provision of advice and support including advice on welfare benefits, finances and housing
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Edbert's House
£15,000 09/09/2022
Unrestricted funding
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Edberts House
£1,000 25/11/2021
Provision of advice and support including advice on welfare benefits, finances and housing
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Edbert's House
£15,000 01/10/2021
Unrestricted funding.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Edberts House
£7,500 15/07/2021
The organisation’s work supporting families in East Gateshead
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Edberts House
£2,850 20/05/2021
A childcare project in Gateshead
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Edberts House
£30,000 07/02/2021
12
Grant to support the organisations running costs.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Edberts House
£2,000 05/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Edberts House
£3,264 24/10/2020
We would like to produce a Christmas community pantomime. Working with a drama company, the community will write and perform in the show.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£98,842 17/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Support for laptops to enable the secure access of patient information during the Covid-19 pandemic
£5,000 12/06/2020
Support for laptops to enable the secure access of patient information during the Covid-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - laptops to enable the secure access of patient information during the Covid-19 pandemic
£5,000 12/06/2020
laptops to enable the secure access of patient information during the Covid-19 pandemic
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Edberts House
£10,000 17/04/2020
6
Grant to Edberts House to support the orgnisation through COVID19.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Edberts House
£150,000 12/03/2020
36
over three years as continuation funding on an unrestricted basis for a community organisation in Gateshead
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - youth work in East Gateshead
£4,865 06/03/2020
youth work in East Gateshead
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - the costs of running a summer holiday playscheme for 7-14 year olds in High Lanes
£4,000 17/06/2019
the costs of running a summer holiday playscheme for 7-14 year olds in High Lanes
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£21,573 01/04/2019
Will scale up the work or four organisations working in partnership (Edberts House, Gateshead Older Peoples Assembly, CBC Health (federation representing all GP practices in Gateshead) and Gateshead Council), operating a social prescribing model ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Thrive in Beacon Lough East
£838,231 22/03/2019
60
Thrive in Beacon Lough East
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Edberts House
£33,565 22/02/2019
12
Grant to support Edberts House to expand its work into Beacon Lough East in Gateshead.
DCMS - Thrive in Beacon Lough East
£33,565 22/02/2019
Edberts House is an inspiring community development project based in Gateshead. Since it began work it has gradually created ripples across adjacent neighborhoods. The award is to support Edberts House to expand its work into Beacon Lough East in ....more
Comic Relief - Sustainability Fund 2
£37,300 13/02/2019
3
Sustainability Fund 2
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£21,573 02/01/2019
Will scale up the work or four organisations working in partnership (Edberts House, Gateshead Older Peoples Assembly, CBC Health (federation representing all GP practices in Gateshead) and Gateshead Council), operating a social prescribing model ....more
Power to Change - Edberts House
£60,537 17/12/2018
Grant to Edberts House
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Linking Project
£54,913 26/11/2018
36
Community Linking Project
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Community Pantomime to celebrate and support cohesion
£5,000 09/10/2018
Community Pantomime to celebrate and support cohesion
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Edbert's House
£45,000 21/09/2018
36
Unrestricted funding.
Power to Change - Edberts House
£20,000 20/12/2017
36
Grant to Edberts House
Tudor Trust - Grant to Edberts House
£100,000 19/07/2017
36
over three years towards salaries at a community centre on the High Lanes estate in Gateshead
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Edberts House
£216,508 06/12/2016
36
Edberts House was awarded £90,000 to open up the building and turn the two separate houses into one space, combining the heating and electrical supply. It also received a further £111,508 over three years to continue to employ a community ....more
Comic Relief - Core salary costs
£40,000 30/11/2016
24
Edberts House is a community led organisation based in the deprived area of East Gateshead which experiences high levels of unemployment, health inequality and poverty. Its community hubs enable local people to create local solutions to local issues ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Additional financial management capacity
£10,000 18/11/2016
Towards Additional financial management capacity
National Lottery Community Fund - Celebrate East Gateshead
£10,000 13/10/2016
12
The project will host an event at the local leisure centre to bring the community together and celebrate diversity through arts, cooking and music. A second event will deliver a series of outings to celebrate the seasons and visit local attractions.
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Edberts House
£18,098 20/11/2015
12
Grant to develop a community bakery in a new project in Gateshead.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Edberts House
£125,000 08/05/2014
36
over three years towards salaries at a community centre on the High Lanes estate in Gateshead
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Edberts House
£15,500 27/04/2012
the salary and on costs of the Community Development Worker
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-74
  • ADAM CHERRY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Business Improvement Specialist
  • AMANDA HEALY (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Public Health
  • CATHERINE KELLY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Housewife
  • JOANNA MARY BARNARD Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director
  • MICHAEL STIRRUP Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Finance Director
  • PAUL CASSIDY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Doctor
  • STEPHEN BEAUMONT MCGUINNESS Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Legal Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/01/2009, number: 1127388
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/11/2008, number: 06756641
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

17-19 St. Edmunds Drive
GATESHEAD
NE10 9AE

Objectives

A) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY;B) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT;C) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; ANDD) TO PROMOTE THE GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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