Overall GiG Score: 21 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 11
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11

UNSEEN (UK) 

Unseen are working towards a world without slavery by supporting, equipping and influencing.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 15 years

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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
31/12/22£3,074£3,067£7£296£954£8763.4935
31/12/21£2,456£2,246£211£229£947£9455.19215
31/12/20£2,322£2,254£68£252£737£7023.78530
31/12/19£2,242£2,418£-177£227£669£5792.97430
31/12/18£2,382£2,525£-143£142£846£7373.58120
31/12/17£1,819£1,817£2£116£989£5083.4510
31/12/16£1,711£1,135£576£58£987£3383.6490
31/12/15£756£726£29£88£411£2604.3250
31/12/14£727£594£133£65£382£2996180
31/12/13?£588£564£24£74£248£1002.1150
30/11/12£438£352£86£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/11£251£134£118£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/10£36£25£11£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/09£21£13£9£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 24%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 3.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 93 employees
  • 5 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

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
Henry Smith Charity£279,800
DCMS£109,016
Garfield Weston Foundation£95,000
Comic Relief£70,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£45,000 18/03/2022
Using data, research, and collaboration to improve the identification and support of victims of modern slavery.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Unseen
£116,300 11/03/2022
36
towards three years' running costs, including the salary of a Wellbeing Coordinator, at a project providing a range of support for survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking, impacted by the ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Unseen UK
£1,000 06/12/2021
As requested by the donor towards anti-trafficking work
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - UK Modern Slavery Helpline
£5,000 25/11/2021
Grant to Unseen UK
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Unseen UK
£1,477 23/10/2021
We plan to provide activities for survivors of modern slavery and their children, so they can improve their health and wellbeing and reduce feelings of isolation.
Comic Relief - Using data to disrupt modern slavery and get victims to a place of safety
£70,000 28/04/2021
It is estimated that there are at least 100,000 victims of modern slavery and human trafficking in the UK (CSJ, It Still Happens Here, 2020). Unseen?s vision is a world without slavery. We operate ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Unseen UK
£1,000 21/01/2021
As requested by the donor towards anti-trafficking work
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - UK Modern Slavery Helpline
£5,000 28/08/2020
Grant to Unseen UK
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£99,016 29/07/2020
"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 ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£10,000 26/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Unseen's Men's Safehouse: Mental health support for male survivors of modern slavery
£2,800 14/01/2020
11
Unseen’s men’s safehouse supports victims of modern slavery and human trafficking. We provide a safe space and 24/7 support so they can begin the complex journey of rebuilding their lives.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Unseen UK
£5,858 15/11/2019
We want to support survivors of modern slavery to reintegrate into the community through day trips and other social activities.
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Unseen
£30,000 19/09/2019
24
Unseen's Women's Safehouse; Early intervention for female victims of modern slavery
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£50,000 03/09/2019
Unseen: Moving towards a world without slavery
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - UK-wide Modern Slavery Helpline and Resource Centre
£5,000 25/06/2019
Grant to Unseen UK
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Unseen
£163,500 12/06/2019
36
towards three years' projects costs of a men's safehouse for male victims of modern slavery in the South West of England
Quartet Community Foundation - Women's Anti-Trafficking Emergency Refuge (WATER)
£2,500 05/07/2018
12
A contribution toward the ongoing cost of the group's Women's Anti-Trafficking Emergency Refuge (WATER) including an annual subscription to Fareshare and toward their activity funds that enable the ....more
Suffolk Community Foundation - Spotlight - shining a light on slavery and exploitation
£12,185 11/12/2017
8
To support Spotlight - shining a light on slavery and exploitation.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 26/04/2017
CHIPS (Children In A Place of Safety)
National Lottery Community Fund - Project Resilience
£293,899 19/10/2016
36
This project targets women survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking, offering a full range of support to women at all stages of their journey from point of rescue through to independent ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Unseen (UK)
£75,000 21/07/2016
36
Supporting survivors of trafficking and tackling the systematic issues of slavery. The grant will contribute towards the salary of Unseen's Managing Director.
Quartet Community Foundation - MAP (Men's Anti-Slavery Project)
£2,500 04/07/2016
0
To assist with the capital costs associated with a new project MAP (Mens Anti-Slavery Project) being launched at the end of May.
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Unseen UK
£47,200 14/03/2016
24
Towards the salary of one Project Worker for CHIPS: Children in a Place of Safety.
National Lottery Community Fund - Men’s Anti-trafficking Project (MAP)
£488,404 15/07/2015
36
This new project from Unseen will create a specialist 24-hour staffed accommodation for male victims of human trafficking (MVT) with high level needs. This centre will enable the beneficiaries to ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Unseen
£71,000 11/09/2014
36
towards three years' salary of the Casework Manager for the 'Children in a Place of Safety' project for trafficked children throughout the UK
National Lottery Community Fund - Project Resilience
£225,337 27/03/2014
24
This charity in Bristol will use the funding to continue to provide intensive holistic support to female survivors of trafficking. The project aims to address the complex needs of survivors as they ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Unseen (UK)
£18,400 28/08/2013
Unseen (UK) supports women survivors of trafficking. This grant will fund a support worker to provide practical and emotional help to women living in the safe house. The women will feel safer and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-67
  • JANICE BIRTLE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Consultant Psychiatrist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/01/2009, number: 1127620
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/11/2008, number: 06754171
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

7 Hide Market
West Street
St. Philips
BRISTOL
BS2 0BH

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEED OF, AND TO HELP AND ASSIST ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND/OR MODERN SLAVERY, IN PARTICULAR BY:1. THE PROVISION OF SAFE HOUSING, MEDICAL CARE, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, LEGAL ADVICE, COUNSELLING AND LIFE SKILLS AND COACHING;2. RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND/OR MODERN SLAVERY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND INTERNATIONALLY; AND3. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE BODIES AND INSTITUTIONS AS THE DIRECTORS SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SEE FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED, IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Data Sources

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