Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -7

Support Score: 8

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Static board: -3
All male board: -3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: -4

HELPING HANDS ESSEX

Currently: To set up accommodation & support services to help people with drink problems in Central Essex. Please note - The charity stopped providing services June 30th 2022 due to loss of funding. An orderly settlement of financial obligations has been taking place since. All remaining clients were placed with similar service providers and all staff found roles locally.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are only 4 trustees
The Board is completely male
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 14 years

www.hhe.org.uk

ricky@hhe.org.uk

07414037059

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£25	£86	£-61	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/22	£241	£299	£-58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/21	£264	£243	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/20	£273	£205	£68	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19	£135	£120	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18	£109	£124	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£128	£123	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£114	£148	£-34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£97	£76	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£67	£50	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£38	£25	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£45	£18	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£7	£0	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Essex,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 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

Essex Community Foundation	£85,324
The Clothworkers Foundation	£40,000
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Helping Hands Essex
£10,000	07/04/2022	towards the core costs of a charity supporting individuals battling addiction that are also facing homelessness in Chelmsford
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Helping Hands Essex
£5,000	03/03/2022	to cover the cost of training courses for individuals at a charity supporting homeless people with addiction in Chelmsford
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Helping Hands Essex
£40,000	19/10/2021	purchase building for a charity supporting people experiencing homelessness in Kent
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Helping Hands Essex
£10,000	12/03/2021	towards the operating costs of an established charity supporting those in recovery from alcohol and substance abuse in Mid-Essex
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - MHCLG Homelessness Fund
£10,000	07/05/2020	Organisations supporting homelessness
Essex Community Foundation - Stay Sober Live Life
£5,000	06/02/2020 11	To support the running of a Stay Sober, Live Life programme for those in recovery from alcohol abuse in Mid-Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Move-On Accommodation
£50,000	29/01/2020 23	To employ a Liaison Manager to support homeless individuals recovering from alcohol addiction living at the new move-on accommodation, over two years
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Helping Hands Essex
£5,324	30/09/2019	To support the running costs of a Chelmsford based charity helping people in their recovery from alcohol abuse
Essex Community Foundation - Stay Sober Live Life
£5,000	14/02/2019 11	To support individuals with an alcohol addiction and their families through rehabilitation and recovery
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Helping Hands Essex
£6,500	24/01/2019	To support the running costs of a Chelmsford based charity helping people in their recovery from alcohol abuse
National Lottery Community Fund - Stay Sober Live Life
£270,000	19/12/2018 36	The organisation will use the funding to provide an alcohol rehabilitation course for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and want to abstain from alcohol. The project will provide ....more The organisation will use the funding to provide an alcohol rehabilitation course for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and want to abstain from alcohol. The project will provide residential rehabilitation spaces along with a therapeutic package of support to rehab residents, non-residential rehab clients and those in their aftercare programme.
Essex Community Foundation - Stay Sober Live Life
£10,000	07/02/2018 11	To support individuals with an alcohol addiction and their families through rehabilitation and recovery
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Helping Hands Essex
£5,288	24/01/2018	To support a counselling service for people recovering from alcohol addiction
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Helping Hands Essex
£45,000	08/08/2017 36	The charity supports recovering alcoholics. They provide accommodation and one to one and group support which enables them to remain abstinent and deal with the other issues they face so they can ....more The charity supports recovering alcoholics. They provide accommodation and one to one and group support which enables them to remain abstinent and deal with the other issues they face so they can move on positively.
Essex Community Foundation - Supporting individuals with an addiction
£3,082	19/07/2017	To support a counselling service for people recovering from alcohol addiction
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Helping Hands Essex
£4,307	25/05/2017	To support a counselling service for people recovering from alcohol addiction
Essex Community Foundation - Aftercare- Stay Sober and Live Life
£5,000	30/09/2016 11	To support the aftercare programme of a Chelmsford based charity supporting those with alcohol addictions
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Helping Hands Essex
£45,000	08/10/2014	The charity supports recovering alcoholics. They provide accommodation and one to one and group support which enables them to remain abstinent and deal with the other issues they face so they can ....more The charity supports recovering alcoholics. They provide accommodation and one to one and group support which enables them to remain abstinent and deal with the other issues they face so they can move on positively.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-74

GRAHAM HOWARD POOLEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Programme Director

NIGEL DAVID BONGARD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: ALCOHELP,

RICKY MALONEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant

ROBERT WILLIAM KILVINGTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: OPEN ROAD VISIONS,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/12/2009, number: 1133102
Registered at Companies House on 11/09/2009, number: 07015520

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
Investment
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

13 returns made; all on time

Main office

Helping Hands Essex
Pinewood House
Burnham Road
Althorne
Essex
CM3 6DP

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY AND OTHER ACCOMMODATION, ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS IN NEED WHO ARE DEEMED HOMELESS AND REQUIRE SUCH ACCOMMODATION, ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE INCLUDING SIGN-POSTING TO AGENCIES OR ORGANISATIONS OF FURTHER SUPPORT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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