Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 12
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

CROSSROADS DERBYSHIRE 

Crossroads Derbyshire offers refuge and community outreach services to adults and children living in the community across the High Peak and Derbyshire Dales who are at risk of domestic abuse. For more information visit our website : crossroadsderbyshire.org
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 14 years

crossroadsderbyshire.org

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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
31/03/23£1,102£1,257£-155£52£462£3853.7346
31/03/22£1,132£1,172£-40£45£618£4804.9336
31/03/21£1,277£1,039£238£30£658£5085.9306
31/03/20£682£696£-14£29£424£1392.4276
31/03/19£802£668£134£32£438£1432.6265
31/03/18£647£532£115£30£304£1503.4240
31/03/17£428£457£-29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£447£399£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£355£355£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£351£351£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£247£278£-31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£263£290£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£288£296£-8£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 3.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 5.4
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Derbyshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 34 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
National Lottery Community Fund£498,096
Henry Smith Charity£411,300
BBC Children in Need£99,330
DCMS£85,524
Garfield Weston Foundation£61,500
Lloyds Bank Foundation£60,155
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£46,500
Co-Operative Group£14,956
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Crossroads Derbyshire
£1,444 21/10/2023
Our incredible team will coordinate fun, meaningful and challenging activities and group sessions for children and young people in our service, and give support to families escaping domestic abuse.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Crossroads Derbyshire
£172,800 21/09/2023
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of an organisation providing support for people with experience of domestic abuse from rural communities across Derbyshire.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Crossroads Derbyshire
£99,330 07/08/2023
This grant will provide intensive counselling sessions to children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse. Intended outcomes are to overcome long-term impacts of domestic abuse, reduce ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Improvements to community buildings used by a rural domestic abuse service
£9,916 10/02/2023
The funding will be used to install a new heating system at a women’s refuge. The project aims to ensure the facility is warm and safe for its users.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Crossroads Derbyshire
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Crossroads Derbyshire
£4,195 22/10/2022
We would like to provide a counselling service to support children and young people who have been exposed to domestic abuse. We help them to recover, build resilience and improve their wellbeing.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 05/08/2022
Core costs for a rural domestic abuse service.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,500 17/06/2022
WCA Winner 2022-2023
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Crossroads Derbyshire
£6,500 06/05/2022
Jubilee Grant Restricted Project Funding
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Crossroads Derbyshire
£2,922 23/10/2021
We aim to provide a safe environment that supports children and young people who have been exposed to domestic abuse, to focus on feelings, self-esteem, anger management, safety, and family.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Crossroads Derbyshire
£40,000 22/07/2021
48
Main Grant unrestricted core costs
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Recovery grant to Crossroads Derbyshire
£50,000 03/12/2020
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Crossroads Derbyshire, awarded under the Foundation's Domestic Abuse funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to support charities ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Crossroads Derbyshire
£84,000 23/10/2020
12
towards one year's running costs of a project providing a rural domestic abuse service for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the High Peak and Derbyshire Dales.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Crossroads Derbyshire
£7,905 23/07/2020
Grant to Crossroads Derbyshire meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£85,524 18/06/2020
"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
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Crossroads Derbyshire
£154,500 10/06/2020
36
towards three years' running costs of an organisation running a rural domestic abuse service in the High Peak and Derbyshire Dales
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 22/05/2020
Crossroads Derbyshire - rural domestic abuse service
CAF - Grant to Crossroads Derbyshire
£7,800 20/05/2020
3
Grant to Crossroads Derbyshire to support the organisation through COVID19
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Crossroads Derbyshire
£3,873 18/05/2020
COVID19 : purchase IT equipment for a charity that support victims of domestic abuse in Derbyshire
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Crossroads Derbyshire
£6,395 15/11/2019
We want to run support groups, delivering counseling to adults and children who have experienced domestic abuse in the Matlock area.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Harmony Project
£488,180 17/10/2019
60
This funding will provide a period of stability during which the group will further develop their Harmony Project - a unique specialist refuge service for young women fleeing domestic abuse. They ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 05/12/2018
Core funding for domestic abuse outreach work in Derbyshire.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Crossroads Derbyshire
£5,774 19/11/2018
We want to refurbish the kitchen and bathrooms of our specialist refuge for young people fleeing domestic abuse.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Crossroads Derbyshire
£47,000 10/07/2018
24
Supporting people to leave abusive relationships and develop the emotional and practical skills they need to improve their quality of life. The grant will fund part of the salary, on costs and ....more
LandAid Charitable Trust - The Harmony Project
£75,000 25/06/2018
3
The Harmony Project provides safe accommodation for young women aged 16-24 and their children who have been forced to flee their homes to escape domestic abuse. The project is located just outside ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Community space for abuse survivors
£9,590 12/06/2018
12
This project will offer support sessions to people who have experienced domestic abuse also focusing on taking early action for prevention. This will build strong positive and resilient relationships ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Crossroads Derbyshire
£3,550 29/11/2017
We want to run a weekly group for children in the New Mills area who have witnessed domestic abuse in the home.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Crossroads Derbyshire
£3,183 04/08/2017
We will help children who have witnessed domestic abuse in the home to recover, understand abuse and keep themselves safe in the future.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 29/06/2017
Core costs for domestic abuse community outreach service
Comic Relief - Capacity building grant to strengthen domestic abuse charity
£39,762 30/11/2016
24
Crossroads Derbyshire is based in Glossop to the very north of Derbyshire where they run a refuge for young women aged 16-24 years old and their children. They also offer group work and 1-to-1 ....more
DCMS - Capacity building grant to strengthen domestic abuse charity
£19,881 30/11/2016
Crossroads Derbyshire is based in Glossop to the very north of Derbyshire where they run a refuge for young women aged 16-24 years old and their children. They also offer group work and 1-to-1 ....more
DCMS - Capacity building grant to strengthen domestic abuse charity
£19,881 30/11/2016
Crossroads Derbyshire is based in Glossop to the very north of Derbyshire where they run a refuge for young women aged 16-24 years old and their children. They also offer group work and 1-to-1 ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Harmony Project
£301,802 30/11/2016
36
This funding will support the continuation and development of a project by Crossroads Derbyshire which aims to support young women aged 16-24 who are experiencing abuse, have poor emotional health ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Crossroads Derbyshire
£82,400 08/09/2016
36
towards three years' salary of the Senior Accommodation Worker at the 'Harmony Project', a refuge for young people in Derbyshire who have experienced domestic abuse
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Crossroads Derbyshire
£47,000 21/07/2016
24
Supporting people to leave abusive relationships and develop the emotional and practical skills they need to improve their quality of life. The grant will fund part of the salary, on costs and ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to High Peak Women's Aid
£25,000 25/10/2013
The charity provides outreach support and a hostel for young women that are victims of domestic violence across Derbyshire. The grant will support a volunteer coordinator to enable the charity to ....more
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the salary of a specialist young women’s worker
£2,000 31/01/2013
Towards the salary of a specialist young women’s worker for girls aged 13 plus.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to High Peak Women's Aid
£67,600 14/03/2012
24
towards two years’ running costs of an Outreach Service to support women and children in Derbyshire experiencing abuse and who are still living at home
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 34-73
  • ABBIE KIRKHAM Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Learning Delivery Manager
  • LISA MORRIS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Safeguarding Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/03/2010, number: 1134679
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/02/2010, number: 07164749
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
  • 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

P O BOX 22
GLOSSOP
DERBYSHIRE
SK13 8AE

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF WOMEN AND ANY CHILDREN THEY MAY HAVE, WHO HAVE BEEN OR ARE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC ABUSE OR ARE AT RISK OF DOING SO, AND WHO ARE LIVING OR HAVE SOUGHT REFUGE WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF SAFE HOUSING AND OUTREACH SUPPORT; AND TO ASSIST MEN WHO HAVE SUFFERED SIMILARLY, OFFERING OUTREACH SUPPORT WHERE APPROPRIATE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Data Sources

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