Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

EMMAUS NORFOLK AND WAVENEY 

The Emmaus Norwich community offers a home and meaningful work to 25 men and women, many of whom have been homeless. Emmaus Norwich is a social enterprise and everyone living in the community signs off benefits to work within their ability in the community's charitable business.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
Established: 14 years

https://www.emmaus.org.uk/norfolk_waveney

info@emmausnorfolkandwaveney.org

01986 895444

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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
30/06/23£936£906£30£23£893£78610.41012
30/06/22£801£893£-92£15£864£6979.41217
30/06/21£762£669£93£10£955£91316.41111
30/06/20£883£631£252£7£862£92617.668
30/06/19£510£528£-18£418£610£3888.868
30/06/18£565£427£138£56£628£56715.940
30/06/17£435£347£87£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/16£362£330£32£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/15£579£180£399£9£193£1036.940
30/06/14£232£154£77£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/13£203£123£80£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/12£90£111£-20£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/11£87£7£80£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 34%
Liabilities/Income: 49%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 10.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 14.5
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Norfolk, Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 10 employees
  • 12 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Emmaus Norfolk & Waveney
£190,939 20/01/2023
Restoration of Refectory
National Lottery Community Fund - Outdoor Fitness For All
£9,965 05/03/2021
6
The funding will be used to install an outdoor fitness trail in the organisation's community grounds. The project aims to improve mental and physical health for the group and the wider community.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Emmaus Norwich
£20,000 23/10/2017
New roof, windows and doors for a charity which works with homeless people
National Lottery Community Fund - Recycled Lives: Recycle, Reuse & Restore!
£9,887 18/01/2017
12
This organisation will use funding to run a workshop providing accommodation and employment opportunities for homeless people. This will improve their training and development opportunities.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Emmaus Norwich
£35,000 29/04/2014
The charity provides accommodation and meaningful work to homeless people as part of a community. Their core work enables their service users to gain increased motivation, confidence and self esteem ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 54-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/06/2010, number: 1136584
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/06/2010, number: 07276977
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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

Emmaus Norfolk & Waveney
Belsey Bridge Road
Ditchingham
BUNGAY
NR35 2DT

Objectives

THE CHARITYãS OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE ALLEVIATION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS ARISING THEREFROM, IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE EMMAUS MOVEMENT AS PUBLISHED FROM TIME TO TIME BY EMMAUS UK, TO THOSE IN NEED WITHOUT DISTINCTION BY:1 THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION, OR ASSISTANCE IN SUCH PROVISION, FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE [ ] AREA AND SUCH OTHER PLACES AS MAY SEEM APPROPRIATE FROM TIME TO TIME (THE ¶BENEFICIARIES÷).2 THE REHABILITATION OF THE BENEFICIARIES AS APPROPRIATE AND THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING) AND WORK OPPORTUNITIES AND SATISFACTION FOR THE BENEFICIARIES WITH THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS TO ENABLE THEM TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT IN THE FUTURE AND THEREBY DEVELOP A SENSE OF SELF WORTH AND DIGNITY THROUGH HAVING A SELF-SUPPORTING LIFE.3 THE SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF OTHER EMMAUS COMMUNITIES AND GROUPS OR OTHER AGENCIES IN THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS WHETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY THE EXCHANGE OF RESOURCES, INFORMATION AND EXPERTISE WITH OTHER EMMAUS PROJECTS WORLD WIDE.4 THE FULFILLING OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE RECOGNISED BY ENGLISH LAW AS BEING CHARITABLE AND WHICH THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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