Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 12

GAP SUPPORTED HOUSING

To support vulnurable adults both homeless and those threatened by homelessness. We provide short term supported accommodation for up to seven adults. This service provides 24 hour support and offers the opportunity for individuals to look at the issues that contributed to their homelessness. We deliver basic living skills and employability training and assist in finding long term accommodation.

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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		£285	£312	£-27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22	*	£238	£262	£-24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£271	£202	£69	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20		£180	£180	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/19		£153	£156	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/18		£161	£164	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£189	£188	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£179	£172	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£178	£192	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£184	£191	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£197	£195	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£217	£202	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years

www.sgsupportedhousing.com

stopgapinhexham@btinternet.com

01434600051

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for homeless & excluded people & ex-offenders

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Northumberland,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

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

Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£6,000
CAF	£5,700
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to StopGap Supported Housing
£5,000	31/03/2022	Providing 12 months of one day a week support staff time dedicated to helping individuals in Northumberland who are ready to move to independent living
CAF - Grant to StopGap Supported Housing
£5,700	26/06/2020 3	Grant to StopGap Supported Housing to support the organisation through COVID19
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - additional staffing in residential accommodation required during Covid-19 lockdown period
£3,000	22/05/2020	additional staffing in residential accommodation required during Covid-19 lockdown period
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - additional staffing in residential accommodation required during Covid-19 lockdown period
£3,000	22/05/2020	additional staffing in residential accommodation required during Covid-19 lockdown period
National Lottery Community Fund - StopGap Supported Housing - Links House
£233,000	22/11/2018 60	Links House Development
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	13/07/2017	Core Accommodation Service
National Lottery Community Fund - StopGap Supported Housing
£10,000	07/09/2016 12	The project will employ a sessional support worker to recruit new volunteers to work with people affected by homelessness and help dispel negative views of homeless people. Volunteers will offer ....more The project will employ a sessional support worker to recruit new volunteers to work with people affected by homelessness and help dispel negative views of homeless people. Volunteers will offer support, delver activities and help people to develop skills and confidence.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Stop Gap Supported Housing
£16,000	29/01/2014	SGSH supports homeless people and also people with enduring mental health problems in South West Northumberland by providing accommodation and support in the Tynedale District where they are located. ....more SGSH supports homeless people and also people with enduring mental health problems in South West Northumberland by providing accommodation and support in the Tynedale District where they are located. They also help people not only into supported accommoda

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 48-83

JOANNE COSTELLO Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Freelance Small Business Consultant

KEDA NORMAN Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Project Co-Ordinator, Other trusteeships: TYNEDALE WOMEN'S TRAINING GROUP, HEXHAM AND TYNEDALE COMMUNITY TRUST,

ALLAN BERTRAM Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Retired

CHRISTOPHER HENRY BRINTON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Unemployed

VICTORIA MILLER Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Housing Manager

ROSEMARY EILEEN THEOBALDS Appointed: 2012, Occupation: None, Other trusteeships: ADAPT (NORTH EAST), HEXHAM YOUTH INITIATIVE, GATEWAY INTO THE COMMUNITY,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/10/2010, number: 1138615
Registered at Companies House on 25/06/2009, number: 06944944

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
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

12 returns made; AR22: 59 days late,

Main office

Gap Supported Housing
Office 4
4 Meal Market
Hexham
Northumberland
NE46 1NF

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE ADULTS BOTH THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS AND THOSE WHO MAY BE THREATENED WITH HOMELESSNESS, BY THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION, SUPPORTED HOUSING, SUPPORT IN THEIR OWN HOME OR BY SUCH OTHER SERVICES CALCULATED TO RELIEVE THEIR NEEDS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NORTHUMBERLAND

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