Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 5
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

PHOENIX COMMUNITY CARE LIMITED 

The relief of those in need, hardship or distress in particular those who are vulnerable, young people, asylum seekers and refugees by the provision of supporting housing for their benefit. To operate a foster care agency and provide care and support for their benefit. To also deliver education. To help relieve poverty in Sri Lanka, Romania and Kenya.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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£1,988£1,949£39£1£260£2511.5160
31/03/22£1,769£1,643£126£0£221£1991.5150
31/03/21£1,568£1,758£-190£0£95£920.6130
31/03/20£1,531£1,429£102£5£285£2812.470
31/03/19£1,280£1,171£109£71£183£1831.91010
31/03/18£1,123£1,126£-4£16£73£730.880
31/03/17£884£889£-5£185£77£771130
31/03/16*£791£748£43£438£82£821.3120
31/03/15£773£761£13£315£40£400.650
31/03/14*£853£793£60£275£27£270.4100
31/03/13£689£765£-76£524£-33£-33-0.5120
31/03/12*£707£624£83£438£4£40.1110

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 32%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 1.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 13 years
(24 years as a company)

www.phoenixcommunity.org

info@phoenixcommunity.co.uk

020 888 76 888

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other individual and family services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kenya, Romania, Sri Lanka, Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 16 employees

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
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - Phoenix Community Care
£50,000 19/11/2023
Towards setting up a mill in Kenya

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-80
  • ADRIAN HAWKES (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Charity Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/01/2011, number: 1139773
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/06/1999, number: 03798480
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
12 returns made; AR16: 262 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR12: 2 days late,
Main office

The Trampery
639 High Road
LONDON
N17 8AA

Objectives

(A) THE RELIEF IF THOSE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN PARTICULAR THOSE THAT ARE VULNERABLE, YOUNG PEOPLE, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORTED HOUSING FOR THEIR BENEFIT;(B) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BY THE OPERATION OF A FOSTER CARE AGENCY AND BY PROVIDING CARE AND SUPPORT FOR THEIR BENEFIT.(C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BY DELIVERING TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14-19), ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES WHO ARE NOT IN EDUCATION OR EMPLOYMENT.(D) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN SRI LANKA AND KENYA BY FUNDING AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ORPHANAGES, SCHOOLS AND TO FEEDING PROGRAMMES THAT AFFECT MEMBERS OF DEPRIVED COMMUNITIES; AND BY THE PROVISION OF VOLUNTEERS TO FURTHER THIS WORK.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PARTICULAR SRI LANKA AND KENYA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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