Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

WE R HERE 

To provide counselling, therapy and associated holistic support services including advocacy for individuals and family groups, including children who have experienced traumatic life events such as bereavement, grief or loss, anyone subjected to domestic abuse or experiencing emotional distress. We provide training for professionals to enhance understanding of trauma and trauma informed approach.
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
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely female

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
31/10/22£145£144£2n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/10/21£109£160£-51n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/10/20£159£103£56n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/10/19£85£78£7n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/10/18£64£57£7£0£0£0n/a020
31/10/17£62£50£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/16£66£45£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/15£44£40£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/14£50£36£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/13£27£24£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.werhere.org.uk

info@werhere.org.uk

07891306972

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Mental health and addiction
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 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 Community Fund - Project Self Esteem
£5,790 09/12/2022
The funding will be used to continue to deliver a self-esteem course to support women who have survived abusive and violent relationships. Operating in Nottinghamshire the eight-week programme will ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Responding to trauma
£9,920 07/05/2021
The funding will be used by the project to create a welcoming and calm office environment which will allow it to expand on its normal day to day activities due to increased demand.
Samworth Foundation - Covid-19 Emergency Grant
£28,028 26/06/2020
12
To support the employment of a Children and Young Persons Service Lead for 25 hours per week for one year
National Lottery Community Fund - Good Grief
£10,000 09/03/2020
11
The funding will be used to provide specialist trauma training workshops for people working with survivors of abuse. The project aims to enhance the understanding of trauma to improve related ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to We R Here
£6,492 12/11/2014
The costs of consultancy support for business planning and the Outcomes Star

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-62
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/05/2012, number: 1147478
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/10/2011, number: 07810476
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Lodge
Arnot Hill Park,
Nottingham road
Daybrook
Nottingham
NG5 6JQ

Objectives

(1)TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY ANY CHARITABLE MEANS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:(A)THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, COUNSELLING AND ADVOCACY SERVICES FOR ANY YOUNG PERSON WHO HAS NEED OF SUCH SERVICES, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.(B)THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(C)PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.(2)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, VOLUNTARY AND STATUTORY AGENCIES IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO YOUNG PEOPLE'S WELL-BEING, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL HEATH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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