Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 8
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Strong growth: +2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8

FUSION HOUSING KIRKLEES LTD 

Support to people aged 16 plus to access accommodation with the local council, private landlords or housing associationsSpecialist support for young parents, young Asian women and offendersHelp with budgeting and sorting out debt and other servicesLegal housing issues advice and court representationsAdvice to aid access into education and employmentSupport to live independently
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £191,216 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
Established: 11 years

www.fusionhousing.org.uk

info@fusionhousing.org.uk

01484425522

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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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£4,873£5,297£-424£1,761£-189£-191-0.48910
31/03/22*£5,311£5,295£16£1,788£234£2320.5943
31/03/21£4,967£4,866£101£1,632£218£2160.5884
31/03/20£4,320£4,269£51£1,259£117£1150.3823
31/03/19£3,268£3,264£4£717£66£640.2704
31/03/18£3,030£3,039£-9£329£62£600.2750
31/03/17£3,504£3,495£10£236£121£1190.4910
31/03/16£3,143£3,132£11£57£111£1090.4870
31/03/15£2,539£2,520£19£63£100£980.5670
31/03/14*£2,377£2,365£12£4£81£780.4550

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 129%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 101%
Reserves/Spending: -0.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 89 employees
  • 10 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Calderdale, City Of Wakefield, Kirklees,

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
Access to Justice Foundation£119,520
DCMS£34,790
National Lottery Community Fund£9,950
Esmee Fairbairn£9,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
£51,801 12/08/2021
A flexible grant as part of wave 2 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID54
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£34,790 09/09/2020
"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
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
£67,719 16/07/2020
A flexible grant as part of wave 1 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID19
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Fusion Housing
£9,000 23/04/2020
6
Towards COVID-19 extra support grant
National Lottery Community Fund - KBOP
£9,950 28/02/2020
12
The funding will be used to purchase IT equipment. The project aims to use this equipment for group training sessions on employment and 1:1 sessions for employment and housing.
Esmee Fairbairn - Social investment Fusion Housing
£100,000 10/04/2018
60
An investment towards a social lettings agency supporting vulnerable people at risk of homelessness to access the private rental sector in West Yorkshire.
Key Fund - Housing and local facilities
£56,000 19/01/2018
All Groups
Key Fund - Housing and local facilities
£44,000 19/01/2018
All Groups
National Lottery Community Fund - Kirklees Community Advice Guiders
£483,720 20/04/2016
36
The aim of the project is to provide information, advice and guidance on debt, benefit, housing, immigration, employment and family issues. The project will establish a network in 10 voluntary ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 69-77
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/04/2013, number: 1151483
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/07/2012, number: 08158320
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
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR22: 2 days late, AR14: 146 days late,
Main office

Fusion Housing Ltd
Pearl House
10 John William Street
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 1BA

Objectives

1.1THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN WEST YORKSHIRE, PARTICULARLY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, ABOUT TO BECOME HOMELESS OR WHO ARE IN HOUSING NEED BY PROVIDING ADVICE,ADVOCACY, SUPPORT AND TRAINING IN RELATION TO HEALTH, HOUSING, LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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