Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -2
Pension deficit: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 11

ELIZABETH FRY CHARITY

Elizabeth Fry Charity was registered and incorporated on 11 July 2013 but remained dormant during the period. Business was transferred from Elizabeth Fry Home to Elizabeth Fry Charity on 01 April 2014.The charitable purposes of the Charity are for the public benefit to facilitate the care and rehabilitation of female offenders.:

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,528,056 available, equivalent to 25 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
There is a pension deficit of £269,000

Established: 11 years

www.elizabethfry.co.uk

info@elizabethfry.co.uk

01189572385

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£1,201	£1,235	£-34	£1	£2,571	£2,528	24.6	19	3
31/03/22	£1,086	£1,153	£-68	£0	£1,511	£1,455	15.1	29	4
31/03/21	£1,141	£1,221	£-81	£0	£1,167	£1,113	10.9	30	4
31/03/20	£1,069	£1,147	£-78	£0	£1,761	£1,720	18	31	4
31/03/19	£1,049	£967	£82	£0	£1,339	£1,312	16.3	17	4
31/03/18	£856	£879	£-24	£0	£1,201	£1,144	15.6	15	0
31/03/17	£864	£760	£104	£0	£1,116	£1,055	16.7	14	0
31/03/16	£810	£732	£78	£0	£1,270	£1,161	19	16	0
31/03/15	£2,260	£899	£1,362	£24	£1,083	£960	12.8	15	0
31/03/14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 24.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 7.7

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Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Reading,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

19 employees
3 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
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Elizabeth Fry Approved Premises for Women
£24,000	23/09/2022	Housing and Link Worker
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Elizabeth Fry Approved Premises for Women
£24,000	25/08/2021	Housing and Link Worker
National Lottery Community Fund - Brief Intervention
£8,521	30/11/2020 6	This project will provide an extra member of staff to support the team and residents also enabling an additional intervention to be offered to the resident group of women who are ex-offenders. The ....more This project will provide an extra member of staff to support the team and residents also enabling an additional intervention to be offered to the resident group of women who are ex-offenders. The residents have very complex needs including substance misuse alcohol misuse mental health and self-injury that have been made worse as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This project will allow evening activities to be run providing a healthy and alternative distraction to their difficulties.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Elizabeth Fry Approved Premises for Women
£24,000	26/08/2020	Housing and Link Worker
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Elizabeth Fry Home
£25,000	17/07/2018	refurbishment of a hostel kitchen for a charity which works with ex-offenders in Berkshire
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Elizabeth Fry Charity
£69,784	06/05/2015 36	providing an Approved Premises for Women Offenders on release from prison and to provide resettlement support for women prior to, during and after their stay at the charity

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-72

ANTHONY EDWARD FRY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

NICKY BREWSTER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Magistrate

ANTHONY JAMES ROLLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Civil Servant

JANE COTTRELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Magistrate

JENNIFER JEAN POWELL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

KAY WHITAKER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/07/2013, number: 1152840
Registered at Companies House on 11/07/2013, number: 08606716

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investing charity funds 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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; all on time

Main office

Elizabeth Fry Approved Premises
6 Coley Avenue
READING
RG1 6LQ

Objectives

THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO FACILITATE THE CARE AND REHABILITATION:(I) OF THOSE WHO HAVE OFFENDED OR ARE ALLEGED TO HAVE OFFENDED, BY PROVISION OF HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION OR OTHERWISE, WITH PARTICULAR THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVE REGARD TO ASSISTING WOMEN AND CHILDREN;(II) OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM DOMESTIC OR OTHER VIOLENCE;(III) OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN SUFFERING OTHER SOCIAL DEPRIVATION OR EXCLUSION.

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