Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 9

Liabilities <10%: +3
Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2

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

Overall weighted support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 21

HOME FOR GOOD

Home for Good exists to encourage people to foster and adopt, and inspire and equip churches to welcome and support families that foster and adopt.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£1,188	£1,929	£-741	£173	£2,323	£2,200	13.7	42	225
31/03/22	£1,219	£1,511	£-292	£115	£3,064	£2,904	23.1	34	514
31/03/21	£1,298	£1,389	£-91	£111	£3,356	£3,179	27.5	36	400
31/03/20	£4,190	£1,365	£2,825	£99	£3,447	£3,296	29	35	412
31/03/19	£1,345	£996	£349	£85	£622	£568	6.8	28	358
31/03/18	£766	£745	£20	£49	£273	£248	4	21	0
31/03/17	£636	£647	£-11	£44	£253	£245	4.5	17	0
31/03/16	£653	£487	£166	£30	£264	£240	5.9	15	0
31/03/15	£293	£195	£98	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 15.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 13.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 17.6

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 10 years

www.homeforgood.org.uk

info@homeforgood.org.uk

03000010995

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Adoption & fostering services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

The Jerusalem Trust	£174,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£110,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
DCMS	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Jerusalem Trust - Towards frontline services including the Who Cares campaign
£150,000	25/01/2024 12	Evangelism and Christian mission
The Jerusalem Trust - Cost of Living Uplift Grant
£24,000	27/06/2023 12	Evangelism and Christian mission
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Home for Good
£5,000	11/11/2022	Funding was provided towards the cost of a part-time co-ordinator in West Sussex and contribution to core costs. .
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£60,000	11/03/2022 36	Regional Development Project
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Home for Good
£1,000	08/11/2021	As requested by the donor towards work supporting vulnerable children
National Lottery Community Fund - Mobilising volunteers to find homes for vulnerable children
£10,000	30/09/2021	The funding will be used to develop a new digital training package that will equip volunteers with the appropriate tools to support vulnerable children in care. The project aims to improve their sustainability for families in need.
Quartet Community Foundation - Finding Homes for vulnerable children across the West of England and developing support for the families who welcome them in.
£5,000	27/10/2020	Supporting carers for vulnerable children affected by the impact of the coronavirus by developing support provision, and increasing resilience across the community.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	01/09/2020	"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£50,000	01/05/2020	Finding Homes For Vulnerable Children - A Post-Pandemic Response.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-67

JEREMY COOPER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

LAURA CAROLINE EADES Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Pastor/Counsellor

RACHEL MARY WESTCOTT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Charity Worker

REV LUKE NATHAN BACON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Minister Of Religion

SIMON JAMES BLAKE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/09/2014, number: 1158707
Registered at Companies House on 28/05/2014, number: 09060425

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Fundraising Regulator

First registered: 12/11/2017, current status: Large charity (levy paid)

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

Home for Good
Romero House
55 Westminster Bridge Road
LONDON
SE1 7JB

Objectives

The Charity’s Objects are, for the public benefit and in accordance with Christian principles as set out in the Statement of Beliefs, to relieve the needs of and advance in life children and young people who have been or may be at some point placed in care in the UK – whatever the placement type. This includes (but is not limited to) encouraging Christians to adopt, foster and/or provide supported accommodation for children and young people, equipping churches to support foster carers, adoptive families and supported lodgings hosts, and equipping local authorities, trusts, and fostering/adoption agencies to engage more effectively with Churches and Christians.

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