Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

THE HELIOS FOUNDATION 

The objects of the CIO are to advance for the benefit of the public the study and practice of the arts and sciences pertaining to spiritual healing and related fields associated with holistic health.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Established: 9 years

helioscentre.org.uk

helios@helioscentre.org.uk

02077137120

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
30/06/23£344£199£144n/an/an/an/an/a26
30/06/22*£134£150£-16n/an/an/an/an/a26
30/06/21*£158£152£6n/an/an/an/an/a26
30/06/20*£189£186£3n/an/an/an/an/a36
30/06/19£283£152£131n/an/an/an/an/a25
30/06/18£120£119£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/16*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 26 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
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 22/09/2020
"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
National Lottery Community Fund - Enhanced Core Wellness support for HIV people facing declining health
£284,973 23/11/2018
48
A project to support people with HIV who are facing declining health. It will address psychological issues including depression, loneliness, drug and alcohol dependency and the effects of trauma ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Helios Foundation
£9,500 26/09/2018
purchase of new furniture and carpet for a charity which works with disadvantaged minority communities in London
National Lottery Community Fund - Pilot LGBTQ Community Empowerment Project
£10,000 18/10/2017
12
This project will set up and facilitate a trial peer support and advocacy service, which will train volunteers to deliver services to support people from the transgender community, who are at risk of ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/01/2015, number: 1160233
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • 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
8 returns made; AR22: 151 days late, AR21: 374 days late, AR20: 361 days late, AR16: 78 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE HELIOS FOUNDATION on 05/05/2021
Main office

116 Judd street
Kings Cross
London
WC1H 9NS

Objectives

TO ADVANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCES PERTAINING TO SPIRITUAL HEALING AND RELATED FIELDS ASSOCIATED WITH HOLISTIC HEALTH.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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