Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -19
Support Score: 8
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 1 Trustee: -5
  • Static board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: -15 ?

HOLLYWELL HOUSING TRUST 

Providing housing support and intensive housing management to vulnerable people across Devon, Cornwall, Plymouth and Torbay.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There is only 1 trustee
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Established: 9 years

jonathan.trembath@richardjsmith.com

01752 690101

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
31/03/21£975£1,005£-31£0£120£80.1100
31/03/20£912£791£122£0£150£67170
31/03/19£653£623£29£0£29£-16-0.390
31/03/18*£502£523£-20£1£-1£-33-0.850
31/03/17£202£203£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£57£37£20£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 68%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 6%
Reserves/Spending: 0.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Plymouth City, Somerset, Torbay, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 10 employees

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
National Lottery Community Fund£51,275
Lloyds Bank Foundation£33,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Hollywell Housing Trust
£45,000 28/05/2020
6
The project offers a bespoke housing management service for adults with a learning disability or who are on the autistic spectrum. The funding will cover its core costs during Covid-19 with an ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Hollywell Housing Trust
£33,000 21/05/2020
12
One year core funding to support Hollywell Housing Trust to sustain their work to support work addressing Homeless and Vulnerably Housed Complex Social Issue (CSI) during COVID19
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 22/11/2019
Hollywell Housing Trust
National Lottery Community Fund - The Chrysalis Project (Part I)
£6,275 04/07/2019
12
The funding will be used to work with adults who are living with autism, carrying out research which will lead to increased independent living. The project aims to address the specific needs of ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Hollywell Housing Trust
£60,000 13/06/2018
36
towards three years' salary of an Operations Manager at a project providing support in securing and maintaining a tenancy for homeless people in Devon and Cornwall
Resonance - Mental health and well-being
£60,000 02/12/2017
People with learning disabilities
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Hollywell Housing Trust
£75,000 30/11/2017
36
To fund a Tenancy Support and Welfare Co-ordinator (Cornwall) to support people who have been vulnerably housed to maintain their tenancy and access opportunities and services
Resonance - Mental health and well-being
£90,000 03/03/2017
People with learning disabilities
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/02/2015, number: 1160398
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR18: 59 days late,
Main office

Richard J Smith & Co
53B Fore Street
IVYBRIDGE
Devon
PL21 9AE

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING SERVICES TO, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, DISABLED AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE LIVING AND WORKING IN CORNWALL, DEVON, TORBAY, PLYMOUTH, SOMERSET, BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, DORSET THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORTED HOUSING THAT ENABLES DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE TO LIVE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY; ENABLING THEM TO FINANCIALLY MEET HOUSING COSTS; ENABLING FAIR ACCESS TO PRIVATE, SOCIAL AND OTHER RENTAL HOUSING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING ACCESS TO INTEREST FREE LOANS TO FUND HOUSING DEPOSITS AND HOME SET UP COSTS; THE PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL HOUSING MANAGEMENT SERVICES ALL OF WHICH SUCH PERSONS COULD EITHER NOT AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS OR ADEQUATELY SUSTAIN ALONE DUE TO IMPAIRMENT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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