Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 6

CORNERGATE FOUNDATION

Cornergate Foundation works with prisoners/ex-offenders helping them to rehabilitate and resettle after prison, refraining from crime. We work with people in addictions, mental health conditions and the lonely and isolated as these factors all overlap. Core work is in befriending/mentoring, addiction recovery, signposting to other agencies and advocacy. We work in Hertfordshire and surrounds.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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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
05/04/23	£19	£21	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
05/04/22	£20	£15	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
05/04/21	£18	£13	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
05/04/20	£19	£19	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
05/04/19	£11	£13	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
05/04/18	£8	£7	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/17	£25	£2	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.cornergate.org

kim.hobbs@cornergate.org

07947272870

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 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
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - *!You-Hear-Me?"± - Self Development Course for Prisoners & Ex-Offenders
£4,978	25/06/2019	Grant to Cornergate Foundation (CF)

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:

EAMONN O'REILLY (Chair) Appointed: 2021

CAROLINE LOUISE YOUNG Appointed: 2016

HELEN MARY ISABEL FELLOWS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Accountant

CHRISTOPHER CHARLES JAMES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Sales And Marketing Director, Other trusteeship: LAMBOURNE END LTD,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/01/2016, number: 1165264

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

c/o HemelHempstead Methodist Church
270 Northridge Way
Hemel Hempstead
HP1 2AU

Objectives

CORNERGATE FOUNDATION EXISTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PROMOTING THE SOCIAL INCLUSION OF PEOPLE IN NEED, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IN PRISON (OR WHO HAVE A CRIMINAL CONVICTION) OR WHO SUFFER, OR HAVE SUFFERED ADDICTIONS OR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, ILLNESS OR OTHER HARDSHIPS, BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, ADVOCACY, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING ACCOMMODATION OR OPEN SPACE, WHETHER SUPPORTED OR OTHERWISE.SUCH SERVICES MAY BE PROVIDED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY, FROM TIME TO TIME, THINK FIT.

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