Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

SIGNPOST 

Signpost's mission is to provide counselling, coaching and other support to help young people living in South and West Hertfordshire overcome problems in their lives.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£224,334£215,605£8,72925
31/03/22£273,752£261,512£12,24032
31/03/21£205,331£133,194£72,13735
31/03/20£174,168£143,946£30,22220
31/03/19£104,071£37,290£66,78110
31/03/18£0£0£00
31/03/17*£0£0£00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

signpostcounselling.org.uk

administrator@signpostcounselling.org.uk

01923 239495

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other specialist outpatient services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 25 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
BBC Children in Need£30,456
Hertfordshire Community Foundation£19,750
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
DCMS£10,000
CAF£4,000
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Signpost
£30,456 31/01/2022
Therapeutic activities for young people affected by mental health issues. The project aims to benefit young people through increased confidence, improved emotional health, and better understanding of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Minds Matter
£10,000 09/07/2021
The funding will be used to deliver 222 counselling sessions for young people aged 10-25 across Hertfordshire living with poor mental health. The project aims to improve mental health confidence ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 01/10/2020
"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
CAF - Grant to Signpost 1167027 (amalgamated with 801309 Signpost)
£4,000 17/04/2020
3
Grant to Signpost 1167027 (amalgamated with 801309 Signpost) to support the organisation through COVID19
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Lifeline
£5,000 06/04/2020
Grant to Signpost
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Volunteer Development for prevention through early intervention
£4,750 15/10/2019
Grant to Signpost
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Signpost - Youth Volunteer, Campaigning and Fundraising Development Project
£5,000 27/09/2019
Grant to Signpost
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Signpost
£3,000 20/09/2019
12
Small Grant unrestricted core costs
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Watford Volunteer Clinical Development for Mental Health Counselling Services
£5,000 14/08/2019
Grant to Signpost
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/05/2016, number: 1167027
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR17: 32 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from RISING BROOK COMMUNITY PROJECTS on 21/07/2020
  • Asset transfer in from DACORUM YOUTH INFORMATION AND COUNSELLING SERVICE on 18/05/2021
Main office

WATFORD ADVICE CENTRE
ST. MARYS CHURCHYARD
HIGH STREET
WATFORD
WD17 2BE

Objectives

I) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS AND THE PARENTS, CARERS OR GUARDIANS OF SUCH YOUNG PERSONS;II) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND OTHER THERAPEUTIC SERVICES FOR SUCH PERSONS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE,NATIONALITY, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, DISABILITY, RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL BELIEFS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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