Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 16

INTERCOM

Provides help for people who are experiencing prejudice, discrimination or other disadvantage relating to sexual orientation or gender identity, supports independent lesbian gay bisexual and trans groups and initiatives, and provides training and consultancy for all sectors on the issues around sexual orientation and gender identity.

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Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

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
31/03/23		£674	£697	£-23	£2	£317	£242	4.2	20	14
31/03/22		£652	£531	£121	£0	£340	£247	5.6	13	15
31/03/21		£515	£423	£91	£0	£219	£196	5.6	11	5
31/03/20		£418	£407	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/19		£319	£355	£-36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/18	*	£355	£202	£153	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 76%
Reserves/Spending: 4.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 36.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 7 years

www.intercomtrust.org.uk

office@intercomtrust.org.uk

01392 201015

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Plymouth City, Torbay,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

20 employees
14 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£1,189,570
The Clothworkers Foundation	£2,650
Devon Community Foundation	£2,250

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Devon Community Foundation - Winter Poverty Support
£2,250	12/01/2022	Providing emergency essentials, food and fuel support to identified vulnerable households within traveller and LGBTQ+ communities..
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Intercom Trust
£2,650	20/10/2021	furnishing for a charity supporting the LGBTQ community in Exeter. *only highlighted items on project budget.
National Lottery Community Fund - LGBT+ Health & Wellbeing Project
£1,189,570	24/03/2021 60	The funding will be used over 5 years and will allow the organisation to deliver outreach support to LGBT+ residents across the South West with a range of one to one and group activities - held both ....more The funding will be used over 5 years and will allow the organisation to deliver outreach support to LGBT+ residents across the South West with a range of one to one and group activities - held both face to face and digitally - as well as a telephone helpline service.
LGBT Consortium - Grant to The Intercom Trust
£15,810	08/03/2019	Organisational Sustainability
National Lottery Community Fund - LGB and Trans +Wellbeing Project Southwest
£357,744	22/02/2019 24	The organisation provides a range of support services directly to the LGBT+ community and to other LGBT+ constituted and non constituted grass roots community groups across the South West. The ....more The organisation provides a range of support services directly to the LGBT+ community and to other LGBT+ constituted and non constituted grass roots community groups across the South West. The funding is to ensure the continuation of core services for another two years (counselling and advocacy, specific support for young trans people and their families and a reporting service for LGBT+ hate crime).
National Lottery Community Fund - LGB and Trans Health and Wellbeing Project
£15,379	27/09/2018 12	The project provides a community help, support and advocacy service for vulnerable and disadvantaged LGBT people experiencing a range of issues affecting their mental and emotional health. Issues ....more The project provides a community help, support and advocacy service for vulnerable and disadvantaged LGBT people experiencing a range of issues affecting their mental and emotional health. Issues include isolation and de-socialisation, low self-esteem, internalised phobia, transitioning, suicidal tendencies and depression.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ADAM JACKSON Appointed: 2021

HALLE SIAN FOWLER Appointed: 2021

HELEN CASSON Appointed: 2020

JANA FUNKE Appointed: 2020

PHILIP EVANS RICHARDS Appointed: 2021

SIMON HILL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/03/2017, number: 1171878

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
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

6 returns made; AR18: 44 days late,

Main office

INTERCOM
PO BOX 285
EXETER
EX4 3ZT

Objectives

1) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF LESBIAN, GAY BISEXUAL AND TRANS+ PEOPLE AND OTHERS WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED ON ACCOUNT OF PREJUDICE OR DISCRIMINATION SUFFERED IN RELATION TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY IN SUCH WAYS AS ARE CHARITABLE AT LAW.2) TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT LEGISLATION, CASE DETERMINATIONS, CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) BY RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES, PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE, AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW. 3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO ALL ASPECTS OF DISCRIMINATION AND OTHER DISADVANTAGE SUFFERED BY REASON OF BEING LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL OR TRANS+.

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