Overall GiG Score: 19 ?
Finance Score: 8
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 6
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +6

CHANGING PATHWAYS 

The Charity provides support for women, men and children who have suffered, and are suffering, or are in danger of suffering violence, abuse or neglect by perpetrators known to them by providing refuge and outreach services in the community. The charity also raises awareness on domestic violence with the public
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently
Established: 7 years

www.changingpathways.org

welcome@changingpathways.org

01268729707

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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£2,722£2,332£389£3£1,927£1,1205.8490
31/03/22£2,519£2,019£500£0£1,538£1,0636.3470
31/03/21£2,291£2,055£236£0£1,038£8705.1511
31/03/20£2,119£1,874£245£14£802£6364.1461
31/03/19£1,305£1,475£-170£15£558£3833.13115
31/03/18£1,995£1,268£728£3£728£4334.1280

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 58%
Reserves/Spending: 5.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 18
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 49 employees
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,

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
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Changing Pathways
£3,500 16/03/2023
to purchase storage for fresh food to be distributed to survivors of domestic abuse who are struggling financially across South and West Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Changing Pathways
£20,000 30/09/2021
towards staff costs, PPE and additional cleaning at refuges supporting victims of domestic violence across south Essex
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£38,000 05/10/2020
"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
Essex Community Foundation - Resettlement Project
£49,749 01/03/2019
24
To employ a Resettlement Practitioner over 2 years to support women affected by domestic violence who are moving on from refuge accommodation in the Basildon area
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£10,000 02/01/2019
Whilst we recognise that we cannot prevent the trauma that results from an individuals experience of domestic abuse, we can support women to receive help for their trauma and aid their recovery from ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Work and Skills for Women
£10,000 18/12/2018
11
To employee a Therapeutic Services Lead to support the work of a domestic violence organisation in Basildon
National Lottery Community Fund - WGI stage 2
£223,178 13/11/2017
19
WGI stage 2
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 25-76
  • PATRICIA LEAHY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Manager Quality & Compliance
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/03/2017, number: 1172214
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/01/2016, number: 09941590
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

Changing Pathways
PO Box 51
BASILDON
SS14 0ND

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PERSONS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF, OR IN FEAR OF, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND/OR ABUSE IN ESSEX AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING REFUGE, COUNSELLING AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE ISSUES; AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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