Overall GiG Score: 19 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 11
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +8

COMPASSION ACTS 

Provide emergency food for adults and children within Trussell Trust's guidelines. Debt advice through auspices of Community Money Advice. Food Pantries for those on low incomes Benefits advice and act as advocates at tribunals.Next Steps programme for life skills and on-going assistanceOperate in churches and community centres. Help anyone regardless of their religious beliefs or none
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Established: 7 years

www.compassionacts.uk

hello@compassionacts.uk

01704571798

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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
31/12/22£643£574£69£0£461£3757.811250
31/12/21£496£407£89n/an/an/an/an/a150
31/12/20£356£122£234n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/12/19£125£107£19n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/12/18£91£88£2£0£0£0n/a0120
31/12/17£37£22£15£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: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 81%
Reserves/Spending: 7.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 129.5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 11 employees
  • 250 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Lancashire, Sefton,

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
The Trussell Trust£417,362
Co-Operative Group£8,987
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Compassion Acts
£3,137 21/10/2023
We are a service set up for the people of Banks who are 'just about managing'. Our aim is to reduce food insecurity, and the food pantry is run by a team of volunteers.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Money Management and Debt Advice
£3,000 16/12/2022
To run 20 financial wellbeing workshops for the local community. They will also run a weekly drop-in debt advice service at a location with good public transport links to allow easy access.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Compassion Acts
£5,850 22/10/2022
We would like to cover costs for our Next Steps programme, which includes an allotment project and blocks of counselling for clients.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Southport Foodbank
£5,000 13/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Southport Foodbank
£166,269 06/12/2021
Strategic staffing
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Southport Foodbank
£80,325 20/10/2021
Community Support Officer (OLM)
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Southport Foodbank
£69,094 11/02/2021
Influencing & Partnerships Manager
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Southport Foodbank
£30,000 20/01/2021
36
New food bank HQ (warehouse and DC) over three years
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Southport Foodbank
£19,016 08/12/2020
24
CEO to devote 10 hpw to strategic development, for 2 years
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Southport Foodbank
£3,300 21/08/2020
Volunteer training
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Southport Foodbank
£26,111 30/07/2020
Income maximisation - advice and support manager
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Southport Foodbank
£4,783 03/06/2020
CV emergency costs: salary costs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Southport Foodbank
£2,700 09/04/2020
CV emergency costs: salary costs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Southport Foodbank
£5,382 30/10/2019
12
P/T Fundraiser
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Southport Foodbank
£5,382 30/10/2019
P/T Fundraiser
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Southport Foodbank
£62,295 26/01/2019
36
New foodbank staff plus incidental digital equipment
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Southport Foodbank
£62,295 12/12/2018
New CEO post
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 33-76
  • DR DYMPNA EDWARDS (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired Public Health Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/05/2017, number: 1172948
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/11/2016, number: 10457781
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Victoria Centre
197A Sussex Road
Southport
Southport
County
PR8 6DG

Objectives

A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR PERSONS IN AND AROUND SOUTHPORT AND FORMBY WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES BY PROVIDING AND PROMOTING THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND OTHER SERVICES AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC LIVING IN AND AROUND SOUTHPORT AND FORMBY IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THEIR PERSONAL FINANCES; C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND DOCTRINE IN THE UK.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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