Finance Score: 8
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

BARNABUS (MANCHESTER) 

Barnabus (Manchester) is a Christian charity offering practical, emotional and spiritual support to rough sleepers and those who are vulnerably housed in Manchester. Our Drop In Centre offers food, showers,clothing, access to medical care and activities; our Support Office offers accommodation referrals, advice resettlement and employment. We run an employability project, ReNu, furniture upcycling
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 7 years

www.barnabus-manchester.org.uk

admin@barnabusmanchester.co.uk

01612373223

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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£785£740£44£29£869£62410.11850
31/03/22£871£733£138£30£824£78312.81740
31/03/21£882£585£297£26£687£60412.41680
31/03/20£531£611£-80£22£389£3677.21790
31/03/19£978£572£405£22£470£38381790
31/03/18*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 72%
Reserves/Spending: 10.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 31.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Manchester City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 18 employees
  • 50 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
DCMS£98,902
Garfield Weston Foundation£55,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£50,000
Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity£32,500
National Lottery Community Fund£30,000
MACC£7,966
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Barnabus
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
National Lottery Community Fund - Barnabus (Manchester)
£10,000 15/07/2022
The funding will be used to fund a drop-in support centre for homeless people with a range of deep rooted and complex needs unable to access benefits claims and other support information due to being ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Barnabus
£50,000 11/07/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Barnabus
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 05/11/2021
Barnabus (Manchester)
MACC - Barnabus
£700 02/11/2021
Big Change MCR, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations on behalf of individual people escaping homelessness
MACC - Barnabus
£1,288 27/10/2021
Big Change MCR, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations on behalf of individual people escaping homelessness
MACC - Barnabus
£704 04/10/2021
Big Change MCR, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations on behalf of individual people escaping homelessness
MACC - Barnabus
£704 31/08/2021
Big Change MCR, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations on behalf of individual people escaping homelessness
MACC - Barnabus
£1,288 24/08/2021
Big Change MCR, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations on behalf of individual people escaping homelessness
MACC - Barnabus
£1,288 26/07/2021
Big Change MCR, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations on behalf of individual people escaping homelessness
MACC - Barnabus
£1,288 30/06/2021
Big Change MCR, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations on behalf of individual people escaping homelessness
MACC - Barnabus
£704 28/06/2021
Big Change MCR, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations on behalf of individual people escaping homelessness
National Lottery Community Fund - Barnabus (Manchester) Beacon Support Centre
£10,000 16/04/2021
The funding will be used to work with homeless people at a holistic level to help them rebuild their lives which have been further impacted by the ongoing pandemic. The project aims to support people ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£98,902 11/08/2020
"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
Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity - Grant to Barnabus Manchester
£19,500 30/07/2020
6
Funding to support frontline salaries and a targetted Support Centre for people newly experiencing homelessness (COVID-19 response)
Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity - Grant to Barnabus Manchester
£6,500 14/05/2020
Towards running costs of charity, including staff costs, insurance and utility bills for running a van (COVID-19 response)
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - MHCLG Homelessness Fund
£50,000 07/05/2020
Organisations supporting homelessness
Crisis UK - Grant to Barnabus Manchester
£4,896 24/04/2020
Support for clients in dispersed accommodation
Department for Work and Pensions - FSF Partnership Barnabus Manchester
£5,198 01/04/2020
To move claimants either into work or closer to work.
Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity - Grant to Barnabus Manchester
£6,500 30/03/2020
Supporting initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 28/05/2019
Core Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Street Outreach to Manchester Homeless
£10,000 02/05/2019
12
The funding will be used towards staffing costs of the street outreach teams who engage with homeless, rough sleepers to offer support, increase awareness of sources of help, reduce isolation and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/08/2017, number: 1174410
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls 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: 56 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from BARNABUS on 14/09/2020
Main office

45 Bloom Street
MANCHESTER
M1 3LY

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:4.1. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH OF HOMELESS PERSONS; 4.2. TO RELIEVE POVERTY OF HOMELESS PERSONS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PROVISION OF FOOD, CLOTHING, TEMPORARY SHELTER; AND 4.3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.

Data Sources

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360 Giving
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