Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 0

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 1

WEST BERKSHIRE HOMELESS (NEWBURY AREA)

West Berkshire Homeless (Newbury area) works with the homeless, or those facing homelssness by:? helping to obtain accommodation and if possible employment? helping obtain finance to obtain/maintain accommodation.? exploring ways of preventing benefit withdrawals that result in homelessness? working to eleviate poverty? if required, providing a night shelter during the winter period

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

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

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
31/10/22		£83	£80	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/10/21		£99	£81	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/10/20	*	£118	£105	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/10/19		£118	£104	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/10/18		£57	£47	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	80

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.westberkshirehomeless.co.uk

erica.gassor@googlemail.com

07799492235

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community food services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

West Berkshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£2,500	21/01/2021	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CATHERINE KNIGHT (Chair) Appointed: 2017

ERICA RANDERSON GASSOR Appointed: 2017

KEVIN GALLAGHER Appointed: 2020

JOHN SIMON LACEY COLEMAN Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: NEWBURY LIONS CLUB (CIO),

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/10/2017, number: 1175217

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR20: 2 days late,

Main office

4a
ELMS AVENUE
THATCHAM
BERKSHIRE
RG19 4JT

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE NEWBURY AND SURROUNDING AREA TO PROVIDE:I. NIGHT SHELTER ACCOMMODATION FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE WEST BERKSHIRE/NEWBURY AREA.II. MENTORING TO HOMELESS PEOPLE TO ENABLE THEM TO MOVE INTO ACCOMMODATION AND EMPLOYMENT.III. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE HOMELESS PEOPLE TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN ACCOMMODATION.IV. EXPLORE WAYS OF PREVENTING BENEFIT WITHDRAWALS THAT RESULT IN HOMELESSNESS.

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