Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 15

Excess reserves: -4
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +15

Overall GiG Score: 16

ONE SMALL THING

One Small Thing is striving for positive change in the criminal justice system by implementing small changes in a big way. We provide trauma-informed treatment programmes for the prison and community sectors that consider the individual caught in a cycle of crime and incarceration and aim to humanise their process.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female
The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £6,262,091 available, equivalent to 47 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Established: 5 years

www.onesmallthing.org.uk

info@onesmallthing.org.uk

07734 799135

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23	£3,816	£1,598	£2,218	£114	£9,604	£6,262	47	17
31/03/22	£4,264	£1,172	£3,092	£73	£7,386	£5,395	55.3	12
31/03/21	£3,879	£840	£3,039	£37	£4,294	£3,263	46.6	7
31/03/20	£1,898	£661	£1,237	£24	£1,255	£749	13.6	3
31/03/19	£534	£515	£18	£0	£18	£18	0.4	1

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 18%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 59%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 65%
Reserves/Spending: 47 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9

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Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

17 employees

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	£796,038
Garfield Weston Foundation	£500,000
Dulverton Trust	£260,000
Esmee Fairbairn	£150,000
Wolfson Foundation	£125,000
CHK Foundation	£100,000
Barrow Cadbury Trust	£50,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Hope Street
£796,038	20/07/2023	This funding will be used to provide accommodation as well as tailored personal support programmes for justice involved women. The project aims to provide essential provisions for women in the ....more This funding will be used to provide accommodation as well as tailored personal support programmes for justice involved women. The project aims to provide essential provisions for women in the justice system and improve their mental wellbeing.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to One Small Thing
£150,000	19/07/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs to deliver systemic change for women and their children in contact with the criminal justice system
Staples Trust - Hope Street Project
£5,000	31/03/2023	Hope Street Project
Tedworth Charitable Trust - Hope Street Project
£5,000	31/03/2023	Hope Street Project
Dulverton Trust - One Small Thing - Hope Street Big Give Christmas Challenge 2022
£10,000	08/02/2023	One Small Thing - Hope Street Big Give Christmas Challenge 2022
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Influencing justice reform for women and children
£50,000	25/01/2023	To enable One Small thing to use its evidence to influence policy
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to One Small Thing
£125,000	07/12/2022	Garden and kitchen in new trauma facility supporting women and their children involved in the justice system in Southampton
CHK Foundation - CHK Main Grant
£100,000	07/09/2022	towards building costs
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector - Core Costs Funding
£24,658	01/04/2022	To further increase the sustainability of the sector, and to provide funding for services and interventions.
Tedworth Charitable Trust - Hope Street project in Hampshire for women in the justice system
£8,000	23/03/2022	Hope Street project in Hampshire for women in the justice system.
Staples Trust - Towards its Hope Street project in Hampshire for women in the justice system.
£8,000	17/03/2022 12	Towards its Hope Street project
Staples Trust - Towards its Hope Street project in Hampshire for women in the justice system.
£8,000	17/03/2022	Towards its Hope Street project
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£500,000	29/10/2021	Hope Street
HM Revenue & Customs - SME Brexit Support Fund
£295	14/07/2021	Training Grant provided for Customs training purposes
Dulverton Trust - Hope Street (Operation Costs)
£250,000	10/06/2020	Hope Street (Operation Costs)

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 42-53

SISASENKOSI MOYO Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Managing Director

ELEANOR LOUISE HORNE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Barrister

LORNA FORBES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Brand Engagement

SAMANTHA HORNE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Finance Director

LADY EDWINA LOUISE SNOW (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Philanthropist

LAURENCE HUNTE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Programme Manager

SARAH HUGHES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/11/2018, number: 1180782
Registered at Companies House on 14/08/2018, number: 11516337

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
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

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

One Small Thing
c/o The Foundry
17 Oval Way
London

Objectives

1. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PROMOTION OF THE RELIEF AND REHABILITATION OF PRISONERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM PRISON ESTATE, OF EX-OFFENDERS AND OF PEOPLE AT RISK OF OFFENDING BY (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):(A) ENABLING THE PROVISION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF GENDER-RESPONSIVE AND TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICE WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM;(B) THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY-BASED CENTRE OR CENTRES OFFERING ACCOMMODATION (INCLUDING TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION) SPECIALIST SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN WORK ACTIVITIES EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO WOMEN (AND THEIR CHILDREN) WHO ARE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM OR WHO ARE AT RISK OF OFFENDING OR RE-OFFENDING; ‘TRAUMA INFORMED PRACTICE’ MEANS AN APPROACH, ENCOMPASSING STAFF, RESIDENTS IN PRISONS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY, WHICH RECOGNISES AND ACKNOWLEDGES TRAUMA AND ITS PREVALENCE ALONGSIDE AWARENESS AND SENSITIVITY TO ITS DYNAMICS.2. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF CRIME AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY.

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