Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

RENOVA TRUST 

To relieve the needs of people who are former rough sleepers, vulnerably housed people or people who would otherwise be at risk of street homelessness, in Berkshire and such parts of the United Kingdom as the charity trustees may from time to time decide.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£179,779£117,702£62,07728
31/03/22£111,843£80,173£31,6700
31/03/21£290,946£35,162£255,78427
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

charity@renova.org.uk

01344423496

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 28 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£28,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£7,000
The MSE Charity£6,560
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Renova Trust
£7,000 17/08/2022
construction of garden office for a charity supporting people who are homelessness in Berkshire
The MSE Charity - Grant to Renova Trust
£6,560 15/11/2021
Funding financial independence training for supported residents who have been affected by homelessness
DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
£18,000 27/11/2020
"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
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 14/09/2020
"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

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/03/2020, number: 1188757
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

Flat 16
Marner Point
1 Jefferson Plaza
LONDON
E3 3QB

Objectives

1. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE FORMER ROUGH SLEEPERS, VULNERABLY HOUSED PEOPLE OR PEOPLE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE AT RISK OF STREET HOMELESSNESS, IN BERKSHIRE AND SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE, INCLUDING BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO EX-OFFENDERS, THOSE AFFECTED BY ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE AND ALCOHOL ADDICTIONS, RELATIONSHIP BREAKDOWN AND PEOPLE AFFECTED BY POOR MENTAL HEALTH, OR HAVE BEEN ABUSED BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORTED HOUSING, ACCOMMODATION AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES. 2. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS AND TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION OR EDUCATION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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