Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -8
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

STORIES ON THE STREET 

Our aim is to provide people affected by homelessness with the opportunity to share their stories and showcase their skills on film and connect them with businesses who want to help via our mobile job/opportunity matching platform.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing

Financial Data ?

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
30/04/21£11,500£47£11,4533
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.storiesonthestreet.org

info@storiesonthestreet.org

+447549764310

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 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
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,950 02/10/2020
"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 (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/05/2020, number: 1189639
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

155 Downham Road
LONDON
N1 3HQ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PERSONS WHO ARE HOMELESS, AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS OR HAVING RECENTLY BEEN HOMELESS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:1.HELPING HOMELESS PEOPLE TO SHARE THEIR PERSONAL STORIES WITH THE PUBLIC;2.PROVIDING INFORMATION AND SUPPORT IN VARIOUS FORMS, INCLUDING RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES; 3.CONNECTING HOMELESS PEOPLE WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING AND ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM INCLUDING THROUGH PROVIDING JOBS, TRAINING, INTERNSHIPS AND MENTORING; WITH THE AIM OF HELPING THEM INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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