Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 7

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 6

STOCKPORT LOAVES AND FISHES

To promote 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. To support, advise and accommodate the homeless and inadequately housed. To relieve poverty among refugees, asylum seekers, migrant workers and their dependants living in Stockport

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

This Charity has changed registration and some of the financial and donation history pertains to the previous entity
Income has been volatile recently
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
31/12/23	£5	£6	£-1	n/a
31/12/22	£18	£18	£-1	n/a
31/12/21	£20	£14	£6	n/a
31/12/20	£20	£16	£3	n/a
31/12/19	£14	£5	£9	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

www.stockportloavesandfishes.org

info@stockportloavesandfishes.org

07429567402

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Stockport,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£19,996
DCMS	£5,000
Crisis UK	£4,550
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside	£2,160

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Loaves and Fishes Mobile Support
£10,000	16/06/2023	The funding will be used to employ two support workers working with the local homeless community. The project aims to help people with their mental health and to provide advice services.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Loaves and Fishes Homeless Support
£2,160	02/02/2023	To run weekly mental health support groups for homeless people with refreshments provided. These group sessions can lead to 1-2-1 sessions if required
National Lottery Community Fund - Homeless Health and Wellbeing
£9,996	30/09/2021	The funding will be used to provide emotional and practical support to homeless people. The project aims to bring homeless people back into the community for peer support skills building and mental health care.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£5,000	10/08/2020	"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Crisis UK - Grant to Stockport Loaves and Fishes
£4,550	09/04/2020	Costs for food and travel to those isolating in Temporary Accommodation

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JAINE CURLEY Appointed: 2024

NICOLA KENYON (Chair) Appointed: 2024

SCOTT SPANSWICK Appointed: 2024

SIMON CAUCHIE Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/10/2022, number: 1200660

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from STOCKPORT LOAVES AND FISHES on 05/02/2024

Main office

2D CASTLE STREET
STOCKPORT
SK3 9AB

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONGST THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR ROUGH SLEEPERS IN STOCKPORT AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF CLOTHING, BEDDING, FOOD AND DRINKS, HELPING ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION, INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SIGNPOSTING ON ISSUES RELATED TO HEALTHCARE AND HOUSING.THE RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, MIGRANT WORKERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS LIVING IN STOCKPORT BY PROVIDING INTERPRETING/TRANSLATING/ADVOCACY/ HEALTH/HOUSING ADVICE AND EDUCATION.

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