Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 10

Poor Liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 20

THE SINGLE HOMELESS PROJECT

SHP is a London-based charity that works to prevent homelessness and help vulnerable and socially excluded people to transform their lives. We do this by providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. Our services are located across 20 London boroughs.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Established: 41 years

www.shp.org.uk

info@shp.org.uk

02045098300

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	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£38,897	£38,706	£191	£318	£6,229	£4,553	1.4	796	746
31/03/22	£37,144	£37,044	£100	£215	£6,038	£4,290	1.4	795	477
31/03/21	£36,397	£34,410	£1,987	£177	£5,938	£4,013	1.4	666	110
31/03/20	£27,830	£27,793	£37	£171	£3,951	£3,865	1.7	577	0
31/03/19	£21,523	£21,707	£-184	£156	£3,914	£3,845	2.1	527	70
31/03/18	£19,361	£19,720	£-360	£122	£5,053	£4,033	2.5	502	0
31/03/17	£18,935	£18,922	£13	£58	£5,413	£4,534	2.9	478	0
31/03/16	£18,052	£18,112	£-60	£90	£5,400	£4,760	3.2	414	0
31/03/15	£19,037	£18,129	£908	£150	£5,505	£4,719	3.1	421	0
31/03/14	£18,063	£17,762	£301	£148	£4,598	£4,373	3	395	0
31/03/13	£18,050	£17,707	£343	£14	£4,296	£4,127	2.8	381	0
31/03/12	£15,757	£16,059	£-302	£15	£3,953	£3,938	2.9	296	0
31/03/11	£14,588	£13,293	£1,295	£15	£4,255	£4,244	3.8	247	0
31/03/10	£12,033	£11,496	£536	£20	£2,960	£2,883	3	209	0
31/03/09	£9,261	£9,164	£98	£13	£2,424	£1,494	2	165	0
31/03/08	£8,080	£7,612	£468	£13	£2,326	£0	n/a	137	0
31/03/07	£7,128	£6,921	£207	£12	£1,858	£0	n/a	128	0
31/03/06	£7,304	£6,977	£327	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£7,004	£6,543	£462	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£6,766	£6,203	£563	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 40%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 73%
Reserves/Spending: 1.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

796 employees
746 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£498,402
Sport England	£300,000
Youth Music	£110,000
London Marathon Charitable Trust	£50,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
London Marathon Charitable Trust - The Sport Project
£50,000	30/08/2023	towards the growth of a sports provision project, providing physical activity sessions and support to 150 young people experiencing homelessness
National Lottery Community Fund - The Sport Project
£498,402	03/08/2023	This funding will be used to develop a sustainable inclusive sports model for people experiencing homelessness. The group will influence the sector through annual events partnerships with local ....more This funding will be used to develop a sustainable inclusive sports model for people experiencing homelessness. The group will influence the sector through annual events partnerships with local community organisations conferences and toolkits and opportunities for homeless participants to influence the growth of the programme. Over 1200 people in London will be supported to improve their quality of life and grow their connections in the community.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	03/12/2021	towards the charity's work supporting the homeless
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Single Homeless Project
£9,000	06/10/2021	Catalyst
Cloudesley - Grant to Single Homeless Project
£10,000	23/02/2021	Trauma-informed therapy interventions for people experiencing multiple disadvantages in?Islington.
Youth Music - SoundHouse Project
£110,000	05/02/2021	SoundHouse Project
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Single Homeless Project
£3,000	21/01/2021	Disability Fund
Sport England - Active Ageing Programme
£300,000	13/01/2021 63	Funding under Sport England's Active Ageing funding programme for a Revenue project titled Active Ageing Programme. This project is a Multi-Skill Coaching project, with a focus on older beneficiaries.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Single Homeless Project
£5,000	12/05/2020	A grant of £5000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Single Homeless Project
£10,000	10/07/2019	Catalyst
Sport England - Active Ageing Programme
£363,134	21/03/2019 63	Funding under Sport England's Active Ageing Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Active Ageing Programme. This project is a Multi-Skill Coaching project, with a focus on older ....more Funding under Sport England's Active Ageing Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Active Ageing Programme. This project is a Multi-Skill Coaching project, with a focus on older beneficiaries.
Masonic Trust - SHP Vegetable Micro Farms
£50,000	21/02/2018	user-led micro vegetable farms in hostel gardens for vulnerable homeless people with multiple complex needs including mental ill health and drug and alcohol addiction.
Youth Music - The Sound House Project
£99,440	10/11/2017	The Sound House Project
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Single Homeless Project
£9,000	04/10/2017	Catalyst
Sport England - Active Ageing Programme
£36,099	11/09/2017 7	Funding under Sport England's Active Ageing Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Active Ageing Programme'. This project lists its main activity as Multi-Skill Coaching.
Sport England - Active Ageing Programme
£36,099	11/09/2017 63	Funding under Sport England's Active Ageing Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Active Ageing Programme. This project is a Multi-Skill Coaching project, with a focus on older ....more Funding under Sport England's Active Ageing Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Active Ageing Programme. This project is a Multi-Skill Coaching project, with a focus on older beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - Camden and Islington - Multiple and Complex Needs
£7,744,968	18/03/2013 108	This is a project by Single Homeless Project (SHP), a charity and registered company based in London, serving the development of the Multiple and Complex Needs partnership in the Camden & ....more This is a project by Single Homeless Project (SHP), a charity and registered company based in London, serving the development of the Multiple and Complex Needs partnership in the Camden & Islington target area.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 44-70

CHINYERE UGWU Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Housing Professional, Other trusteeships: THE FINCHLEY CHARITIES, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANSELM,BELMONT,

IAN ADAMS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Councillor, Other trusteeships: AGE UK WESTMINSTER, THE UNITE FOUNDATION,

JON ROSSER (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Charity Director

MARK FELL Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Barrister

MEETA LUTHRA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant, Other trusteeship: ADVANCE ADVOCACY AND NON-VIOLENCE COMMUNITY EDUCATION,

NICOLA ANNE BOLAND Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Charity Director

PETER BROGDEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/09/1983, number: 287779
Registered at Companies House on 25/07/1983, number: 01741926

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE JOE STRUMMER FOUNDATION on 10/05/2023

Main office

245 Gray's Inn Road
LONDON
WC1X 8QY

Objectives

TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO PERSONS IN NEED BY REASON OF AGE, FRAILTY, ILL HEALTH, MENTAL, OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY, POVERTY, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, OR OTHERWISE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES AND OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON AREA

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