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Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

DURHAM ACTION ON SINGLE HOUSING LTD

Provide accommodation and supported accommodation for homeless people aged 16-65.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end but spending has been increasing rapidly
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£737£1,120£-383£0£1,686£1,68118183
31/03/23£726£697£29£0£2,158£2,13536.81825
31/03/22£1,002£585£417£0£2,129£2,08442.71815
31/03/21£705£611£94£0£1,712£1,69733.41815
31/03/20?£703£634£69£0£1,618£1,57929.91824
31/03/18£700£600£101£0£1,459£1,45229170
31/03/17£746£708£38£0£1,460£1,44524.5210
31/03/16£779£637£142£0£1,422£1,39526.3190
31/03/15£816£629£187£1£1,280£1,27124.3180
31/03/14£777£596£181£1£1,093£1,08021.7170
31/03/13£769£623£147£1£912£83116180
31/03/12£690£587£103£1£766£72414.8160
31/03/11£609£527£82£1£662£64614.7160
31/03/10£579£542£37£1£580£57012.6170
31/03/09£508£464£44£1£544£53013.7160
31/03/08£415£366£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£378£337£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£263£230£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£234£189£45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£262£180£82n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 18 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 20.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 53 years

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Co-Operative Group£4,834
County Durham Community Foundation£3,000
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
County Durham Community Foundation - Volunteer Coodinator
£3,000 12/05/2022
Towards the cost of recruiting a part time Volunteer Coordinator.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Durham Action on Single Housing (DASH)
£4,834 23/10/2021
The DASH Volunteer Programme will create 50 sustainable, supported volunteering opportunities for DASH service users and service users of partner organisations across County Durham.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the organisations charitable purposes
£3,000 27/11/2020
the organisations charitable purposes

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-80
  • ANDREW TOES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor
  • BECKY CRAVEN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Hr
  • CATHARINE JANE CURRY (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Housing Manager
  • CLIVE ROOK Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Chartered Surveyor
  • CONNOR TIGHE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Service Improvement Manager
  • MIKE COSTELLO Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired / Volunteer
  • PETER SAMUEL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired Surgeon
  • SUZANNE HENDERSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Programme Manager
  • VICTORIA HALLIDAY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor
  • WILLIAM MANNERS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/04/1972, number: 501556
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/02/1972, number: 01041946
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Homes England
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
  • 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
Main office

Durham Action on Single Housing
Hudson House
17 Gort Place
DURHAM
DH1 1EY

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF CHARITABLE SOCIAL HOUSING TO PEOPLE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES;2. TO PROMOTE THE CARE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY.NOTHING IN THE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.]

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED-IN PRACTICE DURHAM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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