Overall GiG Score: 6 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

ACTION HOUSING AND SUPPORT LIMITED 

Our charitable activities focus on tenancy sustainment and the move to resettlement and independence for our client group. Support is provided to individuals within their own communities by allocating individually assessed contact hour packages of housing related support. Assessments are done using a multi-agency approach. Services are adapted to meet need.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 43 years

www.actionorg.uk

info@actionorg.uk

01709821251

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

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£5,930£5,378£552£0£6,862£6,41514.3640
31/03/22£5,683£5,023£660£0£585£1810.4580
31/03/21£4,804£4,447£356£0£-1,562£-1,925-5.2490
31/03/20£4,244£4,571£-326£0£-1,539£2,8987.6680
31/03/19£5,866£6,040£-174£0£-2,485£3,1546.31250
31/03/18£5,495£5,482£13£0£-1,333£-1,630-3.61230
31/03/17£5,313£5,132£181£0£-2,397£-2,584-61250
31/03/16£5,775£5,933£-158£0£265£720.11400
31/03/15£6,230£5,572£659£30£164£-176-0.41270
31/03/14£6,198£5,968£230£32£1,542£1,2412.51420
31/03/13£6,168£6,219£-51£37£126£-121-0.21640
31/03/12£6,244£6,356£-112£33£898£7521.41710
31/03/11£6,681£6,179£502£854£948£7961.51370
31/03/10£6,503£6,139£364£828£-221£-384-0.81670
31/03/09£6,356£6,854£-499£1,322£1,015£9261.61730
31/03/08£7,137£6,889£248£1,621£2,206£2,1193.71850
31/03/07£5,938£6,383£-445£1,124£1,958£1,9563.71720
31/03/06£5,947£5,481£466£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£5,529£5,186£343£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£5,638£4,703£935£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 54%
Liabilities/Income: 100%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 14.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 64 employees
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Derby City, Derbyshire, Rotherham,

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
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - AFFORDABLE HOUSING GRANT
£169,980 01/04/2020
The Affordable Homes Programme provides grant funding to registered providers to support the delivery of affordable housing.
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - MOVE ON FUND
£86,836 01/04/2020
Grant funding to free up hostel and refuge spaces by increasing the availability of affordable move-on or second stage housing
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Action Housing And Support Limited
£6,264 19/11/2018
We would like to fund childcare, travel and resources to support survivors of domestic abuse to attend group work and peer support networks.
LandAid Charitable Trust - Creation of new flats in Rotherham
£25,000 31/03/2018
4
Grant is towards refurbishing and converting a derelict building in Rotherham into 3 large 1 bed flats. Each flat will be given to a 16-25 year old who will live in the flat with the support from ....more
LandAid Charitable Trust - Conversion to create supported accommodation and salary
£150,000 19/01/2016
6
Conversion of a disused council office in Rotherham into 24 hour supported accommodation for young people in crisis with multiple needs. On-site construction training opportunities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-63
  • ANTHONY DE'ATH (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Education Management
  • IAN KNOWLES Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Local Government Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/04/1981, number: 511265
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/03/1981, number: 01548338
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
  • Internal risk management 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

6 GENESIS BUSINESS PARK
SHEFFIELD ROAD
ROTHERHAM
SOUTH YORKSHIRE
S60 1DX

Objectives

1) TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN AND RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS AMONG PERSONS WHO ARE SUFFERING OR WHO HAVE SUFFERED A LEGAL RESTRICTION ON THEIR LIBERTY IN ANY PENAL OR CORRECTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR THROUGH ANY MEANS WHATEVER INCLUDING ISSUES WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, MENTAL HEALTH, DRUG AND ALCOHOL, WOMEN ESCAPING DOMESTIC ABUSE, YOUNG PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE NEEDS, SEX WORKERS AND OTHER VULNERABLE PERSONS WHO REQUIRE ASSISTANCE TO ACHIEVE AND OR MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE, ALSO INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) ANY ORDERS MADE UNDER THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT OR SOME OTHER SIMILAR LEGISLATION AND THE FAMILIES OF SUCH PERSONS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE BOARD THINK FIT AND TO FURTHER AND PROMOTE THE STUDY OF AND RESEARCH INTO ALL ASPECTS AND METHODS OF THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY AND TO OBTAIN AND MAKE RECORDS OF AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SAME, AND TO PROMOTE, SUPPORT OR CARRY ON EITHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY SUBSIDIARY COMPANY OF THE ASSOCIATION OR ANY OTHER BODY, AUTHORITY OR PERSON, ANY PROJECT OR SCHEME IN CONNECTION WITH ANY METHODS OF THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY AND TO PROVIDE MONIES FOR SUCH PURPOSES WHETHER BY WAY OF LOANS, GRANTS, ADVANCES, GIFTS OR OTHERWISE AS THE BOARD THINK FIT;2) TO CARRY ON FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY THE BUSINESS OF PROVIDING SOCIAL HOUSING AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES, SERVICES, ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS-IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS;-FOR WHOM IT WOULD BE CHARITABLE TO PROVIDE HOUSING3) TO PROMOTE OR CARRY OUT ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE THAT CAN BE CARRIED OUT BY A COMPANY REGISTERED AS A SOCIAL LANDLORD WITH THE TENANT SERVICES AUTHORITY OR SUCH SIMILAR AUTHORITY FROM TIME TO TIME.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SHEFFIELD AND ROTHERHAM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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