Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

HONEYCOMB CHARITABLE SERVICES LIMITED 

We support disadvantaged children, young people, adults and families in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Derbyshire (inc Derby City) and Cheshire East. We support people in housing need or crisis to develop skills and confidence to live independently. We provide services to tackle domestic abuse, increase victims safety and work with perpetrators to address abusive behaviour to make positive change.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 35 years

www.honeycombgroup.org.uk

hello@honeycombgroup.org.uk

03300948878

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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£8,553£8,420£132£0£1,203£1,1911.715523
31/03/22£7,918£8,411£-493£0£1,071£1,0581.516120
31/03/21£6,565£6,510£54£0£1,564£1,3062.414411
31/03/20£4,110£4,263£-153£0£1,510£1,4984.212542
31/03/19£3,608£3,565£43£0£1,663£1,6505.610968
31/03/18£3,887£3,862£26£0£1,620£1,60751220
31/03/17*£4,035£3,887£148£0£1,594£1,5824.91380
31/03/16*£4,870£4,756£114£0£1,447£1,4343.61540
31/03/15£4,816£4,804£12£109£1,351£1,3383.31160
31/03/14*£4,684£4,802£-119£123£1,275£1,2633.21310
31/03/13£4,009£3,932£77£101£1,394£1,3314.11060
31/03/12£3,401£3,320£82£274£1,317£1,2494.5960
31/03/11£3,085£2,936£149£106£1,378£1,3625.6830
31/03/10£2,576£2,565£12£73£1,228£1,1925.6800
31/03/09£2,560£2,707£-147£43£1,217£1,2035.3940
31/03/08£3,674£3,275£399£17£1,364£1430.5900
31/03/07£2,829£2,695£135£48£836£4291.9870
31/03/06£2,780£2,832£-52£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£323£311£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£3,224£3,319£-95£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 62%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 1.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-trent City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Who works here?
  • 155 employees
  • 23 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£193,900
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£162,559
DCMS£148,651
BBC Children in Need£77,169
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Sunrise' Domestic Abuse Resource & Recovery Hub
£184,190 17/02/2022
The project is using funding to support people recovering from domestic abuse providing an online and telephone support base delivering virtual help to victims and face-to-face support where needed. ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Honeycomb Charitable Services Ltd
£74,669 10/08/2021
This project will deliver support services to children and young people experiencing the effects of domestic abuse in North Staffordshire . The activities will result in increased ability to feel ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£41,567 17/07/2020
"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
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£9,044 02/07/2020
Organisations providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
DCMS - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£9,044 02/07/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Arch (North Staffs) Ltd (Name Changed to Honeycomb Charitable Services Ltd trading as Glow)
£2,500 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund 10 Child and Adolescent Mental Health online training courses for staff to help them further support children and young people affected by domestic abuse and Covid-19. ....more
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£95,540 05/06/2020
Organisations providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
DCMS - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£95,540 05/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,500 03/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - MHCLG Homelessness Fund
£57,975 07/05/2020
Organisations supporting homelessness
National Lottery Community Fund - Homes in Bloom
£9,710 23/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to support residents in enhancing their surrounding environment through various community based activities. The project aims to create wild areas next to urban homes and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Getting Connected
£55,912 26/11/2018
36
Getting Connected
National Lottery Community Fund - Sunrise - Domestic Abuse Recovery, Resource & Development Centre
£459,915 10/08/2016
36
This is the development of a project providing resources, activities and programmes delivered by trained professionals, with the help of volunteers, to children and adults recovering from domestic ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Shout-out Stoke!
£388,421 21/01/2014
36
_x000B_This is a new project by Arch (North Staffs) Limited (Arch) to increase skills, motivation and opportunities for vulnerable children and young people (CYP) living in Stoke-on-Trent to get ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Sunrise Centre - 'Stronger Together'
£490,833 15/02/2012
48
This new project from ARCH (North Staffs) Limited will develop a dedicated community venue for individuals and families affected by domestic violence. The Sunrise Centre will offer one-to-one ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Support Network
£988,538 05/05/2011
60
'Youth Support Network' (YSN) is a four-year project led by ARCH (North Staffs) to support young people leaving care in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and provide them with individual, tailored ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - ACT Now! (Arch Community Training Now!)
£482,847 12/01/2010
35
This new project based in Stoke will work with people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, ex-offenders and victims of domestic violence, and offer an outreach programme of support services ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-51
  • GEORGINA PATEL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Strategic Lead - Decarbonisation
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/03/1989, number: 701376
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/03/1989, number: 02357520
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR14: 0 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

308 London Road
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 5AB

Objectives

(I) THE RELIEF AND RESETTLEMENT OF PERSONS OF 16 YEARS OF AGE OR OVER, IN NEED AND HOMELESS WITHIN THE AREA OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE AND IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING SHORT TERM ACCOMMODATION WITH THE OBJECT OF HELPING SUCH PERSONS TO ACHIEVE A SETTLED WAY OF LIFE. (II) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONG PERSONS AND AGENCIES WHO ARE WORKING WITH HOMELESS PEOPLE AND IN RELATED FIELDS INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE WORKING IN THE AREAS OF DRUG OR ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE THE CARE OF EX PRISONERS AND WITH THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED OF MENTAL CARE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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