Overall GiG Score: 4 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3

GRIMSBY AND CLEETHORPES AREA DOORSTEP 

We are an independent local provider of temporary housing and support to young people aged 16 to 25 who are homeless or in need of housing related support. Our role is to enable young people and young families to define, establish and maintain their own home.Doorstep exists to fight homelessness and empower vulnerable young people to fulfil their potential and transform their lives.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £5,090,340 available, equivalent to 62 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Established: 34 years

www.mydoorstep.org.uk

info@mydoorstep.org.uk

01472 321444

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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£1,086£984£103£0£5,099£5,09062.1200
31/03/22£901£1,000£-99£0£4,997£4,99159.9230
31/03/21£1,118£1,015£103£0£5,130£5,12560.6250
31/03/20£1,128£1,056£72£0£4,484£4,48250.9290
31/03/19£1,062£987£75£0£4,411£4,40153.5251
31/03/18£1,011£995£16£0£4,336£4,31952.1200
31/03/17*£927£825£102£0£4,316£4,18760.9190
31/03/16£660£570£90£0£4,214£4,20288.4110
31/03/15£955£682£273£11£3,822£3,76966.3110
31/03/14£870£821£49£23£3,549£3,49251150
31/03/13£942£807£135£17£3,523£3,36850.1150
31/03/12£634£631£3£17£3,388£3,38864.4140
31/03/11£599£577£23£18£3,385£3,38570.4120
31/03/10£636£688£-52£15£2,377£2,37741.4130
31/03/09£622£671£-49£7£2,429£2,42943.5140
31/03/08£722£598£124£127£2,477£2,47649.7110
31/03/07£628£564£64£132£2,354£2,35450.1100
31/03/06£337£405£-68£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,033£418£615£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£1,586£644£942£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: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 42%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 62.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 20 employees
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • North East Lincolnshire,

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Re-connect
£8,868 05/08/2022
The funding will be used to purchase mobile IT equipment for coaches to be able to support young people where English is not their first language whilst out in the community. The project aims to ....more
LandAid Charitable Trust - Parent and Baby Unit
£60,000 26/10/2018
5
£60,000 to fully fund the renovation of an empty purpose built 2 storey block of flats to create Doorstep’s ‘Parent and Baby Unit’. There will be at least 5 bed spaces: 4x1-bed flats for ....more
Nationwide Foundation - Grant to Grimsby and Cleethorpes Area Doorstep
£130,000 23/03/2016
To provide access to affordable, safe accommodation for your people and young families at risk of homelessness or in need of stable accommodation
LandAid Charitable Trust - Saved and Sound empty home conversion
£130,000 08/03/2016
17
£100,000 for the renovation of six properties: one three bedroom shared house (£35,000), two one bed flats (£20,000) and three two bedroom family houses (£45,000). These six properties will ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Grimsby & Cleethorpes Area Doorstep
£50,000 24/11/2011
the salary and on-costs of the Centre Co-ordinator and training costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-76
  • ROB LAMB Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/05/1990, number: 702881
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/04/1990, number: 02494315
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
  • 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; AR17: 0 days late,
Main office

115 Pasture Street
Grimsby
DN32 9EE

Objectives

THE CARE AND SUPPORT OF YOUNG PERSONS PRIMARILY THOSE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 25 WHO ARE HOMELESS AND IN NEED OR WHERE BY REASONS OF ADVERSE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE IN NEED OF HELP IN ACQUIRING A SETTLED WAY OF LIFE BY PROVIDING, DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING SOCIAL HOUSING; SUPPORTED HOUSING; RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION; OR SIMILAR FACILITIES INCLUDING A HOUSING ADVICE CLINIC AND TO FURTHER ASSIST THOSE SO ACCOMMODATED WHO BY REASON OF ANY PHYSICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONAL OR SOCIAL INFIRMITY ARE IN NEED OF ADVICE COUNSELLING AND ANY OTHER FORM OF AID TO ACQUIRE EMPLOYMENT MORE PERMANENT ACCOMMODATION, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND ANY OTHER BENEFIT TO ASSIST THEM TOWARDS A MORE SETTLED WAY OF LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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