Finance Score: 8
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 14
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +14
Overall GiG Score: 31 ?

THE GREEN HOUSE BRISTOL 

The Green House enables access to specialistcounselling, psychotherapy and other psychological treatments. We encourage personalresilience and wellbeing following the experience ofsexual assault or abuse. We achieve our mission by delivering innovative andproven interventions, advocating locally and nationally,undertaking, research and informing policy.
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
  • 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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently
Established: 35 years

www.the-green-house.org.uk

info@the-green-house.org.uk

01179351707

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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*£887£825£62£9£662£6629.6190
31/03/22£896£980£-83£1£600£4956.1100
31/03/21£802£553£248£14£683£52711.480
31/03/20£709£479£230£15£435£1333.3161
31/03/19£377£402£-25n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£549£341£209£13£319£1374.890
31/03/17£308£357£-49£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£313£287£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£237£198£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£171£164£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£166£153£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£127£154£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£140£136£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£152£99£53£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£116£112£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£96£94£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£93£86£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£73£76£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£70£81£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£101£109£-8£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 9.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 17.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bristol City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 19 employees

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£425,828
Ministry of Justice£335,929
Home Office£241,000
Quartet Community Foundation£74,200
Masonic Trust£60,000
BBC Children in Need£30,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£60,000 20/09/2023
Family support service providing whole family support for children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse.
National Lottery Community Fund - Support programme for families of children affected by sexual abuse
£425,828 26/07/2023
This funding will support a family support service for parents and carers of children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse. The project aims to improve parents and carers' confidence in ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to The Green House Bristol
£50,000 22/05/2023
Core costs of a family support programme in 2023-4 and 2023-4 supporting children, families and those that work with them.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Green House (Bristol)
£30,500 31/01/2022
This project will work with children that have experienced sexual abuse and provide specialist one to one therapeutic support. This will result in improved family relationships, improved self-esteem ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Green House Bristol
£10,000 21/07/2021
11
To recruit a Data Officer to review current data capture and measurement practices, recommend improvements and oversee implementation to help identify gaps/trends in service and develop more robust ....more
Home Office - CSA Support Services Transformation Fund
£241,000 01/04/2021
The purpose of the funding is: 1) To promote and disseminate best practice in the provision of support to help children and young people cope with and, as far as possible, recover from sexual abuse. ....more
Ministry of Justice - COVID-19 Extraordinary National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£77,656 26/03/2021
To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the ....more
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£180,617 01/01/2021
To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the ....more
Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
£3,230 12/11/2020
Provision of Victim Services
Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
£74,426 22/06/2020
Provision of Victim Services
Quartet Community Foundation - Specialist therapy for girls affected by sexual abuse
£10,000 19/12/2019
10
Therapy for girls affected by sexual abuse.
Quartet Community Foundation - Therapy for children and young people affected by sexual abuse
£4,200 16/12/2019
10
Toward the cost of a therapist and clinical supervision, to offer free drama and art therapy to child victims of sexual abuse.
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£120,411 01/04/2019
To provide independent, specialist support to female and male victims of rape and sexual abuse, including victims of child sexual abuse.
Comic Relief - Sustainability Fund 2
£34,000 13/02/2019
3
Funding will conduct a thorough financial mapping exercise to better plan for growth, set up a new revenue stream through venue hire at new premises, the migration and customization of new case ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - A dedicated children's therapy room
£5,000 09/08/2018
7
Towards capital costs for refurbishment of a new children's therapy room.
Ministry of Justice - Female Rape Support Fund (Child Sexual Abuse Support Funding)
£24,000 01/04/2018
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2019 Female Rape Support Fund
£67,102 01/04/2018
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2019 Male Rape Support Fund
£36,056 01/04/2018
To provide direct support services to males aged 13 or over who are, or have been, victims of rape and other forms of sexual violence
Quartet Community Foundation - The Green House renewable energy project
£9,200 27/02/2018
11
Toward the cost of installing solar panels on the group's new premises St Agnes Lodge in St Pauls, the provision of two energy awareness sessions and the provision of energy awareness information ....more
Masonic Trust - Core funding
£4,000 18/10/2017
Counselling and therapy for people affected by sexual abuse.
Comic Relief - CrowdMatch
£8,000 27/09/2017
12
Crowdmatch funding for a renovation of children’s therapy room in Bristol.
Quartet Community Foundation - Capital Development Project
£10,000 19/07/2017
7
Toward the cost of the development and redecoration of a meeting room that will be open for community hire, as part of the refurbishment of St Agnes Lodge.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£24,000 01/04/2017
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on your services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Male Rape Support Fund
£34,050 01/04/2017
To provide direct support services to males aged 13 or over who are, or have been, victims of rape and other forms of sexual violence.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund
£65,093 01/04/2017
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence.
Comic Relief - Evidencing our impact and securing a sustainable future
£40,000 30/11/2016
24
The Green House provides specialist therapy for men, women and children survivors of sexual abuse in the Greater Bristol area. The therapists help clients to process their experiences and trauma and ....more
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£24,000 01/04/2016
12
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on your services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Female Rape Support Fund
£60,000 01/04/2016
12
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Male Rape Support Fund
£34,050 01/04/2016
12
To provide direct support services to males aged 13 or over who are, or have been, victims of rape and other forms of sexual violence
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Green House Bristol
£15,700 28/02/2014
The Green House provides specialist counselling for men, women and children who have experienced sexual abuse and sexual violence. This grant will fund a Clinical Services Manager to deliver the ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 32-77
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/08/1989, number: 800806
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/08/1989, number: 02414332
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; AR23: 41 days late, AR08: 11 days late, AR07: 142 days late, AR06: 6 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 65 days late,
Main office

45 Thomas Street
St. Pauls
BRISTOL
BS2 9LJ

Objectives

To promote the health and wellbeing and support the recovery of people who have been affected by sexual violence and abuse

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE AVON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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