Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 23 ?

DEPAUL UK

To offer homeless and disadvantaged young people the opportunity to fulfill their potential and move towards a positive and independent future
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • 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:

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

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
31/12/23£20,306£21,935£-1,629£1,554£7,023£5,4983308727
31/12/22£17,960£18,647£-687£1,587£8,652£6,7944.4295676
31/12/21£18,529£18,281£248£1,524£8,040£7,2634.8280525
31/12/20£16,452£16,859£-407£1,963£7,792£6,9855279612
31/12/19£16,068£16,300£-232£1,687£8,198£6,9075.1265483
31/12/18£17,238£15,337£1,901£1,590£8,425£1,4101.12540
31/12/17£15,990£14,061£1,929£1,041£6,528£5,7174.92400
31/12/16£12,444£11,885£559£801£4,597£3,8483.92270
31/12/15£11,314£11,634£-320£554£4,032£3,6743.82150
31/12/14£9,445£9,493£-48£647£4,382£3,93251750
31/12/13£7,045£7,073£-28£597£4,431£3,7886.41540
31/12/12£6,354£6,423£-68£735£4,560£4,1257.71530
31/12/11£6,942£6,880£62£613£4,631£4,2067.31600
31/12/10£7,075£6,998£76£632£4,568£3,9766.81620
31/12/09£7,386£7,542£-156£547£4,391£1,8292.91730
31/12/08£8,173£8,091£82£674£4,547£1,6312.41630
31/12/07£7,399£7,072£327£710£4,509£1,5812.71560
31/12/06?£6,691£6,811£-120n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£8,423£6,642£1,781n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£5,980£5,958£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 32%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 78%
Reserves/Spending: 3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 35 years

www.depaul.org.uk

depaul@depaulcharity.org.uk

02079391220

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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
Postcode Support Trust£5,897,000
Greater London Authority£257,334
Garfield Weston Foundation£253,000
Co-Op Foundation£150,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Cheshire Community Foundation - Nightstop Cheshire
£2,500 26/04/2023
To fund volunteer training to provide over 166 same-night emergency night accommodation for 20 Cheshire-based young people in crisis or facing homelessness. Offering the participants a place to sleep in the homes of trained and vetted community ....more
The Shears Foundation - Depaul UK
£10,000 06/04/2023
Nightstop North East
Greater London Authority - Pan-London Youth Hub
£196,876 17/03/2023
This project was match-funded by Depaul UK, at a fundraised contribution total of £313,587. Grant of £196,876 to fund 26-bed accommodation and staffing.
Postcode Support Trust - Regular Grant 2023
£3,100,000 16/02/2023
Regular unrestricted award
Cumbria Community Foundation - Nightstop Cumbria
£826 31/01/2023
9
Nightstop Cumbria
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Depaul UK
£3,103 22/10/2022
Nightstop places young people at risk of homelessness in the spare room of a trained community volunteer, keeping them safe from the dangers of sleeping rough.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Nightstop North East
£4,206 22/10/2022
Nightstop volunteer hosts open their homes to young homeless people facing a night on the streets, and/or those sleeping in an unsafe place. Nightstop prevents homelessness through community hosting.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Nightstop Cumbria
£3,218 22/10/2022
Nightstop volunteer hosts open their homes to young homeless people facing a night on the streets or sleeping in an unsafe place. Nightstop prevents homelessness through community hosting.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Depaul UK
£5,000 18/08/2022
Providing emergency accommodation to young people at risk of homelessness in the north east of england
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Depaul UK
£2,000 21/07/2022
Starter packs, soft furnishings, furniture and white goods for homeless young people moving into settled accommodation from simonside house hostel in newcastle
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Depaul UK
£5,059 21/07/2022
Running costs of the steps 2 success programme in greater manchester which supports young people who have experienced homelessness to get back into employment, education and training
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£153,000 04/02/2022
36
Nightstop UK
Postcode Support Trust - Regular Grant 2022
£2,797,000 01/02/2022
Regular unrestricted award
The Shears Foundation - Depaul UK
£5,000 26/01/2022
Nightstop North East
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Charity - South Yorkshire Frontline Network - Depaul UK
£60,000 06/01/2022
Local network for frontline workers in homelessness in South Yorkshire
Co-Op Foundation - Steps to Success & National Schools Programme
£150,000 18/11/2021
Delivery of two programmes which tackle homelessness and social isolation in young people: Steps to Success and National Schools Programme.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Depaul UK
£2,676 23/10/2021
Depaul helps young people who are homeless, vulnerable, and disadvantaged by providing accommodation and support. Our aim is to end homelessness and change the lives of those affected by it.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Nightstop Cumbria
£4,573 23/10/2021
Nightstop prevents homelessness through community hosting, providing a safety net for those forced to leave home. The money would help pay volunteer hosts' expenses and young people's travel costs.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Depaul UK
£5,000 22/04/2021
Running costs for the volunteer-led Nightstop North East emergency overnight accommodation service
Greater London Authority - Grant to Depaul UK
£60,458 31/03/2021
Immigration advice for rough sleepers
Manchester City Council - Covid Impact Fund 2021 grant to Depaul UK
£10,000 10/02/2021
to provide mental health and wellbeing support to young people who have experienced homelessness and now live within, or access, our services. Priority groups: Young people
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - running costs for the Nightstop North East service
£2,000 07/01/2021
running costs for the Nightstop North East service
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 24/11/2020
towards Nightstop London's work supporting the homeless
Cumbria Community Foundation - Nightstop Cumbria
£7,820 19/11/2020
Nightstop Cumbria
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Nightstop Cumbria - Depaul UK
£4,126 24/10/2020
We aim to improve people’s independent living skills and give them the best chance of maintaining a secure, long-term living situation.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,900 29/09/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award - COVID19 response
£100,000 03/07/2020
Nightstop UK
National Lottery Community Fund - Depaul UK - Emergency Funding
£100,000 11/06/2020
6
The funding will be used to support the additional staffing costs which are arising due to COVID-19 which will in turn support the liquidity of the organisation.
Cumbria Community Foundation - Nightstop -- expenses for hosting young people
£2,600 08/04/2020
Nightstop -- expenses for hosting young people
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - providing emergency accommodation for young people at risk of homelessness
£8,250 02/04/2020
providing emergency accommodation for young people at risk of homelessness
National Lottery Community Fund - Nightstop South Yorkshire
£10,000 05/09/2019
12
Nightstop South Yorkshire
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£56,962 07/06/2019
Grant for the Safe@Last project, supporting children and young people aged 10-18 years who have run away or are at risk of doing so. The project offers a free family mediation service for young people and their families in Sheffield and Rotherham.
CareTech foundation - Mental Health and Wellbeing Workshops North East
£23,288 01/06/2019
The project will deliver Mental Health and Wellbeing workshops and activities to 100 young homeless people per year (aged 16-25 years), who live within Depaul UK?s supported accommodation houses in the North East of England. The sessions will focus ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Nightstop North East
£7,750 07/05/2019
Nightstop North East
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£40,000 05/03/2019
24
Preventing Youth Homelessness: Early Intervention in Schools
Co-Op Foundation - Youth Community Spaces offer
£10,000 20/12/2018
Improving a room within their centre for homeless young people to make it more suitable for activity
DCMS - Building Connections Fund - Community Spaces
£10,000 20/12/2018
Improving a room within their centre for homeless young people to make it more suitable for activity
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Depaul UK
£92,572 23/10/2018
36
The 'Safe@Last' project will deliver 1-2-1 support sessions for young people from Sheffield and Rotherham who have run away from home. Relationships with families and wellbeing will improve and incidents of running away will reduce.
National Lottery Community Fund - Safe@Last
£10,000 23/08/2018
12
The group will employ an outreach worker to work with young people who have run away from home, to discuss their problems and gain an understanding of the potential risks they are vulnerable to. The group will also offer family mediation, with the ....more
Comic Relief - Depaul UK Sustainability Fund
£46,000 25/07/2018
6
Depaul UK, who runs the national NIghtstop programme for young homeless people has experienced significant growth over the past 5 years and now needs to invest in data recording systems to enable them to collect and analyse data more efficiently ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Nightstop North East
£240,000 31/05/2018
36
The group aims to reduce the number of young people who are homeless and sleeping rough in the North East of England through a 'same night' emergency accommodation project in the homes of approved and vetted volunteer hosts. In the morning, the ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Depaul UK
£120,000 23/11/2017
36
£120,000 over three years (£40,000 per year) for a f/t Wellbeing and Mental Health Co-ordinator and associated costs for the delivery of a Get Mindfuel service for young people accessing Depaul services in London.
Comic Relief - British Airways voting initiative 2017 - Depaul UK
£40,000 19/07/2017
12
80,000 young people in the UK are estimated to be homeless. In their work to tackle this Depaul UK finds that 75% of its clients are neither in work nor education. To support young people into independent living, Depaul UK provides accommodation and ....more
Comic Relief - The Nightstop App
£49,850 15/03/2017
4
The aim is to create an app (probably a web app) that will boost local Night Stop services by removing paper-based bureaucracy so enabling staff to focus on working with young people rather than on processing individual forms and providing ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Depaul UK
£55,000 02/03/2017
Building refurbishment for a charity which works with homeless people in London
LandAid Charitable Trust - Refurbishment of building for Daystop
£100,000 20/09/2016
5
Refurbishment of former Kid’s Company building to become Depaul UK’s ‘Daystop base for DePaul UK’s Nightstop service’, daytime training and activities for young people in Depaul supported accommodation. Range of services and other ....more
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Depaul UK
£39,875 14/09/2016
12
Grant to cover the salary of a worker to manage a new community resource in South Shields and to set up and promote a bond scheme which will help at least 40 young people experiencing homelessness to secure rented accommodation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Get Up & Go
£399,711 10/08/2016
48
The aim of the project is to improve wellbeing, social inclusion and progression prospects by working alongside young people aged 16-25 who have faced homelessness and who now live in the organisation's accommodation services. The project will first ....more
OVO Foundation - OVO Gives Back - 2016-2017
£20,000 09/08/2016
OVO Gives Back is our way of giving back to our local community. Each year, the OVO team chooses charities to support through 1000s of volunteering hours and £100,000 in grants. This grant was used to help open the doors of a new ‘Day Stop’ ....more
Comic Relief - Get up and Go!
£90,000 15/07/2015
36
80,000 young people in the UK are estimated to be homeless. In their work to tackle this Depaul UK finds that 75% of its clients are neither in work nor education. To support young people into independent living, Depaul UK provides accommodation and ....more
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Depaul Trust (Tyne & Wear)
£6,251 13/12/2013
For the cost of mediation training for five members of staff at Nightstop in North Tyneside.
Dulverton Trust - the Learning and Work Service
£60,000 23/10/2013
the Learning and Work Service
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Depaul UK
£120,000 13/06/2013
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of a Money Management Trainer to support young, vulnerable people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in London and the South East
National Lottery Community Fund - Nightstop North East
£398,398 12/06/2013
48
This existing project aims to reduce the number of young people, aged 14-25, who are homeless and sleeping rough in the North East of England. The project currently runs in Northumberland, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North and South Tyneside. This grant ....more
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Depaul Trust (North East)
£89,960 05/03/2013
To expand Nightstop North East by merging with Nightstop Teesside.
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Depaul Trust (Tyne & Wear)
£82,275 03/07/2012
To contribute towards employing a manager, piloting a supported lodgings scheme and opening a resource centre for vulnerable young people and their families in South Tyneside.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Depaul UK
£72,000 04/08/2010
36
Towards Core costs Towards the salary of a regional manager.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-73
  • ANTHONY IAN HELLAWELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Solicitor
  • BEN JACKSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Professional Services
  • EDWARD TAIT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director
  • EUGENE PATRICK CURRAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Catholic Priest
  • KATHERINE HAZEL PORTER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Charity Worker
  • SANDEEP KATWALA (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Solicitor
  • SISTER MAUREEN ANNE TINKLER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Daughter Of Charity Of St. Vincent De Paul
  • STEPHEN THOMAS JAMES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • URVASHI BHAGAT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/11/1989, number: 802384
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/11/1989, number: 02440093
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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; AR04: 26 days late,
Main office

Depaul UK
Sherborne House
34-36 Decima Street
LONDON
SE1 4QQ

Objectives

The Objects of the Charity are:-1. the prevention and relief of poverty, homelessness and financial hardship; 2. the advancement of education; 3. such other exclusively charitable objects or exclusively charitable purposes as the trustees may from time to time decide can usefully be pursued for the public benefit, nationally and internationally and by such exclusively charitable means as the trustees may determine (the objects). 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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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