Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Accounts overdue -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -1

SIMON COMMUNITY NORTHERN IRELAND

Simon Community NI was established to provide relief of poverty, suffering and distress and in particular to establish within Northern Ireland houses and residential accommodation to give shelter and care for homeless people being in necessitous circumstances.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

Latest accounts are overdue for filing

Established: 9 years

www.simoncommunity.org

info@simoncommunity.org

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Year end	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21
Income	£9,307,810	£9,222,121	£9,575,722	£11,370,841
Spending	£9,472,856	£9,344,198	£9,578,721	£10,263,127
Surplus/deficit	-£165,046	-£122,077	-£2,999	£1,107,714

Listed activities

The prevention or relief of poverty, The advancement of health or the saving of lives

How it operates

Accommodation/housing, Advice/advocacy/information, Counselling/support, Volunteer development

Where it operates

Northern Ireland

This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Who it helps

Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse), Asylum seekers/refugees, Ex-offenders and prisoners, Homelessness, Men, Mental health, Tenants, Women, Youth (14-25 year olds)

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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Simon Community NI
£63,289	09/09/2020 18	COVID19 - This grant will provide a dedicated play and learning service and space for children and young people living in a family hostel, who have been further isolated as a result of the Covid-19 ....more COVID19 - This grant will provide a dedicated play and learning service and space for children and young people living in a family hostel, who have been further isolated as a result of the Covid-19 isolation period.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Simon Community NI
£2,640	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant will fund hygiene and self-soothing packs, as well as upgrade internet for young people experiencing homelessness, who are now isolated to their rooms due to covid-19, to improve ....more COVID19 - This grant will fund hygiene and self-soothing packs, as well as upgrade internet for young people experiencing homelessness, who are now isolated to their rooms due to covid-19, to improve their emotional and physical wellbeing.
Crisis UK - Grant to Simon Community NI
£4,991	09/04/2020	Emergency technology and activity packs for 7 hostels for those self isolating
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Simon Community NI
£67,744	23/10/2018 24	Through psychologically informed interventions, this project will support young people with complex needs, who are experiencing homelessness to develop emotional wellbeing, resilience and to build ....more Through psychologically informed interventions, this project will support young people with complex needs, who are experiencing homelessness to develop emotional wellbeing, resilience and to build trusting relationships.
LandAid Charitable Trust - Common Room
£50,000	12/03/2018 6	10 emergency one-bed flats for young people who are homeless and in severe need. The build will include a mix of both refurbishment and new build attached to the current 242 premises to create a new ....more 10 emergency one-bed flats for young people who are homeless and in severe need. The build will include a mix of both refurbishment and new build attached to the current 242 premises to create a new multipurpose space (property extension). The space will be used by our young people to develop their independent living skills. This would support the young people who reside in the accommodation, and those in the future, a space to study, apply for jobs, and learn the skills to share a communal space. The young people will also participate in the planning, design and build. Promoting a sense of ownership, team building, and improving social development.
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Simon Community Northern Ireland
£150,000	16/05/2017	We will demonstrate that the adoption of a HRBA can challenge root causes of homelessness by transforming services, and proposing solution based measures to government.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Further information may be available on the charity's page on the Commission website here

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 08/06/2015, number: NIC102724

Main office

Simon Community Northern Ireland, 4Th Floor Arthur Place, 24-26 Arthur Place, BT1 4FG

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