Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

Accounts overdue -5
Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 3

HERE NI

The Company�s objects are the promotion of equality, diversity and human rights, the advancement of education, the promotion, protection and preservation of physical and mental health and wellbeing and for the benefit of women who are or who may be lesbian, bisexual or who are in doubt about their sexual identity (hereinafter called the �beneficiaries�) in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (�hereinafter called the �area of benefit�) by associating the statutory and local authorities, voluntary organisations and the beneficaries in a common effort to advance education and promote diversity with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said beneficaries and in particular: (a) to promote the preservation and protection of emotional and mental health and relieve the mental and emotional distress of women who are lesbian, bisexual or who are in doubt about their sexual identity or those who may be affected by, or involved with, such women by the provision of information, support, help and advice; (b) to advance public awareness and the education of the general public in relation to lesbian and bisexual issues history and culture; (c) to advance education among funders, researchers, voluntary and community organisations and local and statutory agencies who work with, or provide services to lesbian and bisexual women in the area of benefit by providing research and information in order to assist in the promulgation of effective policies, initiatives and good practice affecting the beneficiaries and to disseminate the useful results of such research for the public benefit; (d) to promote human rights, equality and diversity in pursuit of the elimination of discrimination in relation to lesbian and bisexual women; (f) to promote or assist in the promotion, facilitation and organisation of community capacity building programmes and projects for the benefit of the beneficiaries who have need of such assistance as a result of their youth, age, disability or infirmity, or social and economic circumstances in an effort to increase their abilities, skills, self-confidence and participation in social, cultural, political and economic life; (g) To promote the arts and encourage the beneficiaries to participate actively in community-based arts and cultural activities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

Latest accounts are overdue for filing

Established: 8 years

1st floor, 23 - 31 waring street, belfast, bt1 2dx

tracey.mcdowell@hereni.org

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Year end	31/12/17	31/12/18	31/12/19	31/12/20	31/12/21	31/12/22
Income	£163,340	£184,375	£251,028	£183,698	£206,869	£221,988
Spending	£153,990	£166,401	£180,165	£195,190	£194,466	£242,088
Surplus/deficit	£9,350	£17,974	£70,863	-£11,492	£12,403	-£20,100

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Listed activities

The advancement of health or the saving of lives, The advancement of citizenship or community development, The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity

How it operates

Advice/advocacy/information, Community development, Counselling/support, Gender, Human rights/equality

Where it operates

Northern Ireland

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

Sexual orientation, Women

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

Joseph Rowntree Foundation	£105,885
Tudor Trust	£85,000
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to HERe NI
£105,885	19/03/2022	Influencing Policy, Changing Lives
Tudor Trust - Grant to Here NI
£85,000	08/06/2020 36	over three years towards salaries and core costs at a charity supporting lesbian and bisexual women across Northern Ireland
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Support during Covid-19
£10,000	06/04/2020	Support during Covid-19
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Same sex families learning and working it out together
£2,860	12/03/2019	Same sex families learning and working it out together
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to HERe NI
£85,678	07/07/2018 36	Policy Development Officer

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 19/04/2016, number: NIC104707
Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: 0NI53306

Main office

Here Ni, 23 -31 Waring Street, Belfast, Bt12dx, BT1 2DX

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