Overall GiG Score: 22 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 11
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11

THE STREETLIFE TRUST LIMITED 

Provide shelter and support to young people aged 16-25. Operate an emergency nightshelter and Day centre. Provide support, activities and lifeskill sessions.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently
Established: 24 years

www.wearestreetlife.org

info@wearestreetlife.org

01253294477

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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£761£690£71£0£324£2424.22125
31/03/22£582£650£-68£1£253£2013.71923
31/03/21£627£567£60£1£320£1984.21923
31/03/20*£507£434£73£5£260£18151235
31/03/19£422£377£44n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/18£422£377£44£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£396£366£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£335£384£-49£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£344£376£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£437£418£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£377£380£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£382£365£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£281£272£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£281£272£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£262£274£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£291£272£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£331£269£62£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£317£260£57£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£286£305£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£282£302£-20£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: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 75%
Reserves/Spending: 4.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 14.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 21 employees
  • 25 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Blackpool, Lancashire,

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
Comic Relief£194,300
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Charity£104,959
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
DCMS£9,800
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - Summer Holiday Access
£10,000 28/07/2023
The funding will be used to deliver an additional youth provision seven days a week for young people including those with special needs aged 14-25. The project will engage them in a range of ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Streetlife Trust Blackpool
£50,000 07/12/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Streetlife Trust Blackpool
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Streetlife Trust Blackpool
£2,250 07/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Charity - Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde Frontline Network - Streetlife Trust
£104,959 01/09/2022
Local network for frontline workers in homelessness in the Blackpool area
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,800 25/09/2020
"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 ....more
Comic Relief - Streetlife Looking Forward
£174,300 15/09/2020
Streetlife's Looking Forward project will provide a dedicated youth worker to help homeless young people in Blackpool to make a stable home and find their feet so they can think about their future ....more
Comic Relief - Streetlife Recovery Funding
£20,000 23/06/2020
6
COVID19 Recovery funding
National Lottery Community Fund - A Chance to Shine
£453,248 25/03/2019
48
The project aims to continue to provide a safe space for vulnerable homeless young people. Funding will go towards running of the night shelter, lifeskills sessions and a variety of support based ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - SPLASH
£9,996 23/08/2018
12
The funding will be used to extend and develop their cook and eat sessions for homeless young people. The funding will support additional weekly sessions on topics such as budgeting and nutrition, a ....more
The Segelman Trust - Grant to Street Life Trust
£60,000 19/06/2018
36
To support the core costs of the organiation
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Streetlife
£4,815 29/11/2017
We want to secure the future of the night shelter so vulnerable young people aged 16-25 continue to have a safe place to stay.
Comic Relief - #famsquad
£149,157 27/09/2017
36
The project will support young homeless people in Blackpool to undertake social action. A leadership group will meet regularly to develop skills and pursue social action activities, such as raising ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Streetlife Trust Ltd
£3,591 04/08/2017
Recruit, support and train volunteers and provide resources to help homeless young people across the Blackpool and the Fylde areas.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Streetlife Trust Blackpool
£75,000 20/07/2016
36
Providing vulnerable young people with support and access to safe, user-friendly facilities. The grant will fund the salary of a Day Centre Co-ordinator that will enable the delivery of a range of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - A Place of Safety
£436,814 16/02/2015
48
Not Available
Tudor Trust - Grant to Streetlife Trust
£74,000 24/09/2014
24
over two years as continuation funding towards the salary of the day centre co-ordinator, and some funding towards buying in additional financial support, for an organisation supporting vulnerable ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Streetlife Trust Blackpool
£24,850 28/03/2014
provides support, shelter and direction to vulnerable young people across Blackpool in order that they can live securely and independently
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 32-79
  • BRUCE ANDREWS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Watches Department, Jewellers
  • IAN TODD Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Lecturer
  • IAN MCGAWLEY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retail Deputy Store Manager
  • KEITH MELIA Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired Civil Servant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/11/1999, number: 1078167
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/08/1998, number: 03622494
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR20: 212 days late, AR12: 28 days late,
Main office

Streetlife
48 Buchanan Street
Blackpool
FY1 3LQ

Objectives

TO ASSIST YOUNG PEOPLE USING THE CENTRE OF BLACKPOOL TO REACH FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND TO HELP THEM TO A FULLER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BLACKPOOL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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