Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 6

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 9

LEEWAY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ABUSE SERVICES

The principal activity of the charity is to provide temporary accommodation & other services to adults and children who have suffered or are exposed to domestic violence & abuse

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 24 years
(27 years as a company)

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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		£3,325	£3,173	£152	£2	£964	£588	2.2	97	5
31/03/22		£2,909	£3,088	£-179	£12	£812	£692	2.7	93	8
31/03/21		£3,129	£2,867	£262	£1	£990	£356	1.5	95	4
31/03/20		£2,602	£2,988	£-386	£28	£728	£124	0.5	93	5
31/03/19		£2,356	£2,196	£160	£20	£1,115	£558	3.1	76	23
31/03/18		£1,780	£1,558	£222	£15	£954	£826	6.4	61	0
31/03/17		£1,619	£1,505	£114	£25	£732	£676	5.4	61	0
31/03/16		£1,197	£1,158	£39	£11	£618	£539	5.6	52	0
31/03/15		£1,070	£1,299	£-229	£63	£579	£550	5.1	53	0
31/03/14		£1,356	£1,280	£75	£49	£808	£656	6.2	42	0
31/03/13		£1,466	£1,425	£41	£59	£732	£574	4.8	65	0
31/03/12		£1,307	£1,200	£106	£74	£692	£519	5.2	56	0
31/03/11		£1,364	£1,146	£218	£58	£585	£472	4.9	55	0
31/03/10		£1,011	£912	£99	£54	£367	£173	2.3	44	0
31/03/09		£867	£944	£-76	£64	£268	£188	2.4	45	0
31/03/08		£942	£1,019	£-77	£43	£344	£233	2.7	41	0
31/03/07		£878	£795	£83	£13	£421	£246	3.7	39	0
31/03/06		£845	£766	£79	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£647	£620	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£723	£623	£100	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 33%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 61%
Reserves/Spending: 2.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Norfolk, Suffolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

97 employees
5 volunteers

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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£40,000
Masonic Trust	£37,370
Suffolk Community Foundation	£4,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£37,370	16/11/2022	Grant to fund a Positive Behaviour Youth Support Worker to help children and young people through schools in Norfolk affected by domestic abuse.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£40,000	24/07/2020	Core Services
Suffolk Community Foundation - Project Safety Net Suffolk - Core Costs
£4,000	05/06/2020 11	Towards the core costs of running the refuges for families fleeing domestic violence during the Covid 19 lock down and beyond.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Leeway Domestic Violence and Abuse Services
£11,000	28/04/2017	telephone system for a charity which works with survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Norwich
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Leeway Domestic Violence and Abuse Services
£38,400	09/03/2017 36	towards three years' running costs of an advice and support telephone helpline in Norfolk for people who have experienced domestic abuse
National Lottery Community Fund - WGI Stage 2
£606,715	22/03/2016 60	A project to provide early intervention and prevention of harm to women and girls living with domestic abuse (DA). It will utilise three full time case workers to raise awareness of DA and provide ....more A project to provide early intervention and prevention of harm to women and girls living with domestic abuse (DA). It will utilise three full time case workers to raise awareness of DA and provide practical and emotional support to enable victims and their families to be safe. It includes 24 hr helpline, three refuges in Norfolk, outreach services, drop in centres, hospital, police and court advocacy for female and male victims and a children and young peopleâ€™s outreach service.
Comic Relief - Adolescent to Parent Violence (APV) Outreach Project
£117,148	25/11/2015 36	Young people who have experienced domestic abuse at home often struggle to cope with their emotional reactions. This can sometimes result in aggressive and violent behaviour towards their families. ....more Young people who have experienced domestic abuse at home often struggle to cope with their emotional reactions. This can sometimes result in aggressive and violent behaviour towards their families. Last year, 96 of Leeway Domestic Violence and Abuse Services’ clients reported adolescent to parent violence. This project will provide tailored one to one support and advice for 150 young people and their families who are experiencing adolescent to parent violence over three years. The project will help young people to understand their experiences and manage their emotions. It aims to prevent further violence and to help them and their families to stay safe. There will be much to learn from this project.
National Lottery Community Fund - Leeway Domestic Violence and Abuse Services
£235,156	21/10/2014 36	Not Available

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 29-76

ALIENA UPPAL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Financial Controller

ANNA GRAVES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chief Executive Breckland District Council

BRENDA HORNER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

EMMA CLARE CORLETT (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Mc Member, Other trusteeship: NR2 COMMUNITY SKILLS SHARE,

FEARN REBECCA AINSWORTH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Crm & Marketing Manager

KATHRYN POTTS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Wine Sales

MRS JUDY LEGGETT, Other trusteeships: OLD CATTON SOCIETY, SPROWSTON YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROJECT,

MATTHEW JAMES COTTON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Student

SARAH GIBB Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Vice Chair Trustee

SAMANTHA DEMETRIOU Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Accountant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/02/2000, number: 1079214
Registered at Companies House on 05/06/1996, number: 03208084

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
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: 1 days late,

Main office

LEEWAY WOMENS AID
PO BOX LEEWAY
CITY HALL
ST. PETERS STREET
NORWICH
NR2 1NH

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND SUFFERING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED OR ARE EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR MALTREATMENT BY THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION AND FOR THE RELIEF OF OTHER WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN NEED WHO ARE TEMPORARILY HOMELESS AND BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE CHARITABLE INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, THE RELIEF OF NEED AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS SHALL FURTHER THE SAID OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED-IN PRACTICE NORWICH

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