Overall GiG Score: 26 ?
Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 14
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +14

HIBISCUS INITIATIVES LTD 

The charity aims to relieve the poverty and the physical and mental illness and distress of women, particularly those who have suffered any legal restriction to their liberty or who have been charged or convicted of a criminal offence. Hibiscus Initiatives' undertakes welfare advice, advocacy, and international resettlement work with women in prison, detention and in the community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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
  • 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board is predominantly female
Established: 20 years

www.hibiscusinitiatives.org.uk

marchu@hibiscus.org.uk

02076974120

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£1,728£1,604£124£11£860£80662910
31/03/22£1,443£1,393£50£22£736£7116.1263
31/03/21£1,375£1,358£17£19£686£4383.92615
31/03/20£1,244£1,163£81£16£669£6246.42425
31/03/19£1,184£1,151£33£16£588£5435.72540
31/03/18£1,137£936£201£13£555£4736.1250
31/03/17£848£780£67£13£354£3124.8180
31/03/16£735£611£124£9£287£2424.7140
31/03/15£534£581£-47£11£163£1573.390
31/03/14£608£475£134£15£210£1774.590
31/03/13£584£588£-4£16£77£290.690
31/03/12*£509£479£31£13£81£1090
31/03/11£442£481£-39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£536£537£-1£14£89£260.6100
31/03/09£491£484£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£485£431£54£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£431£403£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£326£287£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£322£341£-19£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 29 employees
  • 10 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Central Bedfordshire, Durham, Kent, Peterborough City, Throughout London, West Sussex,

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
National Lottery Community Fund£499,418
The Bell Foundation£475,795
Trust for London£164,100
Ministry of Justice£158,658
Justice Together Initiative£150,000
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£146,180
The London Community Foundation£75,968
National Lottery Heritage Fund£70,739
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Hibiscus Initiatives
£10,000 13/12/2023
Purchase of IT equipment for a charity which works with migrant women in Islington
Trust for London - Hibiscus Initiatives
£59,000 30/08/2023
The funding will contribute to the salary of Hibiscus's Anti-Trafficking Policy Officer who will continue to raise awareness of, and campaign to support migrant women who have been trafficked. They ....more
The Bell Foundation - Cost of Living Payment
£5,261 23/01/2023
An unrestricted one off payment to grant funded partners to help respond to the cost of living crisis.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Empowerment and Agency for women with lived experience
£4,180 18/01/2023
Hibiscus Initiatives supports and empowers Black and minoritised migrant women who are affected by the criminal justice and immigration systems. They deliver high-impact support and advocacy ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Hibiscus Initiatives Ltd
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Hibiscus Initiatives Ltd
£19,921 02/12/2022
Grant to Hibiscus Initiatives Ltd towards work to influence reform in the criminal justice system.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Hibiscus Initiatives
£20,000 30/06/2022
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Hibiscus Initiatives supports women across Greater London who have insecure immigration status, and have come into contact with the justice system through advocacy ....more
The Bell Foundation - Cultural Mediation Y2-3
£109,653 30/03/2022
Hibiscus Initiatives is a leading organisation supporting foreign nationals and black, minority ethnic and refugee (BMER) individuals involved in the criminal justice system in the UK. The Bell ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Double Disadvantage 2022-23
£25,000 28/03/2022
To raise the profile and promote the "10 point Action Plan" addressing ongoing inequalities faced by BAME women in the criminal justice system.
National Lottery Community Fund - Hibiscus supporting and empowering Black and Migrant Women
£499,418 18/03/2022
The project is using funding to support Black and migrant women in London who are at the intersection of the criminal justice and immigration systems and/or survivors of human trafficking. This ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Hibiscus Initiatives
£70,739 09/03/2022
Silenced voices speak:?Black and migrant women’s?travels through?immigration and criminal justice
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Empowerment and Agency for women with lived experience
£122,000 19/07/2021
Hibiscus Initiatives supports and empowers Black and minoritised migrant women who are affected by the criminal justice and immigration systems. They deliver high-impact support and advocacy ....more
Justice Together Initiative - Strengthening influencing capacity and cross-sector collaboration at Hibiscus to increase access to justice for migrants
£150,000 20/04/2021
Funding will enable Hibiscus to set up an influencing department within the organisation designed to leverage data from the grassroots, to advocate for legislation and policy change, and to create ....more
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector Core Costs Funding
£99,658 01/04/2021
To support organisations which are developing a whole systems approach to female offenders across the country.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Doubling Down on Double Disadvantage
£25,000 31/03/2021
12
To review ongoing inequalities faced by BAME women in the criminal justice system, develop and publish an "Action Plan" to address these issues.
The Bell Foundation - Cultural Mediation Y1
£50,000 25/03/2021
Hibiscus Initiatives is a leading organisation supporting foreign nationals and black, minority ethnic and refugee (BMER) individuals involved in the criminal justice system in the UK. The Bell ....more
Trust for London - Hibiscus Initiatives Ltd
£42,300 15/03/2021
The funding would contribute to the running costs of Hibiscus’ Women’s Centre in North London to help close its funding deficit. It will also top up two positions it currently only have ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Covid-19 Emergency Funding
£20,000 20/01/2021
12
Hibiscus Initiatives (Hibiscus) is a voluntary sector organisation which works to support marginalised foreign national, Black, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BMER) women in prison, in the community, ....more
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector Funding
£59,000 20/01/2021
The womens community sector grants scheme offers £2.5 million in funding for core costs to promote greater financial stability throughout the sector.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Hibiscus Initiatives
£20,000 22/12/2020
6
The funding is for the provision of hardship support for our clients facing extreme deprivation. Funds will be allocated on a need-assessed basis to enable women to secure their basic needs, ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Hibiscus Initiatives
£45,968 17/07/2020
Additional costs due to COVID-19 lockdown until end of October 2020 as outlined in your application budget.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Hibiscus Initiatives
£10,000 02/06/2020
This funding is to meet the needs of current clients under our WrapAround and Diversion Projects (funded by MOPAC through Advance and Women in Prison) to respond to urgent and emerging hardship ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Hibiscus Initiatives
£10,873 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
The Bell Foundation - Covid 19
£310,881 05/05/2020
£6000.000 for covid 19 response
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Hibiscus Initiatives
£15,000 09/01/2020
An unrestricted grant of £15,000. Hibiscus Initiatives provides support services to vulnerable foreign national and BMER women in prison, detention and in the community.
Trust for London - Hibiscus Initiatives
£62,800 05/06/2019
36
The funding is for new policy work regarding safety, support and integration of foreign national, female victims of trafficking, drawing primarily from the caseload from Hibiscus' Women's Centre, ....more
DCMS - Breaking Down Barriers Project for Foreign National & BAMER Women Impacted by Gender-based Violence
£58,241 01/04/2019
Women in the criminal justice system often have experience of sexual violence, domestic abuse and in some case forced prostitution. The project delivered by Hibiscus will provide group and 1:1 ....more
Ministry of Justice - Community Investment Fund
£50,150 01/01/2019
To fund the extension of opening hours of the community resettlement service, based their Women's Centre in Islington
DCMS - Breaking Down Barriers Project for Foreign National & BAMER Women Impacted by Gender-based Violence
£58,241 10/12/2018
Women in the criminal justice system often have experience of sexual violence, domestic abuse and in some case forced prostitution. The project delivered by Hibiscus will provide group and 1:1 ....more
DCMS - Breaking Down Barriers Project for Foreign National & BAMER Women Impacted by Gender-based Violence
£38,827 10/12/2018
Women in the criminal justice system often have experience of sexual violence, domestic abuse and in some case forced prostitution. The project delivered by Hibiscus will provide group and 1:1 ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Hibiscus Initiatives
£10,000 23/01/2018
£10,000 towards legal clinics to support foreign national BMER women. Hibiscus Initiatives provides advocacy, support and specialist services to marginalised foreign national and BMER people ....more
The Bell Foundation - Cultural Mediation Development (Core)
£310,881 01/01/2018
Hibiscus Initiatives is a leading organisation supporting foreign nationals and black, minority ethnic and refugee (BMER) individuals involved in the criminal justice system in the UK. The Bell ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Hibiscus 'mother & child' play group
£10,000 11/10/2017
12
This project will offer support for vulnerable mothers and their children that will focus on interactive play. This will build resilience and help develop personal strategies to cope with adverse ....more
Home Office - Returns Facilitation at Heathrow Immigration Removal Centres 2017-18
£203,508 01/04/2017
To independent provide support and advice to those in immigration detention at the 2 Heathrow immigration removal centres (IRCs) so as to encourage them to comply with the returns process. This will ....more
Home Office - Returns Facilitation at Yarl?s Wood Immigration Removal Centre 2017-18
£206,508 01/04/2017
To provide independent support and advice to those in immigration detention at Yarl?s Wood immigration removal centre (IRC) so as to encourage them to comply with the returns process. This will ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Celebrating Roma women, an enriching cultural experience
£10,000 29/09/2016
12
This project will use the funding to run a two day event to raise awareness and celebrate Roma culture. Music, dance, food and history sessions will take place which will encouraging understanding ....more
AB Charitable Trust - fact-finding immigration sessions for migrants &BMER
£10,000 26/04/2016
£10,000 towards a part time prison caseworker supporting the provision of advocacy, immigration information and advice to Foreign Nationals
National Lottery Community Fund - WGI Stage 2
£750,600 22/03/2016
60
This project aims to set up a new woman only community based hub that will enable Hibiscus Initiatives to expand the range of support services they offer to foreign, Black, Asian and ethnic minority, ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Hibiscus Initiatives
£105,637 02/09/2015
60
Towards core costs of the resettlement programme supporting foreign national, BMER and migrant women on release from prison.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Hibiscus Initiatives
£15,000 08/07/2015
12
supporting foreign BAMER and Roma people (mainly women) involved in the UK criminal justice system. The grant will fund a 1 yr post of a part time Information and Communications Worker to develop and ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Hibiscus Initiatives
£122,000 28/01/2015
36
£122,000 over three years (£42,000; £40,000; £40,000) towards a Community Support Manager, plus running costs, towards a specialist mentoring programme supporting women in London-based prisons.
AB Charitable Trust - advocacy, information for BMER and migrants
£7,500 21/01/2014
£7,500 towards training volunteers to interpret and translate for Hibiscus and prison staff during information sessions
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Hibiscus Initiatives
£54,000 01/12/2011
Towards salaries and running costs of re-integration and resettlement of female offenders.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Hibiscus Initiatives
£49,200 01/10/2008
36
Towards Core costs Towards staff salaries and travel and project costs of maintaining family links and resettlement work.
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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-63
  • LOUISE SWAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Head Of Programme
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/06/2004, number: 1104094
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/09/2002, number: 04533442
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Investment
  • 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
19 returns made; AR12: 75 days late, AR06: 0 days late,
Main office

Hibiscus
RESOURCE FOR LONDON
356
HOLLOWAY ROAD
LONDON

Objectives

(A) TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY AND THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF WOMEN, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED ANY LEGAL RESTRICTION ON THEIR LIBERTY IN ANY PENAL OR CORRECTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR WHO HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH OR CONVICTED OF A CRIMINAL OFFENCE.(B) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT SUCH WOMEN(C) TO UNDERTAKE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECT

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE UNITED KINGDOM AND JAMAICA

Data Sources

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