Overall GiG Score: 19 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 13
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +13

THE TRAVELLER MOVEMENT 

TM is a national development, policy and voice charity working for the rights and inclusion of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in Britain
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Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Established: 19 years
(23 years as a company)

www.travellermovement.org.uk

info@travellermovement.org.uk

020 7607 2002

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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£584£448£136£0£620£43711.71520
31/03/22£709£614£95£0£483£3346.52220
31/03/21£524£357£167£0£388£2528.51420
31/03/20£283£250£33n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/19£263£282£-19n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/18£317£318£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£274£286£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£222£226£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£188£229£-40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£176£258£-82£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£259£317£-57£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£271£283£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£494£395£99£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£429£300£129£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£305£204£101£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£118£125£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£118£125£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£142£94£48£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: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 71%
Reserves/Spending: 11.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 16 months
Quick Ratio: 11.1
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 15 employees
  • 20 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

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£183,411
Esmee Fairbairn£181,271
City Bridge Trust£161,450
Lloyds Bank Foundation£125,803
Tudor Trust£72,000
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust£45,546
DCMS£36,724
Ministry of Justice£31,495
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Traveller Movement
£161,450 05/04/2023
£161,450 over 3 years (£52,230; £53,800; £55,420) covering 1 FT Women’s Support Worker, supervision costs, co-design costs and related project overheads.
National Lottery Community Fund - Propel- Reducing Inequalities for Gypsy Roma and Traveller Communities
£173,411 17/03/2023
Funding will be used to reduce inequalities and make services accessible to Gypsy Roma and Traveller communities across London. The project will establish four cross-sector regional hubs focusing on ....more
Greater London Authority - Operation Traveller Vote
£15,000 13/01/2023
The Traveller Movement developed a pan-London social media awareness campaign focused on the Gypsy, Traveller and Roma community in London. The campaign featured videos of trusted individuals in the ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to The Traveller Movement
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Traveller Movement
£30,419 18/11/2022
Grant to The Traveller Movement towards work to influence reform in the criminal justice system.
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Stop Shaming' - campaign
£10,000 18/02/2022
The funding will be used to create a campaign against internal shaming within the GRT community. The project aims to prevent further shaming and the harmful lasting impact this has on those affected ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Traveller Movement
£54,000 24/03/2021
1
Towards unrestricted core costs from the Racialised Communities Top Up Fund
Tudor Trust - Grant to The Traveller Movement
£2,000 13/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Greater London Authority - Grant to Transition Town Ilford
£5,132 01/12/2020
Valentines Park Forest Garden
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust - Operation Traveller Vote
£45,546 02/10/2020
9
to build skills and knowledge of democratic processes among Gypsy, Roma and Irish Traveller (GRT) people
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£36,724 29/09/2020
"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
Tudor Trust - Grant to The Traveller Movement
£70,000 02/07/2020
24
over two years as continuation funding towards the salary of a worker to provide access to justice advice, advocacy and capacity-building for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people around the UK
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Traveller Movement
£18,182 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Ministry of Justice - HMPPS Innovation Awards
£31,495 01/04/2020
Multiple aims and objectives for individual schemes
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Traveller Movement
£93,134 19/11/2019
36
To: • address the disproportionality of Gypsy and Traveller youth and adults in the criminal justice system; • lobby for consistent and routine data collection and ethnic monitoring across entire ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Traveller Movement
£109,089 24/07/2019
36
Towards core costs associated with addressing widespread inequality in accessing and participating in education for GRT children, particularly the issue of high rates of exclusions.
Greater London Authority - Citizen Led Engagement Programme
£12,004 26/03/2019
Citizen-Led is a peer research project designed to enhance engagement with communities whose voice and influence over public policy has previously been unheard. 
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Traveller Movement, The
£120,000 16/03/2019
36
Core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Traveller womens violence awareness
£10,000 13/07/2018
12
The funding will be used to update a play and make a film highlighting domestic violence within the traveller community. The project aims to educate, raise awareness and increase the self-esteem and ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to The Traveller Movement
£70,000 06/12/2017
24
over two years towards the salary of a worker to provide access to justice advice, advocacy and capacity-building for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people around the UK
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Traveller Movement
£98,475 27/01/2016
36
Towards the salary of a co-ordinator and other associated costs to develop a national education and advocacy project to reduce the number of Gypsy, Traveller and Roma (GTR) pupils being excluded from ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Never Going To Beat You
£10,000 27/01/2016
12
The group will use the funding to produce a play highlighting domestic violence performed by survivors. This will increase awareness of domestic violence within the traveller community and improve ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-71
  • MARK WATSON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired Police Inspector
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/12/2004, number: 1107113
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/07/2000, number: 04038939
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • 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
18 returns made; AR10: 17 days late, AR09: 114 days late, AR07: 121 days late, AR06: 212 days late,
Main office

The Traveller Movement
40 Jeffreys Road
LONDON
SW4 6QX

Objectives

1. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF IRISH TRAVELLERS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; AND 2. TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AND RACIAL HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO UNDERSTAND THE CULTURE AND NEEDS OF IRISH TRAVELLERS AND HIGHLIGHTING THE NEEDS OF AND ISSUES EFFECTING IRISH TRAVELLERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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