Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 12
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Grant maker support: +12
    Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

    BASIS YORKSHIRE LTD 

    The charity's principal activity is the protection and preservation of good health by promoting the safety and wellbeing of sex workers and those who are, have or could be at risk of exploitation by the provision of advocacy services that offer choice, support and empowerment to those people.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • Spending has increased 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 including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
    • 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
    • Over half the Board have joined recently
    Established: 17 years

    www.basisyorkshire.org.uk

    info-basis@basisyorkshire.org.uk

    01132430036

    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
    30/09/22£919£873£46£0£465£3144.32520
    30/09/21£943£824£119£0£419£2193.22120
    30/09/20£813£707£106£0£300£1813.11815
    30/09/19£566£631£-65£0£194£1452.81820
    30/09/18£687£687£1£0£133£1322.32117
    30/09/17£605£630£-25£6£133£1322.5170
    30/09/16£461£453£8£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/15£276£284£-9£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/14£265£237£28£0£0£0n/a00
    28/09/13£289£278£11£0£0£0n/a00
    28/09/12£271£274£-3£0£0£0n/a00
    28/09/11£241£225£16£0£0£0n/a00
    28/09/10£238£253£-15£0£0£0n/a00
    28/09/09£207£217£-10£0£0£0n/a00
    28/09/08£204£200£5£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: 18%
    Liabilities/Income: 11%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 68%
    Reserves/Spending: 4.3 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
    Quick Ratio: 3.9
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Kingston Upon Hull City, Leeds City, North Yorkshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Other Defined Groups
    Who works here?
    • 25 employees
    • 20 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
    Henry Smith Charity£206,600
    Tudor Trust£152,000
    Ministry of Justice£113,920
    Leeds Community Foundation£110,291
    Lloyds Bank Foundation£67,224
    DCMS£45,165
    BBC Children in Need£28,680
    Esmee Fairbairn£24,991
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Basis Yorkshire
    £206,600 05/12/2023
    towards three years‘ salary and on costs of an Adult Outreach Worker at a project providing support for women with experience of sexual violence in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
    Leeds Community Foundation - Addressing poor health outcomes for women who sex work
    £3,000 30/10/2023
    Grant to Basis Yorkshire
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Basis Yorkshire
    £2,250 14/12/2022
    One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Basis Yorkshire
    £50,000 14/09/2022
    24
    Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Basis Yorkshire
    Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector - Core Costs Funding
    £21,835 01/04/2022
    To further increase the sustainability of the sector, and to provide funding for services and interventions.
    Leeds Community Foundation - Improving mental and physical wellbeing through warmth, access to health services and reduced social isolation for women sex workers and those sexually exploited
    £3,600 06/10/2021
    By offering tailored activities and winter warmth facilities for women who sex work and who are sexually exploited we will improve their physical and mental health during winter through improved ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Post Abuse Peer Support
    £9,997 27/08/2021
    The funding will be used to continue a peer support group for young people that were sexually exploited or abused in recent years. The project aims to improve and sustain wellbeing of young people ....more
    Ministry of Justice - COVID-19 Extraordinary National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
    £9,042 26/03/2021
    To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the ....more
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Basis Yorkshire Ltd
    £2,000 04/03/2021
    as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
    Leeds Community Foundation - Understanding, recognizing and addressing abuse in young people in Leeds
    £19,508 03/03/2021
    Grant to Basis Yorkshire
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Basis Yorkshire Ltd
    £150,000 27/01/2021
    36
    over three years as continuation funding towards the running costs of a Housing First project supporting sex workers in Leeds
    Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
    £76,358 01/01/2021
    To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Basis Yorkshire Ltd
    £28,680 21/12/2020
    This project will deliver healthy relationship and wellbeing sessions for young people in Leeds who are at risk of abuse and/or neglect. Sessions will lead to young people being safer, more empowered ....more
    Leeds Community Foundation - Winterwarmth for Sexworkers
    £5,000 07/10/2020
    3
    This project will offer a series of interventions and practical support enabling women sexworkers to address the impact of winter on their health and well being due to being cold and/or isolated.
    Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Basis Yorkshire
    £2,500 01/10/2020
    7
    Support for women who are vulnerable to or experiencing homelessness, exploitation, violence and abuse and isolation including those who are or have a history of sexwork.
    Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Basis Yorkshire
    £25,000 24/09/2020
    4
    Grant to Basis Yorkshire
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Basis Yorkshire
    £14,974 24/07/2020
    Grant to Basis Yorkshire meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
    Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
    £6,685 22/06/2020
    Provision of Victim Services
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Basis Yorkshire Ltd
    £24,991 19/05/2020
    6
    towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
    DCMS - Tampon Tax Fund - Ending Women's Homelessness
    £30,110 29/10/2019
    The funding will address the need to systemically improve the housing offer, pathways and support for female sexworkers in Leeds by appointing a specialist housing champion (3 days/week), reducing ....more
    DCMS - Tampon Tax Fund - Ending Women's Homelessness
    £15,055 29/10/2019
    The funding will address the need to systemically improve the housing offer, pathways and support for female sexworkers in Leeds by appointing a specialist housing champion (3 days/week), reducing ....more
    Leeds Community Foundation - Supporting sexworkers who are homeless (including hidden homeless)
    £1,850 10/10/2019
    12
    Offering practical support to sustain and/or improve the living situation of street and indoor sexworkers in Leeds who are either explicitly homeless (on the street) or part of the hidden homeless in ....more
    Leeds Community Foundation - Housing First
    £49,833 24/09/2019
    14
    The plan would be to expand our current Housing First service delivery for 12 month to allow us to offer Housing First to some of those currently on our waiting list.
    Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
    £50,905 01/04/2019
    To provide independent, specialist support to female and male victims of rape and sexual abuse, including victims of child sexual abuse.
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Basis Yorkshire Ltd
    £178,693 28/02/2019
    36
    This project will provide support to children and young people who are at risk of, or are currently, experiencing sexual exploitation. It will improve their knowledge of CSE, help keep them safe, and ....more
    Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Basis Yorkshire
    £5,000 16/10/2018
    6
    Providing current and former women sex workers with Winterwellbeing packs (60) Winterwellbeing events, food, Vouchers to complete health needs assessment.
    Leeds Community Foundation - Supporting Practical Housing Needs for Sexworkers
    £2,500 28/09/2018
    10
    Offering practical support to sustain and/or improve the living situation of street and indoor sexworkers in Leeds who are either explicitly homeless (on the street) or part of the hidden homeless in ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - North Yorkshire ACES (Area Child Exploitation Service)
    £58,695 26/09/2018
    12
    The group will take over this project, which is to extend the reach and capacity of an established child sexual exploitation (CSE) service into York and North Yorkshire, in order to better support ....more
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Basis Yorkshire Ltd
    £199,928 29/08/2018
    48
    Towards work supporting sex workers and young people who have been, or are at risk of sexual exploitation, ensuring their voices are heard and can influence policy and practice.
    Leeds Community Foundation - Office Manager Support
    £19,989 07/06/2018
    11
    An office manager to support improved administration and management of office processes including quality assurance, recruitment(staff and volunteer) and supplier management, freeing up time from the ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Lionesses Pride 1
    £9,751 20/04/2018
    12
    The group will continue their support group for young women who have been sexually exploited by providing awareness advice, support, advice and leisure activities which will improve self-esteem and ....more
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Basis Yorkshire
    £74,820 11/04/2018
    36
    provides support & advice to women engaged in sex work in Leeds supporting them to develop the skills & confidence that will enable them to move on and away from their negative lifestyles
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Basis Yorkshire Ltd
    £150,000 21/12/2017
    36
    over three years towards the running costs of a Housing First pilot supporting sex workers in Leeds
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Basis Yorkshire Ltd
    £29,784 10/05/2017
    36
    This project will work with young people who have been at high risk of CSE through an empowerment and peer mentoring work. The project will improve confidence and self esteem, help develop positive ....more
    Comic Relief - Specialist Independent Sexual & Domestic Violence Advisor Service for Sex Workers in Leeds
    £120,000 27/01/2016
    36
    BASIS knows through its work with sex workers that many experience sexual violence. Until recently these women were extremely reluctant to report incidents to the police. BASIS has changed this in ....more
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Basis Yorkshire
    £86,700 03/12/2015
    36
    towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of an Options and Support Worker at a project providing support for women involved in sex work and girls experiencing exploitation in Leeds
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Genesis Leeds
    £74,820 10/06/2015
    36
    provides support & advice to women engaged in sex work in Leeds supporting them to develop the skills & confidence that will enable them to move on and away from their negative lifestyles
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Basis Yorkshire Ltd
    £90,000 01/04/2015
    36
    Towards the salary of the chief executive to sustain and innovate provision of support for sex workers and girls experiencing sexual exploitation in Leeds.
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Genesis Leeds
    £42,587 28/09/2012
    the salary of the Director, and the Project Co-ordinator
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Genesis Leeds Project
    £52,500 13/06/2012
    36
    towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of the New Futures Worker to support women wishing to exit the sex industry in Leeds
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Basis Yorkshire Ltd
    £60,000 15/06/2011
    Towards the salary of the director to support women involved in prostitution and sexually exploited young people in Leeds.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (9)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Age Range of Trustees: 26-54
    • MEGAN JONES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Commercial Director
    • NISA QASIM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Assurance Lead
    • SARAH MARTIN (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Corporate Fundraising Events Manager
    • TASSIE WEAVER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Freelance Trainer/Consultant In Health And Housing
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/07/2007, number: 1120350
    • Registered at Companies House on 29/03/2007, number: 06192097
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    15 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    94 North Street
    Leeds
    LS2 7PN

    Objectives

    3.1 THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH BY PROMOTING THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF SEX WORKERS AND THOSE WHO ARE, HAVE OR COULD BE AT RISK OF EXPLOITATION BY THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY SERVICES THAT OFFER CHOICE, SUPPORT AND EMPOWERMENT TO THOSE PEOPLE.3.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THIS AREA OF WORK, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO COMMUNITIES AND ORGANISATIONS TO HELP REDUCE STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION OF SEX WORKERS AND THOSE WHO ARE, HAVE OR COULD BE AT RISK OF EXPLOITATION WITHIN SOCIETY.3.3 TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN YORKSHIRE AND OTHER AREAS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED TO THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    CITY OF LEEDS

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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