Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 8
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

EMMAUS NORTH EAST 

Continuation of project to establish an Emmaus Community for homeless people in Gateshead and/or in adjacent Metropolitan Boroughs in Tyne & Wear
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 15 years

www.emmaus-northeast.org.uk

enquiries@emmaus-northeast.org.uk

07738948607

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
30/06/23£524£651£-127£251£786£77214.277
30/06/22£463£535£-73n/an/an/an/an/a15
30/06/21£663£553£109£267£985£89019.3912
30/06/20*£588£467£121£143£876£71918.587
30/06/19£511£396£115£191£755£69921.2512
30/06/18£257£320£-64£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/17£554£174£381£90£704£60541.840
30/06/16£369£121£248£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/15£81£72£9£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/14£109£129£-20£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/13£89£91£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/12£72£46£26£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/11£22£29£-7£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/10£57£4£52£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 181.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 38.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 24%
Liabilities/Income: 47%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 14.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gateshead, South Tyneside,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 7 employees
  • 7 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
Lloyds Bank Foundation£85,250
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£10,500
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Emmaus North East
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Emmaus North East
£10,000 21/10/2021
Re-roofing and fireproofing two properties to support homeless people in South Tyneside
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Emmaus North East
£50,000 08/09/2021
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Emmaus North East
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Emmaus North East
£500 01/04/2021
Move-in/resettlement packs
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Emmaus North East
£33,000 21/05/2020
12
One year core funding to support Emmaus North East to sustain their work to support work addressing Homeless and Vulnerably Housed Complex Social Issue (CSI) during COVID19
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - MHCLG Homelessness Fund
£10,000 07/05/2020
Organisations supporting homelessness
National Lottery Community Fund - Support to Break Down Barriers
£10,000 06/03/2020
8
The funding will be provide accommodation and meaningful work experience for homeless people. The project aims to develop personal skills, promote independent living and breakdown the stigma ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Wheels!
£10,000 29/11/2018
12
The funding will be used to purchase a van to enable the project to enhance and improve their services. This will continue to provide training, volunteering and employment opportunities for ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Emmaus North East - Life Skills Project
£243,000 21/03/2018
36
The group will provide supported accommodation for homeless people. While they stay here they will work for the social enterprise and attend support meetings, obtaining the skills required for ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - IT Skills Training Centre
£9,981 08/03/2017
12
This is a project by a charity in Gateshead serving people in South Tyneside. The project will purchase IT equipment and develop an IT suite to provide training for homeless people and community ....more
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Emmaus North East
£250,000 06/12/2016
12
The award of £250,000 will enable Emmaus North East to complete the refurbishment of its base in South Shields and will contribute towards the project’s initial running costs.
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Emmaus
£50,000 14/09/2016
12
Grant to contribute towards the cost of employing staff to support companions in the community and to help them to move on into rented accommodation.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Emmaus North East
£75,000 20/07/2016
36
Exists to build and operate a community for formerly homeless local people who are ready to make a fresh start. The grant will contribute to the costs of salaries for the Community Manager and the ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Emmaus North East
£15,000 22/04/2016
refurbishment of communal space for a charity which works with homeless people in Gateshead
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Emmaus North East: South Tyneside Community
£8,372 25/02/2016
Towards Emmaus North East: South Tyneside Community
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Refit of industrial unit
£5,000 18/11/2015
Towards Refit of industrial unit
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 35-72
  • GEMMA TRAINOR Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Communications Manager
  • JESSICA COOK Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Project Development Manager (Water Poverty)
  • JOHN MACHIN (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/08/2009, number: 1131408
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/02/2009, number: 06820441
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR20: 11 days late,
Main office

257 Stanhope Road
South Shields
NE33 4RT

Objectives

3. THE OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE THE ALLEVIATION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS ARISING THEREFROM, IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE EMMAUS MOVEMENT AS PUBLISHED FROM TIME TO TIME BY EMMAUS UK, TO THOSE IN NEED WITHOUT DISTINCTION BY:3.1. THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION, OR ASSISTANCE IN SUCH PROVISION, FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF GATESHEAD, BUT EXTENDING THIS PROVISION, AS APPROPRIATE, TO HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE ADJOINING COUNTIES OF DURHAM AND NORTHUMBERLAND AND TO THOSE OTHER CITY AND METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS SITUATED WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN AREA OF TYNE AND WEAR AND FROM SUCH OTHER PLACES AS MAY BE DETERMINED AS APPROPRIATE BY THE CHARITY FROM TIME TO TIME (THE -Ç£BENEFICIARIES-ÇØ).3.2. THE REHABILITATION OF THE BENEFICIARIES AS APPROPRIATE AND THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING) AND WORK OPPORTUNITIES AND SATISFACTION FOR THE BENEFICIARIES WITH THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS TO ENABLE THEM TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT IN THE FUTURE AND THEREBY DEVELOP A SENSE OF SELF WORTH AND DIGNITY THROUGH HAVING A SELF-SUPPORTING LIFE.3.3. THE SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF OTHER EMMAUS COMMUNITIES AND GROUPS OR OTHER AGENCIES IN THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS WHETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY THE EXCHANGE OF RESOURCES, INFORMATION AND EXPERTISE WITH OTHER EMMAUS PROJECTS WORLD WIDE.3.4. THE FULFILLING OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE RECOGNISED BY ENGLISH LAW AS BEING CHARITABLE AND WHICH THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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