Overall GiG Score: 17 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 8
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8

BACK ON THE MAP LIMITED 

Promoting and facilitating social, physical and economic development in Hendon. Objectives are the relief of unemployment, advancement of education, provision and improvement of housing, provision of recreational facilities, protection of the environment, provision of health facilities, promotion of public safety, prevention of crime and other means from time to time determined by the trustees.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 13 years
(19 years as a company)

www.backonthemap.org

enquiries@backonthemap.org

01915147844

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£887£880£7£397£5,404£1,09214.91830
31/03/22£1,114£846£267£444£5,302£1,01214.41532
31/03/21£876£725£151£376£5,458£1,026171122
31/03/20£882£929£-47£279£5,308£80410.4722
31/03/19£759£418£341£181£5,354£63718.3824
31/03/18£548£467£81£155£5,013£51613.370
31/03/17£513£403£110£159£4,932£41412.370
31/03/16£559£356£203£163£4,822£30810.460
31/03/15£490£311£178£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£304£265£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£330£380£-49£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£403£457£-55£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 125.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 45.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 54%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 20%
Reserves/Spending: 14.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 3.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 18 employees
  • 30 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Sunderland,

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
Power to Change£397,668
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£45,408
Virgin Money Foundation£29,797
National Lottery Community Fund£28,943
Crisis UK£25,000
Rank Foundation£20,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Back on the Map
£4,400 19/04/2023
Mental health and wellbeing support for charity's staff
National Lottery Community Fund - A Warm Welcome
£9,917 16/12/2022
The funding will be used to provide support and guidance inside this community hub on energy and debt crisis whilst also delivering fun activities such as bingo movies and games. The project aims to ....more
Rank Foundation - GOLDEN AWARDS BACK ON THE MAP 2022
£20,000 23/03/2022
The Golden Award was given to Back On The Map to provide important support for the community, Especially around volunteering and reconnecting with those who have volunteered in the past.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Back on the Map
£10,000 17/03/2022
Core costs to support recovery with Sunderland residents following COVID-19
Power to Change - Back on the Map (PU)
£8,000 04/02/2022
Grant to Back on the Map (PU)
Power to Change - Back on the Map (PU)
£8,000 04/02/2022
Grant to Back on the Map (PU)
Crisis UK - Grant to Back on the Map
£25,000 02/02/2022
Back on the Map's project seeks to prevent homelessness in an area of high turnover of properties by proactively delivering a package of support to tenants and prospective tenants through their ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Continuing support to the Covid-anxious due to COVID-19 restrictions
£5,000 27/05/2021
Continuing support to the Covid-anxious due to COVID-19 restrictions
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Back on the Map
£5,000 27/05/2021
Continuing support to the Covid-anxious due to COVID-19 restrictions
The Greggs Foundation - Community Hub Programme
£15,000 19/05/2021
12
The Community Hubs programme aims to help build stronger, healthier communities by supporting local community organisations in the vicinity of a Greggs outlet to make a real difference in their ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Hendon Digi: new community access to digital support and online resources
£9,254 19/02/2021
7
The project will be use the funding to employ a part-time digital support worker who will continue to work with a team of volunteers to provide online services activities and support to their local ....more
Power to Change - C-19 CCLORS - Back on the Map
£74,999 14/10/2020
Grant to C-19 CCLORS - Back on the Map
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - The ongoing support of people in the east end of Sunderland in the wake of Covid-19
£9,908 06/10/2020
The ongoing support of people in the east end of Sunderland in the wake of Covid-19
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the ongoing support of people in the east end of Sunderland in the wake of Covid-19
£10,500 06/10/2020
the ongoing support of people in the east end of Sunderland in the wake of Covid-19
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£10,500 02/10/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Power to Change - C-19 Response - Back on the Map Limited
£13,638 10/06/2020
Grant to C-19 Response - Back on the Map Limited
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Support for people in the charity's area of benefit affected by COVID-19
£10,000 24/04/2020
Support for people in the charity's area of benefit affected by COVID-19
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - support for people in the charity's area of benefit affected by COVID-19
£10,000 24/04/2020
support for people in the charity's area of benefit affected by COVID-19
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Back on the Map
£29,797 20/12/2019
24
Back on the Map is based in Hendon in Sunderland. The award is to employ a community anchor worker to support the development of a new community space.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 06/12/2019
Social Space: Addressing poverty and social exclusion in Hendon.
Power to Change - Back on the Map Limited
£227,901 16/10/2019
24
Grant to Back on the Map Limited
National Lottery Community Fund - Value Volunteers: Recruit,Retain,Reward
£9,772 11/07/2019
12
The funding will be used to increase their outreach work and support more members of the local community, including those who are vulnerable, to access benefits, training and improve their employment ....more
Power to Change - Back on the Map Limited
£65,130 02/04/2019
Grant to Back on the Map Limited
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - For work that helps prevent poverty and social exclusion
£28,421 12/03/2019
For work that helps prevent poverty and social exclusion
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Back On The Map
£288,935 24/07/2017
36
Back on the Map is a local charity which has a long term strategy to buy empty and poorly managed properties in Hendon, hold them in local ownership, and then offer them as good quality homes where ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Carnegie Community Corner
£428,093 09/02/2015
59
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-77
  • CHARLOTTE FOX Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Business Innovation Manager
  • KEVIN ROONEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/11/2010, number: 1138833
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/08/2004, number: 05212073
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
12 returns made; AR12: 22 days late,
Main office

67 Toward Road
Hendon
Sunderland
Tyne & Wear
SR2 8JG

Objectives

THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF URBAN REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:A) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT;B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE;C) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE HOW ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OR IN CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING;D) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES;E) THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND/OR THOSE WHO, BY REASONS OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES;F) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT;G) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES;H) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME;I) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SEE GOVERNING DOCUMENT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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