Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 10

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 24

HACKNEY DOORWAYS

Hackney Doorways operates night shelters for homeless people in the Hackney area. We provide emergency shelter and support to people experiencing homelessness, and help them move into longer term accommodation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Established: 13 years

www.hackneydoorways.org.uk

info@hackneydoorways.org.uk

02085335255

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£537	£377	£160	£5	£371	£359	11.4	7	309
30/06/22	£308	£380	£-72	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	257
30/06/21	£398	£307	£91	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	400
30/06/20	£301	£270	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	400
30/06/19	£247	£190	£58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	500
30/06/18	£128	£134	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/17	£153	£134	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/16	£133	£148	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/15	£139	£121	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/14	£114	£93	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/13	£76	£78	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/12	£59	£54	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 11.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 6.9

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Listed activities

Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Hackney,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

7 employees
309 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

DCMS	£60,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£45,000
Hackney Council	£40,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,959
Trust for London	£7,500
London Catalyst	£6,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving and LBH Cost of Living
£5,061	09/11/2023	This project will provide the homeless people who stay in the Hackney Night Shelter with a hot meal every night and a cooked breakfast in the morning.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Hackney Night Shelter
£1,787	21/10/2023	We are seeking funds for meals for homeless people. Whilst we provide accommodation and support for up to 20 people a night, our volunteers prepare and serve breakfasts and suppers.
Hackney Council - Grant to Hackney Doorways
£20,000	20/04/2023	Hackney Night Shelter 2023-4 Routes out of Homelessness
National Lottery Community Fund - A new night shelter for Hackney
£9,959	13/01/2023	The funding will be used towards opening a new night shelter for homeless people. The project aims to provide emergency accommodation for at least twenty people a night preventing them from becoming ....more The funding will be used towards opening a new night shelter for homeless people. The project aims to provide emergency accommodation for at least twenty people a night preventing them from becoming homeless and enabling those who are in employment to keep their jobs.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£25,000	02/09/2022	Hackney Night Shelter
Hackney Council - Grant to Hackney Doorways
£20,000	13/05/2022	Hackney Night Shelter 2022-3 - Routes out of Homelessness
Trust for London - Hackney Doorways
£7,500	05/04/2022	This funding is for the running costs of our two night shelters for homeless people (one mixed and one for women). Our two case workers will support them to move on into permanent accommodation. ....more This funding is for the running costs of our two night shelters for homeless people (one mixed and one for women). Our two case workers will support them to move on into permanent accommodation. About 100 people will benefit from this service in the course of the year.
London Catalyst - Hackney Doorways - 5
£3,000	11/11/2020	Hackney Winter Night Shelter Advocacy Support service. Towards the salary costs of our Lead Advocate Worker.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£60,000	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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	20/03/2020	Hackney Winter Night Shelter
London Catalyst - Hackney Doorways - 4
£3,000	13/11/2019	Advocacy and Move-on Support Service for night shelter guests
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	05/12/2018	Hackney Winter Night Shelter
London Catalyst - Hackney Doorways - 1
£3,000	04/09/2018	Advocacy Support for Hackney Winter Night Shelter Guests

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-73

ANDREA DANIELS (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Marketing Director

DR BRIGID HAYDEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Doctor

GEORGINA SHEERAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Student

KATHARINE MEADE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: HACKNEY MIGRANT CENTRE,

LAURA LOTINGA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Corporate Affairs Director, Other trusteeship: WILLIAM PATTEN PARENTS TEACHERS & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION,

LINDA ANNE CARMODY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Management Consultant

MARK HOSGOOD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant

MICHAEL RICHARD STUBBINGS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Managing Director And Qualifying Accountant

PATRICK HUGH FORD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Charity Worker

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/11/2010, number: 1139183
Registered at Companies House on 03/11/2009, number: 07064774

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

30/03/2012 - Asset transfer in from HACKNEY WINTER NIGHT SHELTER
06/11/2023 - Asset transfer in from RECOVERY RESOURCES FOUNDATION
22/01/2024 - Asset transfer in from RECOVERY RESOURCES FOUNDATION

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

13 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from RECOVERY RESOURCES FOUNDATION on 06/11/2023
Asset transfer in from RECOVERY RESOURCES FOUNDATION on 22/01/2024

Main office

The Old School Rooms
2 POWERSCROFT ROAD
LONDON
E5 0PU

Objectives

A THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN OR NEAR THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH GOODS AND SERVICES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF SHORT TERM ACCOMMODATION AT NIGHT SHELTERSB TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE NATURE, CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF HOMELESSNESS

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY

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