Overall GiG Score: 4 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +5

FIRMFOUNDATION 

We manage a year-round Night Shelter providing a secure environment, shower, meal & help for those requiring access to local facilities and Supported Accommodation for rough sleepers who require support for up to 2 years before moving on to independent living. We also oversee Drop-in Services working with partners including Harrow Council, supporting & managing referrals to appropriate services.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 13 years

www.firmfoundation.org.uk

js@firmfoundation.org.uk

02084265515

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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
31/08/23£250£308£-58n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/08/22£284£299£-15n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/08/21£237£238£-1n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/08/20£328£274£54n/an/an/an/an/a130
31/08/19£117£176£-59n/an/an/an/an/a130
31/08/18£130£139£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£158£116£42£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£102£62£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£74£57£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£56£59£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£34£36£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£32£24£8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 60 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Harrow,

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Manager Salary- SETUP POSTPONED
£106,014 24/03/2020
This funding will cover a manager's salary of a homeless shelter. This will free up the manager's time to focus on developing a number of key highlighted areas that will both improve internal ....more
Three Guineas Trust - Towards the charity’s services for homeless people.
£20,000 31/10/2019
Towards the charity’s services for homeless people.
National Lottery Community Fund - FirmFoundation Winter Night Shelter 2020
£10,000 12/09/2019
12
The project will use its funding to provide support to the homeless by offering shelter during the coldest 3 months of the year and support people into longer term housing.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to FirmFoundation
£3,611 19/11/2018
We would like to open a weekly drop in centre which includes sourcing job opportunities, CV writing and discovering local college courses.
National Lottery Community Fund - Winter Night Shelter 2019
£10,000 27/07/2018
12
The funding will be used to support people who are homeless. The project aims to provide targeted help and assistance to secure long term accommodation.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to FirmFoundation
£7,700 18/04/2018
24
The charity is seeking funding for staff costs, accreditation costs and mentor support to gain PQASSO accreditation, consultancy support to develop its theory of change and IT costs to update its CRM ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to FirmFoundation
£3,380 22/03/2016
12
Firm Foundation supports homeless people in Harrow through drop in support, low level casework and housing support. It is seeking funding to buy the Homeless Link In-Form Essential Client Management ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/09/2011, number: 1143823
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

FirmFoundation
Brigade House
Brigade Close
South Harrow
HARROW
HA2 0LQ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF NEED AMONGST PERSONS SUFFERING HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS DUE TO HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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