Overall GiG Score: 16 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 7
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7

HOMELESS ACTION IN BARNET 

Day Centre for people who are Homeless in the London Borough of Barnet and surrounding area.Tenancy Support Service
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 10 years

http://www.habcentre.org

hab@habcentre.org

02084468400

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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£548£500£48£0£431£3728.91617
31/03/22£401£474£-74n/an/an/an/an/a23
31/03/21£510£327£183£0£456£39114.41226
31/03/20£348£322£26n/an/an/an/an/a48
31/03/19£485£371£114n/an/an/an/an/a46
31/03/18£384£352£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£320£345£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£438£437£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£513£489£24£65£117£1172.9170

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 8.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 15.7
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 16 employees
  • 17 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,

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
The London Community Foundation£54,340
DCMS£40,040
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
City Bridge Trust£7,500
Lloyds Bank Foundation£7,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Timeout
£10,000 10/02/2023
The funding will be used to deliver a programme of informal sports and mentoring to support young people and young adults with mental health issues living in Wakefield West Yorkshire. The project ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Homeless Action in Barnet
£40,040 24/09/2020
To employ 2 full time 'Critical Time Intervention' workers to work with people who had been rough sleeping to help them transition from temporary accommodation to a more permanent setting and to ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£40,040 24/09/2020
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
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Homeless Action in Barnet
£7,000 23/07/2020
Grant to Homeless Action in Barnet meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Homeless Action in Barnet
£9,300 30/06/2020
The funding is to equip my staff to work remotely. We are usually Centre based but staff need to be able to work at home and in other locations. This means we will have to equip them with laptops and ....more
CAF - Grant to Homeless Action in Barnet
£3,500 17/04/2020
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Grant to Homeless Action in Barnet to support the organisation through COVID19
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Homeless Action In Barnet Limited
£7,500 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £7,500, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant. COVID19
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Homeless Action in Barnet
£5,000 03/04/2020
The funding is to provide weekly food parcels and other essentials to over 50 people who were rough sleeping and are now in TA in Barnet. Unlike Central London these are not in hotels but scattered ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Homeless Action in Barnet
£75,000 22/03/2018
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A homeless charity in Barnet providing support from its day centre and through hostel and move-on accommodation. The request is to fund the development of its volunteer programme to meet the rising ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Homeless Action In Barnet Limited
£90,000 31/01/2018
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£90,000 over three years (3 x £30,000) towards the salary, support and management costs of a full-time Resettlement Officer at Homeless Action in Barnet Limited.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 14/09/2017
Resettlement Programme
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Homeless Action in Barnet
£2,676 04/08/2017
Help us empower homeless people to regain dignity and rebuild their lives with a safe space and support.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/01/2014, number: 1155559
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

36B WOODHOUSE ROAD
LONDON
N12 0RG

Objectives

TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE DIRECTORS SEE FIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO:- THE RELIEF OF POVERTY;- THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT;- THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING;- THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND WELL-BEING; AND- THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE HOMELESS/HOMELESS PEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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