Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +4

YORK ROAD PROJECT 

We help a homeless person have a place to call home by providing: 1. Immediate, safe, short-term accommodation; they should never need to sleep rough!2. Experienced, compassionate staff; trained to understand the causes of homelessness3. Skilled support, tailored to their precise situation, that helps them find a long-term home. Only York Road Project provides all 3 things in our locality
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently
Established: 9 years

www.yorkroadproject.org.uk

info@yorkroadproject.org.uk

07962976640

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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£814£797£17£0£643£3495.3153
31/03/22£881£776£105£0£626£3445.3223
31/03/21£999£808£191£0£521£3875.8243
31/03/20£776£742£34£0£330£2744.4183
31/03/19£697£635£63£0£296£2554.82110
31/03/18£622£597£25£0£234£2104.2180
31/03/17£533£553£-19£0£209£1914.2200
31/03/16£332£323£8£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 54%
Reserves/Spending: 5.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 15 employees
  • 3 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Surrey,

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
Community Foundation for Surrey£14,518
The Clothworkers Foundation£5,000
Crisis UK£4,329
Co-Operative Group£3,804
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to York Road Project
£1,710 21/10/2023
Post-pandemic, we are seeking support with the cost of re-shaping and operating our resource and recovery centre. We offer workshops, recovery advice and more.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Project Harker
£10,000 07/12/2022
Funding for a bespoke database for a homelessness charity to provide an integrated platform to record and monitor impact
Co-Operative Group - Grant to York Road Project
£2,094 23/10/2021
We aim to open the day centre on Saturdays after the pandemic. Having an extra day open on Saturdays would provide a further safe communal space, along with activities and food/drink.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Covid 19 Response - Homelessness
£4,518 03/04/2020
Funding toward the purchase of equipment and food for a Woking based charity that helps house and feed the homeless, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Crisis UK - Grant to York Road Project
£4,329 03/04/2020
Change to food provision, materials for mental health and laundry service
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to York Road Project
£5,000 25/07/2019
purchase of computers and furniture for a charity which works with homeless people in Surrey
Co-Operative Group - Grant to York Road Project
£2,519 29/11/2017
We want to pay for local homeless and marginalised adults to go to Woking Leisure centre and take part in sport with coaches and equipment.
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Human Language
£15,800 24/04/2017
6
Human Language' project - Rewriting organisational signs and policy documents to help change mind-sets and internal language.
National Lottery Community Fund - Welcome to York Road Project
£9,870 03/04/2017
12
Digital storytelling will help to build skills and confidence amongst a group of homeless individuals. This will support them to share their personal story with a wider audience, encouraging them to ....more
Lankelly Chase Foundation - SystemsChangers
£3,000 19/07/2016
12
To support a member of staff to attend the Systems Changers development programme for frontline workers
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/07/2015, number: 1162835
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
  • 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
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

1 York Road
WOKING
GU22 7XH

Objectives

The Objects of York Road Project are to relieve need, distress and financial hardship among homeless people over the age of 18 within the Borough of Woking and environs, without discrimination, by:  i) Providing temporary housing to assist those who are homeless, at risk of being homeless or recovering from homelessness ii) Providing housing related support such as information, advice, training and onward referral or signposting to enable them to live more independent lives in the communityiii) Assisting homeless people’s integration into the community by educating the local community concerning the nature, causes and effects of homelessness.”

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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