Overall GiG Score: 22 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 15
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +15

THE NATIONAL HOUSE PROJECT 

The National House Project takes a ground-breaking approach through its commitment to young people's ownership, enabling young people leaving care to achieve successful independence. The Project was co-designed with young people on co-operative principles. Adults and young people, in and leaving care, work on properties to make a house their home.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 6 years

www.thehouseproject.org

enquiries@thehouseproject.org

07500779173

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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£791£1,112£-321£46£547£5015.4120
31/03/22£764£816£-52£42£868£84112.480
31/03/21£989£665£323£26£920£92016.660
31/03/20£635£1,001£-366£0£597£5977.2410
31/03/19£1,104£141£963£0£963£96381.830
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 42%
Liabilities/Income: 50%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 5.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 12 employees
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

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
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£150,000
Esmee Fairbairn£132,000
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£100,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£75,000
CHK Foundation£50,000
The Segelman Trust£25,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - The National House Project
£150,000 09/05/2023
The National House Project (NHP) is a charitable incorporated organisation that provides support and expertise to local authorities around the country to set up and manage Local House Projects so ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The National House Project
£12,000 30/01/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The National House Project
£120,000 19/01/2022
24
Towards unrestricted core costs to scale Local House Projects and support the growth of the Care Leavers National Movement.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to The National House Project
£100,000 01/12/2021
48
Main Grant unrestricted core costs
The Segelman Trust - Grant to The National House Project
£25,000 30/11/2021
12
To support the pilot of The National House Project's Aspirational Awards
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£75,000 01/10/2021
Core costs
CHK Foundation - CHK Main Grant
£50,000 07/07/2021
to support specified work
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - COVID-19 The National Hosue Project
£1,500 04/05/2020
Advice & support - using internet video packages to stay in touch with our young poeple who are living alone in their properties without their much needed support networks.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/08/2018, number: 1179743
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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from SUSTAINABLE LIVING FOUNDATION on 01/06/2021
Main office

THE NATIONAL HOUSE PROJECT
COUZENS BUILDING CO3A
CREWE GREEN ROAD
CREWE
CHESHIRE
CW1 5DU

Objectives

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE AND RELIEF OF THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IN, OR OTHERWISE EXPERIENCED, THE PUBLIC CARE SYSTEM INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY:(A) THE PROVISION OF INDEPENDENT HOUSING SOLUTIONS WITHIN A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT IN ORDER TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENT LIVING; AND(B) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, TRAINING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES;3.1.2 THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) AMONG INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF THEIR SOCIAL POSITION, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY OF THE PUBLIC CARE SYSTEM AND THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND TRAINING NOT OTHERWISE AVAILABLE TO THEM BY VIRTUE OF THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION.3.2 FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE 3 THE FOLLOWING EXPRESSIONS HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:3.2.1 SOCIALLY EXCLUDED MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING WITHIN, OR OTHERWISE HAVING EXPERIENCED, THE PUBLIC CARE SYSTEM; AND 3.2.2 INDEPENDENT HOUSING SOLUTIONS RELATES TO THE DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH HOUSING CAN BE PROVIDED TO YOUNG PEOPLE LEAVING CARE OFFERING SUCH YOUNG PEOPLE THE SECURITY, CONSISTENCY AND STABILITY REQUIRED FOR THEM TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY OF THE PUBLIC CARE SYSTEM.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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