Overall GiG Score: 15 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +7

I CHOOSE FREEDOM CHARITY 

I Choose Freedom is a charity that provides refuge and a path to freedom for survivors of domestic abuse. We have three refuges that house women and children. As part of our Refuge for All project, we also offer self-contained units to support any survivor.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female
Established: 40 years

www.ichoosefreedom.co.uk/

info@ichoosefreedom.co.uk

01737 771 831

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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£1,539£1,141£398£0£1,060£6276.62310
31/03/22£1,000£866£134£0£661£5527.71810
31/03/21£923£693£230£0£527£4087.11113
31/03/20£490£363£128n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/03/19£383£393£-10n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/18£375£353£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£376£346£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£358£357£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£314£300£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£234£228£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£230£224£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£222£230£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£247£223£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£219£223£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£231£228£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£217£217£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07?*£202£188£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£186£201£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£184£175£9£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 59%
Reserves/Spending: 6.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 35.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
Who works here?
  • 23 employees
  • 10 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • 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
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£227,760
Community Foundation for Surrey£123,063
DCMS£113,880
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£57,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to I Choose Freedom
£5,000 06/05/2022
Jubilee Grant Restricted Project Funding
Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - Domestic abuse
£58,561 09/06/2020
Funding to cover capital costs of setting up a refuge for people escaping Domestic Violence during the Coronavirus crisis
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£113,880 05/06/2020
Organisations providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
DCMS - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£113,880 05/06/2020
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
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Reigate and Banstead Women's Aid
£12,500 16/04/2020
12
Emergency Covid Additional Grant unrestricted core costs
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - DOMESTIC ABUSE
£113,880 01/04/2020
A further 25 charities will receive a share of 1 million boost as part of the governments 10 million emergency fund.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Therapy Cabin
£49,502 07/02/2020
12
Funding to build a therapy cabin where women and children in a refuge can be supported with counselling and therapy
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Reigate and Banstead Women's Aid
£40,000 04/12/2019
48
Main Grant unrestricted core costs
Community Foundation for Surrey - Transition items and core costs
£15,000 03/07/2019
11
Transition items for women fleeing domestic abuse, and contribution to core costs for a charity which supports these women.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Victim Transition Fund
£8,000 09/03/2018
11
The provision of bedding, toiletries, food & uniform vouchers and other basic essentials for women and their children who are fleeing domestic abuse.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-67
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/06/1984, number: 289508
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/04/1984, number: 01806055
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR07: 93 days late,
Main office

C/O MULBERRY & CO
EASTGATE HOUSE
DOGFLUD WAY
FARNHAM
SURREY
GU9 7UD

Objectives

The object of the Company is to promote the welfare of those who experience or have experienced domestic abuse and their children (hereinafter referred as ‘clients’) by:3.1 providing access to temporary refuge in safe accommodation where clients can find protection from threatening behaviour, violence or abuse (psychological, physical, sexual, financial or emotional);3.2 providing skilled practical help, advice and emotional support to enable clients to return to independent living. Such help may include support and advice to other family members or significant associates where this is thought to be material in promoting the future well-being of clients. To offer resettlement service where applicable and services for children;3.3 influencing, contributing and encouraging the development of public policy and good practice relevant to domestic abuse, including fostering and promoting co-operation between other persons and bodies at local and national level, and participating in relevant activities; and3.4 educating the public in the causes and effects of domestic abuse.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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