Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

GREENWICH HOUSING RIGHTS

To give free advice and assistance on housing problems and accommodation to persons resident , working or wishing to be resident the Boro of Greenwich.To promote and undertake research into housing problems of individuals or groups in the communityTo undertake or co-operate in the education and training of people living or working in Greenwich on their housing rights and responsibilities
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£412£379£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£392£351£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£321£332£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£405£370£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£408£451£-43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£434£483£-48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£346£406£-60n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£449£474£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£640£624£16£2£164£1352.680
31/03/14£588£555£33£2£148£1272.780
31/03/13£413£418£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£360£360£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£412£401£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£430£382£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£373£334£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£328£351£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£321£310£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£272£257£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£267£260£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£231£228£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 23 years
(39 years as a company)

www.grhr.co.uk

general@grhr.co.uk

02088557368

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Bromley, Greenwich, Lewisham,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
The Legal Education Foundation£197,635
Access to Justice Foundation£192,200
Trust for London£156,499
London Legal Support Trust£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
London Legal Support Trust - Centres of Excellence 2023
£10,000 28/12/2023
Long term core funding for specialist free legal advice organisations, along with in-kind help and support with ongoing development. Aiming to support a sustainable and robust specialist advice ....more
The Legal Education Foundation - JFF Host 2023
£95,000 25/05/2023
A grant to Greenwich Housing Rights to fund one Justice First Fellowship as part of cohort 10
London Legal Support Trust - Centres of Excellence 2022
£10,000 22/12/2022
Long term core funding for specialist free legal advice organisations, along with in-kind help and support with ongoing development. Aiming to support a sustainable and robust specialist advice ....more
Trust for London - Greenwich Housing Rights
£89,000 05/05/2022
The funding is to maintain a Crisis Navigator in post providing skilled advocacy/advisor services working flexibly across specialist areas of welfare benefits and housing to meet the welfare benefits ....more
London Legal Support Trust - Centres of Excellence 2021
£10,000 14/12/2021
Long term core funding for specialist free legal advice organisations, along with in-kind help and support with ongoing development. Aiming to support a sustainable and robust specialist advice ....more
Access to Justice Foundation - 2021 CJF Crisis Fund
£35,000 10/09/2021
Top-up to address the increasing demand for advice
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
£40,000 09/08/2021
A flexible grant as part of wave 2 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID78
Trust for London - Greenwich Housing Rights
£42,743 15/03/2021
The funding is to enable specialist, crisis management to meet the needs of residents with mounting COVID-19 related debts and housing issues including eviction. COVID19 Recovery.
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Emergency Bridging Grant
£19,000 09/03/2021
A flexible grant as part of the Emergency Bridging Fund of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID-19.
Trust for London - Greenwich Housing Rights
£24,756 02/09/2020
6
The funding is for the salary of a specialist debt/benefits worker to meet the advice needs of residents with COVID19-related debts facing eviction, plus equipment for staff to work from home and ....more
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
£98,200 16/07/2020
A flexible grant as part of wave 1 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID19
The Legal Education Foundation - JFF Host 2020
£102,635 13/03/2020
A grant to Greenwich Housing Rights to fund one Justice First Fellowship as part of cohort 7. Co-funded by City Bridge Trust.
National Lottery Community Fund - Greenwich Migrant Hub User Involvement Project
£9,975 11/04/2018
12
This project will run a housing advice and legal representation service for migrants. This will empower them to settle into their community and enable more people to fulfil their potential.
London Catalyst - Greenwich Housing Rights - 1
£3,000 06/02/2018
Greenwich Migrant Hub
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Greenwich Housing Rights
£15,000 23/01/2018
£15,000 towards the Greenwich Migrant Hub. Greenwich Housing Rights provides free legal advice, casework and representation on housing issues. The Greenwich Migrant Hub provides a weekly hub and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Advice Greenwich
£339,679 25/04/2013
36
The aim of this new project is to provide an effective advisory service throughout the London Borough of Greenwich which will address the needs of clients who seek advice relating to welfare ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 30-76
  • FRANCK KIANGALA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor
  • GRAHAM LITTLEWOOD Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Tenancy Enforcement Team Manager
  • JESSICA HELEN HODGE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Accountant
  • MICHAEL PHILLIPS Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Local Government Officer
  • MARCUS MARTIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Fundraising
  • MOHAMED IBRAHIM CONTEH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Management Accountant
  • NAOMI SMITH Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Solicitor
  • RAMINDER GREWAL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Hr Director
  • SIRAJ CHOUDHURY Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Solicitor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/12/2001, number: 1089705
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/12/1984, number: 01874645
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • 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
  • 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
20 returns made; AR18: 2 days late, AR09: 16 days late,
Main office

Greenwich Housing Rights
36 Wellington Street
Woolwich
LONDON
SE18 6PE

Objectives

TO RELIEVE POVERTY OF PERSONS IN GREENWICH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF FREE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE CONCERNING HOUSING AND ACCOMMODATION ISSUES; AND TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT HOUSING MATTERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREENWICH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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