Finance Score: 8
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 2
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

CAUSEWAY CHARITABLE SERVICES

Causeway supports marginalised and vulnerable people to recover from trauma and develop safe and fulfilling futures. Our modern slavery and crime reduction services include safe houses, outreach and community programmes, holistic crisis interventions and signposting into counselling, training and employment. We drive change nationally through research, campaigning and strategic partnerships.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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£8,005£7,640£365£75£3,305£3,3055.21453
31/03/22£6,469£6,252£218£15£2,940£2,9405.61350
31/03/21£6,144£5,258£886£4£2,722£2,7226.21523
31/03/20£6,230£5,658£571£9£1,836£1,8363.916440
31/03/19£4,404£4,252£152£0£1,265£1,2163.413840
31/03/18£3,486£3,039£447£0£1,113£1,0354.11050
31/03/17£2,690£2,417£273£0£666£6503.2870
31/03/16£1,633£1,490£143£0£393£3823.1550
31/03/15£945£818£127£1£250£2053320
31/03/14£553£502£51£4£123£1072.6200
31/03/13£535£485£50£1£72£721.8280
31/03/12£452£445£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£461£452£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£368£392£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£302£433£-131n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£277£231£47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£277£231£47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£129£85£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 8.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 19 years

https://wearecauseway.org.uk

info@wearecauseway.org.uk

03333055336

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 17/12/2021
Integration Support Department (ISD)

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 33-70
  • DAVID GORE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Programmes And Operations Manager
  • ELISABETH JEANETTE AITKENHEAD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Researcher
  • FAYE SMITH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant
  • GEOFF CHESHIRE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Operations
  • JEFFERY PHILIP WATERS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Lawyer
  • JENNIFER MARGARET ANNE OSWALD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Division (Managing) Director
  • MARGARET LALLY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • MD MOMINUL HAMID Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Legal Adviser
  • RIVKA SMITH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Research Associate
  • SEBASTIEN BAUGH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant In Public Health
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/07/2005, number: 1110314
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/03/2005, number: 05396512
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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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
18 returns made; AR11: 2 days late, AR07: 12 days late,
Main office

3rd Floor
32 Eyre Street
Sheffield
S1 4QZ

Objectives

3 OBJECTS 3.1 The objects of the Charity are: 3.1.1 to relieve the hardship and distress of men, women and children who have been victims of, or are at risk of becoming trapped in the cycle of crime and exploitation through the provision of needs-based support and care; 3.1.2 to relieve the need of persons:a) who are survivors of modern slavery, or those suffering from, or at risk of, abuse (including domestic abuse), hardship, distress, or homelessness by providing accommodation and related support including the provision of education and training to promote employment, and to support those so affected to recover, develop and be equipped and empowered to live more independently; b) who by reason of having a history of criminal offending, or at risk of developing a history of criminal offending, in particular by the provision of support, accommodation and assistance including case working, advocacy, training and related support services; and to provide support, guidance and training to help prevent future offending;3.1.3 to relieve unemployment and advance the education and training of marginalised and vulnerable groups, by providing training, mentoring, advice and guidance to assist in finding identifiable routes into employment; and3.1.4 to advance the education of the public and to promote public awareness and understanding of the charitable needs of and causes of hardship among beneficiaries of the Charity (the “Objects”). 3.2 Nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and/or section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE CITIES OF THE NORTH OF ENGLAND.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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