Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -10
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -13 ?

BREAKTHROUGH TROWBRIDGE

To relieve poverty amongst persons in Trowbridge and surrounding area who are homeless or otherwise vulnerable by offering emergency living provision.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/05/23£7£25£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/22£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/21£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/20*£15£4£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/19£21£3£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/18£19£3£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/17£22£4£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/16£10£2£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/15£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/14£5£5£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/13£6£6£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/12£8£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/11£9£7£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.breakthroughtrowbridge.co.uk

breakthrough-trowbridge@outlook.com

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 58-83
  • GEOFFREY TATE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • MICHAEL BARRY ANNAN Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Management Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/08/2010, number: 1137400
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/05/2009, number: 06903034
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR20: 167 days late,
Main office

47 Church Lane
Melksham
SN12 7EQ

Objectives

1 TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST PERSONS IN TROWBRIDGE AND SURROUNDING AREA WHO ARE HOMELESS OR OTHERWISE VULNERABLE BY OFFERING EMERGENCY LIVING PROVISION2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION

Defined Area of Benefit:

TROWBRIDGE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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