Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

HORNCASTLE CRISIS SUPPORT TEAM 

We provide food parcels, small grants and other support services to relieve financial hardship in Horncastle and the surrounding small villages.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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 was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£19,328£23,959£-4,63115
31/03/22£12,527£14,055£-1,52815
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

horncastlecommunitylarder.co.uk

communitylarder@gmail.com

07599023501

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other specialist outpatient services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire,

Who supports 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Horncastle Crisis Support Team
£2,059 21/10/2023
We provide support for people to ensure they can stay warm and well fed. We also offer advice and provision of energy efficient methods of heating and cooking for those most at risk of fuel poverty.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Horncastle Crisis Support Team
£2,832 22/10/2022
We aim to ensure that nobody goes hungry within our town.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/05/2021, number: 1194472
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
2 returns made; AR23: 13 days late,
Main office

Community Centre
Manor House Street
Horncastle
LN9 5HF

Objectives

TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN HORNCASTLE AND LOCAL SMALL VILLAGES BY PROVIDING FOOD PARCELS, ISSUING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR UNMET NEEDS, PROVIDING INFORMATION ON SUPPORT SERVICES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS AGREED BY THE TRUSTEES.

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Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase

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