Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 10

Poor Liquidity: -1
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 16

BACKUP NORTH WEST

To provide supported housing and emergency over night accommodation to single homeless 16-25 year olds. The aim of the service is to prevent homelessness, reduce risk of harm through rough sleeping and enable independent living.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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		£3,251	£3,214	£37	£30	£420	£367	1.4	82	10
31/03/22		£2,591	£2,782	£-191	£12	£405	£367	1.6	76	31
31/03/21		£2,514	£2,343	£171	£6	£657	£647	3.3	71	12
31/03/20		£2,233	£2,209	£24	£20	£600	£563	3.1	52	12
31/03/19	*	£2,094	£2,133	£-39	£24	£448	£80	0.5	48	7
31/03/18	*	£1,833	£1,702	£131	£19	£572	£488	3.4	45	0
31/03/17		£1,842	£1,661	£181	£0	£441	£398	2.9	43	0
31/03/16	*	£1,647	£1,653	£-6	£0	£260	£260	1.9	50	0
31/03/15		£1,281	£1,233	£48	£0	£405	£198	1.9	36	0
31/03/14		£1,191	£1,086	£105	£0	£357	£357	3.9	29	0
31/03/13		£480	£497	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£480	£458	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£552	£492	£60	£114	£248	£238	5.8	10	0
31/03/10		£470	£411	£60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£281	£280	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£283	£284	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£286	£248	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£235	£242	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£233	£231	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£233	£231	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 37%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 87%
Reserves/Spending: 1.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 27 years

https://backup-charity.org.uk/

businesssupport@backup-charity.org.uk

01204520183

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing

GiG Classification

Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Bolton,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£290,046
Henry Smith Charity	£180,000
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government	£70,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£30,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000	20/06/2023	Chances https://youtu.be/0_Ek2zAvqPw Video made by young people re Diversity https://youtu.be/DJQr-RVoDRU Chances team video
National Lottery Community Fund - Positive Activities Project
£10,000	05/08/2022	The organisation will deliver an employability and creative skills project for homeless young people in the local area with the aim of increasing confidence improving skills and work experience ....more The organisation will deliver an employability and creative skills project for homeless young people in the local area with the aim of increasing confidence improving skills and work experience opportunities.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to BACKUP North West
£180,000	02/11/2021 36	towards three years' salary of a Child Sexual Exploitation Worker and a Care Leaver Support Worker within the Chances Team, supporting disadvantaged young people who are homeless or at risk of ....more towards three years' salary of a Child Sexual Exploitation Worker and a Care Leaver Support Worker within the Chances Team, supporting disadvantaged young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
National Lottery Community Fund - Chances Wellbeing
£280,046	05/08/2021	Backup NW (BUNW) provide support to young people in Bolton who are homeless and offer housing services in the area. Funding for the group will enable them to expand their services and cover staff ....more Backup NW (BUNW) provide support to young people in Bolton who are homeless and offer housing services in the area. Funding for the group will enable them to expand their services and cover staff costs.
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - MHCLG Homelessness Fund
£70,000	07/05/2020	Organisations supporting homelessness
Bolton CVS - Grant to Backup North West
£5,000	12/01/2020	To upgrade the IT systems to allow the organisation to offer better service to young people and to be more inclusive
National Lottery Community Fund - BYPHS Chances
£470,289	10/01/2018 36	This project will provide practical and emotional support to vulnerable young people aged 15-21 from Bolton who are not accessing education or training and are either homeless, currently in care or ....more This project will provide practical and emotional support to vulnerable young people aged 15-21 from Bolton who are not accessing education or training and are either homeless, currently in care or are leaving care. It will build on the learning gained from two strands of existing work to prevent homelessness, address the financial, social and health inequalities people experience and improve their life chances.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bolton Young Persons Housing Scheme
£90,000	08/12/2016 36	towards three years' running costs of 'Project Front Door', providing support to vulnerable young people with complex needs at risk of repeat homelessness in Lancashire
Tudor Trust - Grant to Bolton Young Persons Housing Scheme
£36,000	24/01/2014 24	over two years towards the running costs of the SOS scheme, which will offer safe temporary overnight accommodation to young people who can no longer be accommodated within BYPHS's other provision ....more over two years towards the running costs of the SOS scheme, which will offer safe temporary overnight accommodation to young people who can no longer be accommodated within BYPHS's other provision due to disruptive behaviour or lack of engagement
National Lottery Community Fund - Project Front Door
£277,288	17/10/2012 36	This is a new project that will prevent young people aged 16 to 21 years from being and remaining homeless. Project Front Door will provide housing units which are accompanied by an intensive support ....more This is a new project that will prevent young people aged 16 to 21 years from being and remaining homeless. Project Front Door will provide housing units which are accompanied by an intensive support package that includes on and off site activities to help young people to learn how to manage their accommodation and live a much more positive lifestyle.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Bolton Young Persons Housing Scheme
£20,000	29/06/2012	the salary of the part-time Drop-in Worker

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 50-78

DAVID MORGAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Management Consultant

DR STEPHEN HOWARD SHARPLES (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Consultant

GAIL HOUNSLEA Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

IAN BELL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: OMEGA RESEARCH FOUNDATION LIMITED,

JOAN WYATT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Group Accountant

LISA TULIP Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director Of Business

MAURA JACKSON Appointed: 2012

MAGGIE BRUCE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

MARK TURNBULL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Executive

PAUL JUSTIN PRITCHARD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Centre Director At Hopwood Hall College

RESMA PATEL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Freelance Charity Funding Specialist

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/10/1997, number: 1064698
Registered at Companies House on 07/07/1997, number: 03399617

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment 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
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; AR19: 66 days late, AR18: 47 days late, AR16: 23 days late,

Main office

BRIDGEMAN HOUSE
77 BRIDGEMAN STREET
BOLTON
BL3 6BY

Objectives

TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY AMONGST THE INHABITANTS OF THE BOLTON AREA, AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE SINGLE YOUNG PEOPLE WITHOUT SETTLED HOUSING ACCOMMODATION (THE CLIENT GROUP) WITH SHORT TERM ACCOMMODATION AND TO HELP EDUCATE AND COUNSEL SUCH YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR PARTNERS, RELATIVES AND FRIENDS WHO MAY ALSO BE AFFECTED BY THESE CONDITIONS; AND2.2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ALL MATTERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PREVENTION AND EFFECTS OF HIV AND AIDS

Defined Area of Benefit:

BOLTON

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