Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

ALTERNATIVES WATFORD

Alternatives offers life-changing emotional and practical support for anyone facing pregnancy-related challenges. We offer counselling, a baby box project and we have a Mother & Baby charity shop in Watford & Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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

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

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	*	£80	£78	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
31/03/22		£104	£103	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/21		£161	£107	£54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	24
31/03/20	*	£127	£128	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/19		£50	£55	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/18		£88	£74	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£70	£66	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£56	£55	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£56	£55	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£69	£57	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£55	£64	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£71	£67	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£90	£87	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£91	£73	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£67	£76	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£57	£69	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£62	£64	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£57	£67	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£86	£78	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 21 years

www.alternativeswatford.co.uk

gill@alternativeswatford.co.uk

01923232179

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Practical support, advice & companionship

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Pregnancy-related Counselling Services
£10,000	07/05/2020 11	The funding will be used to run counselling for women facing increased pregnancy related challenges. The project aims to increase the organisation's capacity to support people facing physical and ....more The funding will be used to run counselling for women facing increased pregnancy related challenges. The project aims to increase the organisation's capacity to support people facing physical and mental health issues during the coronavirus pandemic.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Alternatives Counselling Service
£4,500	30/03/2020	Grant to Alternatives Watford Pregnancy Crisis & Support Centre
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Alternatives Watford Pregnancy Crisis & Support Centre
£5,000	03/06/2019	We are a pregnancy crisis and support centre offering life-changing emotional and practical support to anyone facing pregnancy-related challenges. Including one-to-one counselling for a range of ....more We are a pregnancy crisis and support centre offering life-changing emotional and practical support to anyone facing pregnancy-related challenges. Including one-to-one counselling for a range of issues such as unplanned pregnancy, miscarriage, postnatal depression, birth trauma, postabortion, stillbirth and infertility. We also have a Baby Box project where we give boxes full of essential items to mums-to-be in need. Alongside this we run a Mother & Baby charity shop which is a great resource to the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Alternatives Hemel Hempstead Pregnancy
£10,000	02/05/2019 12	The project will use the funding towards the soon-to-open pregnancy crisis and support centre in Hemel Hempstead. The project aims to develop their existing work into a new area, supporting more ....more The project will use the funding towards the soon-to-open pregnancy crisis and support centre in Hemel Hempstead. The project aims to develop their existing work into a new area, supporting more families.
DCMS - Rosa Fund, Tampon Tax
£8,300	01/12/2017	To provide a Baby Box Coordinator for six hours per week and 104 baby boxes to be distributed over 52 weeks in Watford. The Baby Box Coordinator will ensure that more time is spent with vulnerable ....more To provide a Baby Box Coordinator for six hours per week and 104 baby boxes to be distributed over 52 weeks in Watford. The Baby Box Coordinator will ensure that more time is spent with vulnerable pregnant women and new mums helping reduce the risk of post-natal depression. The boxes will be provided to 104 vulnerable pregnant women including referrals from refuges, hotel rooms and hostels.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 37-71

BARBIE JANE POCKLINGTON (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Product Presentation

CHRIS STREVENS Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Company Director

CORINNE LAURA MARCHAND Appointed: 2024

ELAINE HAWKINGS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Physiotherapist & Counsellor

REBECCA JANE ROBINSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Midwife

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/10/2003, number: 1100024
Registered at Companies House on 08/10/2002, number: 04556657

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints 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
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

19 returns made; AR23: 8 days late, AR20: 1 days late, AR08: 11 days late, AR07: 21 days late, AR05: 1 days late,

Main office

Unit 3
160 Marlowes
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
Hertfordshire
HP1 1BA

Objectives

TO PROVIDE A PLACE OF INFORMATION AND SUPPORT FOR THE YOUNG WOMEN IN WATFORD WHO HAVE A NEED FOR IT. IT WILL PROVIDE FREE PREGNANCY TESTS AND AN ADVISORY SERVICE, GIRL ABOUT MEETING AREA FOR THEM TO COME TOGETHER FOR HELP AND SUPPORT FOR EACH OTHER.(A) TO PURCHASE, TAKE ON OR LEASE OR IN EXCHANGE, HIRE OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY AND RIGHTS OR PRIVILEGES, AND TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND ALTER BUILDINGS OR ERECTIONS.(B) TO SELL, LET, MORTGAGE, DISPOSE OF OR TURN TO ACCOUNT ALL OR ANY OF THE PROPERTY OR ASSETS OF THE COMPANY.(C) TO UNDERTAKE AND EXECUTE ANY CHARITABLE TRUSTS WHICH MAY LAWFULLY BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE COMPANY.(D) TO BORROW OR RAISE MONEY ON SUCH TERMS AND ON SUCH SECURITY AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT. (E) TO INVEST THE MONEYS OF THE COMPANY NOT IMMEDIATELY REQUIRED FOR ITS PURPOSES IN OR UPON SUCH INVESTMENTS, SECURITIES OR PROPERTY AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, SUBJECT NEVERTHELESS TO SUCH CONDITIONS (IF ANY) AND SUCH CONSENTS (IF ANY) AS MAY FOR THE TIME BEING BE IMPOSED OR REQUIRED BY LAW AND SUBJECT ALSO AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED. (F) TO ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT OR AID IN THE SUPPORT OF ANY CHARITABLE ASSOCIATIONS OR INSTITUTIONS AND TO SUBSCRIBE OR GUARANTEE MONEY FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES. (G) TO DO ALL SUCH OTHER THINGS AS ARE INCIDENTAL TO THE ATTAINMENT OF FURTHERANCE OF THE SAID OBJECTS OR ANY OF THEM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WATFORD

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