Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 5

HER EQUALITY RIGHTS AND AUTONOMY

To help female survivors of trafficking, conflict and other forms of exploitation and young women vulnerable to trafficking become economically self-sufficient to prevent re-trafficking. To improve these women survivors social and professional support networks. To increase public awareness of the plight of trafficked and women vulnerable to trafficking and other forms of exploitation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/12/22		£77	£69	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/12/21	*	£87	£67	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/20		£73	£47	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
31/12/19		£61	£80	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/12/18		£69	£77	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	91
31/12/17		£123	£121	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£143	£114	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£159	£137	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14?		£12	£64	£-53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/13		£84	£79	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/12		£75	£52	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/11		£29	£17	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/10	*	£9	£2	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/09		£10	£2	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/08		£3	£0	£3	£0	£0	£0	NAN	0	0
05/04/07		£10	£9	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 18 years

https://hera-uk.org/

info@hera-uk.org

07771674684

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
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
The Bromley Trust - Restricted grant towards work in the UK
£30,000	17/01/2022	HERA provides young women survivors and others vulnerable to trafficking, violence and exploitation with entrepreneurship training and mentoring. This is a one year grant restricted to their work in ....more HERA provides young women survivors and others vulnerable to trafficking, violence and exploitation with entrepreneurship training and mentoring. This is a one year grant restricted to their work in the UK
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£10,000	18/01/2021 12	HERA provides young women survivors and others vulnerable to trafficking, violence and exploitation with entrepreneurship training and mentoring. This is a one year grant restricted to their work in ....more HERA provides young women survivors and others vulnerable to trafficking, violence and exploitation with entrepreneurship training and mentoring. This is a one year grant restricted to their work in the UK (fast-track one year grant renewal in response to Covid-19 pandemic).
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£20,042	02/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£30,000	17/01/2018 36	HERA provides young women survivors and others vulnerable to trafficking, violence and exploitation with entrepreneurship training and mentoring. This is an unrestricted three year grant towards ....more HERA provides young women survivors and others vulnerable to trafficking, violence and exploitation with entrepreneurship training and mentoring. This is an unrestricted three year grant towards their work.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 45-65

GILLI COSTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Owner

MANINDER PAUL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing Consultant

MICHELLE HACHE (Chair) Appointed: 2022

STUART NEWSTEAD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/07/2006, number: 1115628
Registered at Companies House on 22/03/2005, number: 05401337

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

16 returns made; AR21: 44 days late, AR10: 157 days late,

Main office

184 BATH ROAD
WORCESTER
WR5 3ER

Objectives

(1) THE RELIEF OF FORMERLY TRAFFICKED WOMEN AND YOUNG WOMEN VULNERABLE TO TRAFFICKING BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND MENTORING AND SUCH OTHER SUPPORT AS MAY BE DEEMED CHARITABLE AT LAW.(2) TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN BOTH 'DOMESTIC VIOLENCE' AND TRAFFICKING AND THE PREVENTION THEREOF.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

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