Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 11

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 11

WARMING UP THE HOMELESS

To clothe, feed and provide linked up welfare services to statutory agencies to those who identify as rough sleeping or homeless under the Housing Act 1996.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending since inception

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£408,745	£427,176	£-18,431	330
31/03/22	*	£427,566	£336,285	£91,281	280
31/03/21		£176,798	£133,045	£43,753	140
31/03/20		£92,674	£46,328	£46,346	150

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.warmingupthehomeless.org.uk

trudy@wuth.org

01424552929

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Community food services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

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

Lloyds Bank Foundation	£52,250
Garfield Weston Foundation	£40,000
Sussex Community Foundation	£26,200
DCMS	£10,000
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation	£7,020
National Lottery Community Fund	£4,400

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	24/04/2023	New Centre for Homeless and Vulnerably housed in Hastings.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Warming up the Homeless
£7,020	15/12/2022	50% of the running costs for a charity delivering weekend provision of hot meals for street homeless and vulnerable people in Hastings._x000D_
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Warming up the Homeless
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Warming up the Homeless
£8,000	13/12/2022	Funding was provided towards the fuel costs for their vans, and utility costs at the distribution centre for a period of four months.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Warming up the Homeless
£10,000	11/11/2022	Funding was provided towards food costs.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Warming up the Homeless
£50,000	14/09/2022 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Warming up the Homeless
Sussex Community Foundation - Warming up the Homeless
£3,250	25/02/2022	Funding was provided towards the running costs of a Family Support Group in Bexhill for parents and other family members that have a relative experiencing homelessness, addiction, and mental health ....more Funding was provided towards the running costs of a Family Support Group in Bexhill for parents and other family members that have a relative experiencing homelessness, addiction, and mental health issues.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Warming up the Homeless
£4,950	17/11/2021 7	Funding was provided for breakfast packs.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	15/10/2021	Support Ladder Programme
National Lottery Community Fund - Making Hot Meals for the Homeless
£4,400	05/03/2021 7	The funding will help maintain continued delivery of essential support for vulnerable adults living on the streets and placed in temporary and emergency accommodation in Hastings St Leonards ....more The funding will help maintain continued delivery of essential support for vulnerable adults living on the streets and placed in temporary and emergency accommodation in Hastings St Leonards Eastbourne and Bexhill. The project aims to enable volunteers to expand and meet the need of the homeless community.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	22/09/2020	"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."

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How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

COUNCILLOR ASHAN JEEAWON Appointed: 2022

JULIAN WOOTTEN (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: CHARITY FOR KIDS,

LYNN MOIRA LANGLANDS Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/10/2018, number: 1180417

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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

4 returns made; AR22: 21 days late,

Main office

48 Devonshire Road
BEXHILL-ON-SEA
East Sussex
TN40 1AX

Objectives

THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND NEED WHICH IS MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, CAUSED BY HOMELESSNESS OR THAT MAY RESULT IN HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, EDUCATION, ADVICE, SYSTEMS, PROCESSES, AID AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS, ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER BODIES.

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