Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: -15

Support Score: 2

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Submission defaults: -10
2 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -17

BREAKING THE SILENCE (BTSUK)

The Charity provides advice, training, guidance and counselling to those who have suffered domestic abuse, forced marriage, human trafficking and modern day slavery. In addition, the Charity also provides awareness training to corporate entities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
There are only 2 trustees
The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity 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
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 2 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/07/21	*	£93,482	£260,578	£-167,096	4
31/07/20	*	£306,048	£215,836	£90,212	9

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years
(10 years as a company)

http://www.btsuk.org/

info@btsuk.org

01212852277

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

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
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Breaking The Silence (BTSUK) Ltd
£5,000	12/03/2021	The grant will pay for counselling costs for 6 months
National Lottery Community Fund - BTS Parent Support group
£10,000	12/03/2021 12	The funding will be used to deliver a parenting programme which will explore the use of poetry and discussion to support parents carers who are survivors of domestic violence to strengthen their ....more The funding will be used to deliver a parenting programme which will explore the use of poetry and discussion to support parents carers who are survivors of domestic violence to strengthen their skills in listening to their children. These session will be delivered online initially and then face to face following the end of the lockdown period. This aims to improve relationships with parents and their children following domestic violence.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-63

ANGELA ANNMARIE WEISE-BENT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Accountant

RAJ HOLNESS Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Mentor / Author

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/08/2019, number: 1185017
Registered at Companies House on 24/07/2013, number: 08623300

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; AR21: 6 days late, AR20: 14 days late,

Main office

Breaking the Silence
Aston Cross Business Park
50 Rocky Lane
Aston
BIRMINGHAM
B6 5RQ

Objectives

1.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS AND SUFFERING CAUSED TO MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN, WHO HAVE BEEN OR ARE EXPOSED TO OR AT RISK OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ABUSE, FORCED MARRIAGE, HUMAN TRAFFICKING OR MODERN DAY SLAVERY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:1.1.1 THE PROVISION OF SAFE REFUGE ACCOMMODATION, INCLUDING, IF REQUIRED, SOCIAL HOUSING;1.1.2 THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT AND PRACTICAL HELP;1.1.3 THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING SO AS TO ADVANCE THOSE MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN LIFE AND TO EMPOWER SURVIVORS;1.1.4 THE PRESERVATION OF THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF THOSE MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN;1.1.5 RAISING AWARENESS, INFORMING AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ABUSE, FORCED MARRIAGE, HUMAN TRAFFICKING OR MODERN DAY SLAVERY WITH REGARD TO THEIR CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES AND PREVENTION;1.1.6 UNDERTAKING OR CONTRIBUTING TO RESEARCH INTO SUCH MATTERS AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

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