WYCOMBE RENT DEPOSIT GUARANTEE SCHEME

Charity number: 1054725
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Preventing Homelessness in the Wycombe District Council area: by giving a guarantee to landlords (as an alternative to the cash deposit normally required), by liaising between landlord, tenant and benefit agencies to sustain tenancies and by giving free advice on housing-related matters).

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2017

Total income: £65,258
Total expenditure: £66,753

Total income includes £62,500 from government grant(s)

Fundraising

This charity raises funds from the public but does not work with commercial participators.

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Buckinghamshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 April 1996: Standard registration
  • 14 January 2019: Removed (Funds transferred (incor))
  • 14 January 2019: Funds transferred to 1171222 WYCOMBE RENT DEPOSIT GUARANTEE SCHEME
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • WRDGS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2013 31/03/2014 31/03/2015 31/03/2016 31/03/2017
Total gross income £67.60k £79.03k £66.84k £65.52k £65.26k
Total expenditure £64.95k £68.91k £63.94k £65.22k £66.75k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A £0 £0 £0
Income from government grants N/A N/A £62.50k £62.50k £62.50k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2018 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2018 Not submitted
Annual return 31 March 2017 07 January 2018 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2017 07 January 2018 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2016 16 January 2017 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2016 16 January 2017 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2015 26 January 2016 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2015

(These accounts
have been qualified)

26 January 2016 On Time

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED EXECUTED 8 MARCH 1996

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR INADEQUATELY HOUSED IN PARTICULAR THROUGH PROVISION OF RENT DEPOSIT GUARANTEES AND OTHER ASSISTANCE ON BEHALF OF SAID PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED OF ACCOMMODATION AND WHO OTHERWISE WOULD BE UNABLE TO SECURE ACCOMMODATION IN SAID AREA OF BENEFIT

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

HIGH WYCOMBE AND ENVIRONS