Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -2
Pension deficit: -3
Reasonable growth: +1

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 12

THE BRAUNSTONE FOUNDATION

NEIGHBOURHOOD BASED CHARITY, WITH SERVICES RELATING TO SUPPORTING OLDER PEOPLE, FOOD POVERTY, WELFARE ADVICE, TRAINING, BUSINESS SUPPORT, SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND VOLUNTEERING.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £4,395,394 available, equivalent to 28 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
There is a pension deficit of £531,000

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		£1,799	£1,869	£-70	£327	£9,463	£4,395	28.2	40	40
31/03/22		£1,715	£1,789	£-74	£281	£9,539	£4,482	30.1	41	20
31/03/21		£1,849	£1,579	£270	£265	£7,962	£2,896	22	43	70
31/03/20		£2,004	£2,203	£-199	£280	£8,111	£3,015	16.4	38	40
31/03/19		£7,146	£1,468	£5,678	£307	£7,282	£2,021	16.5	35	50
31/03/18		£1,050	£1,079	£-29	£335	£2,584	£2,443	27.2	33	0
31/03/17		£1,123	£1,091	£32	£328	£2,163	£1,978	21.8	37	0
31/03/16		£1,084	£1,309	£-225	£311	£2,369	£2,152	19.7	37	0
31/03/15		£1,227	£1,514	£-287	£298	£2,594	£2,323	18.4	39	0
31/03/14		£1,317	£1,483	£-167	£314	£2,788	£235	1.9	40	0
31/03/13		£1,095	£1,502	£-407	£302	£2,888	£325	2.6	50	0
31/03/12	*	£1,798	£1,954	£-155	£331	£3,296	£734	4.5	33	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 18.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 17.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 46%
Reserves/Spending: 28.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 4.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 13 years
(23 years as a company)

www.b-inspired.org.uk

info@b-inspired.org.uk

01162795000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Leicester City, Leicestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

40 employees
40 volunteers

Who's supporting 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

Power to Change	£477,263
Masonic Trust	£58,841
National Lottery Community Fund	£45,758
Garfield Weston Foundation	£40,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Power to Change - THE BRAUNSTONE FOUNDATION (RCF)
£10,000	12/12/2022	Grant to THE BRAUNSTONE FOUNDATION (RCF)
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000	09/10/2020	The Grove Community Hub
Power to Change - C-19 Response - B-Inspired (The Braunstone Foundation)
£30,000	09/06/2020	Grant to C-19 Response - B-Inspired (The Braunstone Foundation)
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID -19 Response
£35,948	28/05/2020 6	BI will use funding to increase their capacity and ability to meet the growing demands of their services. This includes additional staff and coordination time for the food-bank increased befriending ....more BI will use funding to increase their capacity and ability to meet the growing demands of their services. This includes additional staff and coordination time for the food-bank increased befriending capacity for phone calls and growing referrals additional IT equipment telephone costs activity packs mileage costs PPE management time etc. It also includes costs to increase BI's FareShare banding for six months and to purchase some store cupboard staple ambient food supplies to use in emergencies.
National Lottery Community Fund - Braunstone Foodshare Covid19 response
£9,810	17/04/2020 6	The funding will be used to deliver food parcels to residents during the coronavirus pandemic. The project aims to meet the needs of the community.
Department for Education - Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18
£7,270	01/04/2020	To fund the provision of apprenticeship training.
Power to Change - B-Inspired (The Braunstone Foundation)
£10,750	30/06/2019	Grant to B-Inspired (The Braunstone Foundation)
Power to Change - B-Inspired (The Braunstone Foundation)
£426,513	12/06/2019 35	Grant to B-Inspired (The Braunstone Foundation)
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£58,841	07/06/2019	Grant to expand the Talk Time project, providing befriending services and social groups for isolated older people in the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - b-Involved
£89,585	19/02/2019 36	This project will develop a befriending service to reduce isolation and loneliness amongst older people. New activities and sessions will be set up, benefiting around 280 people. This will reach more ....more This project will develop a befriending service to reduce isolation and loneliness amongst older people. New activities and sessions will be set up, benefiting around 280 people. This will reach more people and couples, bringing communities together to build relationships and friendships.
Power to Change - The Braunstone Foundation
£232,996	13/02/2019 24	Grant to The Braunstone Foundation
Garfield Weston Foundation - WAF award
£150,000	05/10/2018	Braunstone Grove
Power to Change - B-Inspired (The Braunstone Foundation)
£126,015	17/07/2018 11	Funding to increase the opportunities to reduce poverty and equality through community business, accelerating the growth of community business and demonstrating the conditions required for community ....more Funding to increase the opportunities to reduce poverty and equality through community business, accelerating the growth of community business and demonstrating the conditions required for community business to florurish in a place
Power to Change - B-Inspired (The Braunstone Foundation)
£94,474	01/07/2017 11	Funding to increase the opportunities to reduce poverty and equality through community business, accelerating the growth of community business and demonstrating the conditions required for community ....more Funding to increase the opportunities to reduce poverty and equality through community business, accelerating the growth of community business and demonstrating the conditions required for community business to florurish in a place
Power to Change - B-Inspired (The Braunstone Foundation)
£9,916	01/12/2016 2	Funding to increase the opportunities to reduce poverty and equality through community business, accelerating the growth of community business and demonstrating the conditions required for community ....more Funding to increase the opportunities to reduce poverty and equality through community business, accelerating the growth of community business and demonstrating the conditions required for community business to florurish in a place
Sport England - Activate-Us
£247,288	29/09/2015 36	Funding under Sport England's Community Sport Activation Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Activate-Us'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-82

BETHAN LLOYD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Playground Manager

ELAINE HALFORD Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Councillor

EDWARD RODGERS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Firefighter

EMMA LOUISE SOUTHERN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Business Consultant

GEOFFREY STAGG Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

HENRY THOMPSON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Coach Operator

MICHAEL MORETON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Charity Worker

TIMOTHY JOHN MORTON (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Community Development Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/12/2010, number: 1139537
Registered at Companies House on 04/07/2000, number: 04029394

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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; AR12: 1 days late,

Main office

BUSINESS BOX
3 OSWIN ROAD
LEICESTER
LE3 1HR

Objectives

3.1 THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN REGENERATION IN AREAS OFSOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN BRAUNSTONE) BY ALL OR ANYOF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:-A) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY,FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGES;B) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT;C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING;D) THE CREATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THEPROVISION OF ADVICE, WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND FOR USE ONFAVOURABLE TERMS;E) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND THEIMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OR IN CHARITABLE OWNERSHIPPROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIESOR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING;F) THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE;G) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BYREASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ORSOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES;H) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT;I) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE;J) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME;K) THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THECOMMUNITY IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELPMEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; ANDI) THE PROMOTION OF ANY OTHER RECOGNISED CHARITABLE PURPOSE, THROUGH SUCHOTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIORWRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRAUNSTONE

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