Finance Score: -10

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: -8

QUESTSCOPE

Founded 35 years ago, Questscope is an innovative organization that works with individuals, communities, local organizations and international partners to produce social, educational, and entrepreneurial opportunities for marginalized youth and women.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £512,321 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 34 years
(35 years as a company)

www.questscope.org

jvancleave@questscope.org

00962797901016

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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	£2,494	£1,993	£501	£0	£977	£-512	-3.1	31	800
31/03/22	£1,156	£2,881	£-1,725	£0	£404	£-328	-1.4	51	0
31/03/21	£2,490	£4,151	£-1,660	£0	£2,038	£9	0	64	0
31/03/20	£8,749	£6,271	£2,478	£0	£4,115	£-56	-0.1	64	0
31/03/19	£4,340	£4,847	£-508	£0	£1,538	£3	0	64	0
31/03/18	£3,272	£4,390	£-1,118	£0	£1,915	£34	0.1	62	0
31/03/17	£5,868	£3,881	£1,987	£0	£3,421	£8	0	54	0
31/03/16	£2,960	£2,173	£787	£0	£1,272	£-1	-0	33	0
31/03/15	£1,860	£1,479	£381	£0	£462	£-105	-0.9	26	0
31/03/14	£986	£991	£-6	£8	£72	£-7	-0.1	27	0
31/03/13	£811	£752	£59	£17	£86	£66	1.1	28	0
31/03/12	£1,453	£1,500	£-47	£13	£25	£16	0.1	31	0
31/03/11	£1,903	£2,027	£-124	£13	£72	£50	0.3	39	0
31/03/10	£2,397	£2,456	£-59	£0	£208	£147	0.7	39	0
31/03/09	£3,205	£3,493	£-288	£0	£284	£182	0.6	26	0
31/03/08	£1,452	£1,151	£301	£0	£407	£157	1.6	21	0
31/03/07	£622	£579	£42	£5	£108	£76	1.6	30	0
31/03/06	£316	£451	£-135	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£620	£416	£204	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£620	£416	£204	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 59%
Liabilities/Income: 58%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -52%
Reserves/Spending: -3.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 0.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Germany, Jordan, Syria,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

31 employees
800 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 54-74

DR CURTIS RHODES (Chair), Occupation: Development Consultant

DR HEATHER CORDELL Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Professor Of Statistical Genetics

DR MOWAFAK AL YAFI Appointed: 2014

JOHN GAPPA Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Senior Vp And Cfo, Post Consumer Brands

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/10/1990, number: 1000649
Registered at Companies House on 21/10/1988, number: 02308065

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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

46 Dene Garth
Ovingham
PRUDHOE
Northumberland
NE42 6AP

Objectives

THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PERSONS AND ADULTS AND TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE COMPANY BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE DIRECTORS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DESIRE

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS

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