Finance Score: -15

Governance Score: -14

Support Score: 4

Accounts overdue -5
Dormant: -10
No PartB

Submission defaults: -10
No conflicts policy: -1
2 Trustees: -2

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -25

READING REFOCUS

REFOCUS WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFITS BY ADDRESSING THE NEEDS MAINLY OF YOUNG PEOPLE OF BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC ORIGIN IN AND AROUND READING, BERKSHIRE WHO ARE EITHER INVOLVED IN CRIME OR AT RISK OF BECOMING SO. WE PROVIDE SUPPORT THROUGH MENTORING, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, LIFE-SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, COUNSELLING, COACHING, IN-SCHOOL PROJECTS AND HOLIDAY PROVISIONS.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 2 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Latest accounts are overdue for filing
This charity appears to be dormant

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
31/03/20		£32	£22	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/19		£32	£33	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/18	*	£1	£30	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£37	£27	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	18
31/03/16	*	£51	£29	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	10
31/03/15	*	£31	£27	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£14	£12	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13?	*	£8	£7	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£25	£24	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£35	£31	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£17	£11	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£17	£17	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£19	£15	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05?	*	£84	£80	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
03/02/04	*	£207	£197	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 29 years

www.readingrefocus.co.uk

info@readingrefocus.org.uk

07877242677

Charity Commission for England and Wales

This Charity appears to be dormant

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Reading, West Berkshire, Wokingham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - BME EET Project
£9,983	30/08/2018 12	The funding will be used to provide early intensive support through entrepreneurship, coaching, mentoring and employability training to BME young people who are not in education, employment or ....more The funding will be used to provide early intensive support through entrepreneurship, coaching, mentoring and employability training to BME young people who are not in education, employment or training. The project aims to improve their future life chances and raise aspirations.
National Lottery Community Fund - Carnival of the World
£10,000	13/04/2016 12	This charity will use the funding to allow young people from the BME community to take part in a programme of training, development and work experience. This will enable the organisation to better ....more This charity will use the funding to allow young people from the BME community to take part in a programme of training, development and work experience. This will enable the organisation to better improve skills for young people and prepare them better for the world of work.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

ALVA BROUGH

MARY GENIS (Chair) Appointed: 2010, Other trusteeship: CARNIVAL VILLAGE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/09/1995, number: 1048962

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR15: 10 days late, AR14: 182 days late, AR13: 21 days late, AR10: 773 days late, AR09: 2 days late, AR08: 126 days late, AR07: 505 days late, AR06: 420 days late, AR05: 798 days late, AR04: 195 days late,

Main office

21 South Street
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 4QU

Objectives

1) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONGST OFFENDERS, EX-OFFENDERS AND YOUNG PEOPLE AT RISK OF OFFENDING, AND THE PARTNERS AND DEPENDANTS OF THOSE GROUPS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMIT TO THE FOREGOING, THOSE FROM MINORITY ETHNIC GROUPS (THE BENEFICIARIES)2) TO PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BENEFICIARIES TO GAIN ACCESS TO EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND SELF EMPLOYMENT3) TO PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE TO BENEFICIARIES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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