Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 15

PILOTLIGHT

Pilotlight manages teams of senior business people to coach charities through the process of building measureably more sustainable efficient organisations.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/12/22	£1,372	£1,549	£-177	£75	£962	£955	7.4	25	1,018
31/12/21	£1,235	£1,356	£-121	£97	£1,131	£1,131	10	21	750
31/12/20	£1,166	£1,185	£-19	£46	£1,242	£1,242	12.6	21	660
31/12/19	£1,207	£1,162	£45	£59	£1,267	£1,267	13.1	22	559
31/12/18	£1,414	£1,079	£335	£53	£1,205	£1,205	13.4	18	402
31/12/17	£1,149	£978	£171	£56	£870	£870	10.7	19	0
31/12/16	£1,225	£967	£257	£29	£699	£699	8.7	18	0
31/12/15	£954	£973	£-18	£78	£442	£388	4.8	19	0
31/12/14	£1,184	£944	£239	£34	£460	£271	3.4	21	0
31/12/13	£1,327	£1,214	£113	£78	£221	£110	1.1	24	0
31/12/12	£1,469	£1,326	£143	£73	£108	£92	0.8	24	0
31/12/11	£1,279	£1,299	£-20	£111	£-36	£-38	-0.3	23	0
31/12/10	£1,341	£1,555	£-213	£132	£-15	£-48	-0.4	34	0
31/12/09	£1,165	£1,295	£-130	£102	£198	£114	1.1	29	0
31/12/08	£977	£901	£76	£4	£328	£174	2.3	19	0
31/12/07?	£765	£677	£88	£4	£252	£95	1.7	13	0
31/10/06	£505	£342	£164	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/05	£259	£296	£-37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/04	£171	£254	£-83	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 61%
Liabilities/Income: 109%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 7.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 3.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 27 years

www.pilotlight.org.uk

pilotlight@pilotlight.org.uk

02034409302

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

25 employees
1,018 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£1,000,000	23/09/2022	Weston Charity Awards
National Lottery Community Fund - Pilotlight in Birmingham
£213,075	26/02/2019 36	Pilotlight works with small and medium sized charities and social enterprises across the UK to build their capacity and help them to plan for a sustainable future. The project will run connect ....more Pilotlight works with small and medium sized charities and social enterprises across the UK to build their capacity and help them to plan for a sustainable future. The project will run connect workshops and mentoring to enable charities to access their capacity building programmes to build sustainable local support networks between charities and businesses.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£725,000	21/06/2017	Weston Charity Awards
National Lottery Community Fund - Our Moment
£101,300	19/06/2013 24	This project will support six charities/social enterprises that address social disadvantage in the areas of sport, health or young people. The project will be delivered in two waves over an 18 month ....more This project will support six charities/social enterprises that address social disadvantage in the areas of sport, health or young people. The project will be delivered in two waves over an 18 month period supporting charities based in the Glasgow area. The charities/social enterprises will be coached by business leaders who will be drawn from corporate organisations, the public sector and the sponsors/partners of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Pilotlight
£24,100	05/06/2013	Towards consolidating work in Wales and developing a programme in Lincolnshire that pairs business mentors with charities.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Pilotlight
£145,000	29/01/2009 36	Towards Core costs Towards the cost of expanding the work of Pilotlight into Wales.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 29-66

FAIZ SIDDIQUI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Banker

FINIA KUHLMANN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Researcher

AMANDA LOUISE ROTHWELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Senior Engagement Manager

ANGELA HALLIDAY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

KATHERINE THERESA STEWART MATHIESON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Charity Chief Executive

NICOLA LORAINE PYE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Consultant

FIONA MADELEINE RODFORD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

MEI LI POWELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Operating Officer

OLIVER STEPHEN WILFORD LLOYD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

PETER DAVID MOSS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: PETERSFIELD CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK (PECAN),

SALLY FRANCES BAILEY (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: THE REFUGEE EMPLOYMENT NETWORK,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/12/1996, number: 1059660
Registered at Companies House on 29/10/1996, number: 03270679

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

5th Floor, 14 Bonhill Street
LONDON
EC2A 4BX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS REGISTERED INSOFAR AS SUCH OBJECTS ARE CHARITABLE ARE:- 3.1 TO RELIEVE POVERTY; 3.2 TO PROMOTE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS ENDEAVOURING TO RELIEVE POVERTY, HARDSHIP, HOMELESSNESS, DISTRESS AND DEPRIVATION PARTICULARLY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING ADVICE, INFORMATION AND RESOURCES PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO FUND-RAISING; AND 3.3 TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD; AND SUCH OBJECTS SHALL BE SEPARATE AND INDIVIDUAL AND NOT LIMITED BY REFERENCE TO EACH OTHER.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM AND AFRICA

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