Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 3

Poor Liquidity: -1
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3

Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -4

INDEPENDENT TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED

ITS is an independent training provider. Our principal activities are the delivery of apprenticeship and foundation learning programmes,

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently

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
31/07/23		£1,070	£925	£145	£0	£240	£240	3.1	26
31/07/22		£1,727	£1,768	£-40	£0	£97	£97	0.7	22
31/07/21		£1,572	£1,401	£171	£0	£-17	£-17	-0.1	25
31/07/20	*	£1,830	£1,753	£78	£0	£-414	£-414	-2.8	30
31/07/19	*	£2,728	£3,292	£-564	£0	£-517	£-538	-2	53
31/07/18		£2,955	£3,175	£-220	£0	£274	£169	0.6	53
31/07/17		£3,342	£3,423	£-81	£0	£288	£191	0.7	67
31/07/16		£2,681	£2,688	£-7	£0	£344	£104	0.5	63
31/07/15		£2,235	£2,457	£-222	£36	£488	£294	1.4	52
31/07/14		£2,220	£2,519	£-299	£32	£779	£661	3.1	58
31/07/13		£3,122	£3,300	£-178	£116	£1,433	£1,354	4.9	54
31/07/12		£3,291	£3,291	£0	£141	£1,610	£1,586	5.8	50
31/07/11		£2,908	£2,775	£133	£154	£1,610	£1,604	6.9	50
31/07/10		£2,661	£2,468	£193	£135	£1,477	£1,456	7.1	52
31/07/09		£2,185	£2,167	£18	£107	£1,284	£1,249	6.9	53
31/07/08		£1,930	£1,838	£92	£109	£1,266	£1,241	8.1	42
31/07/07		£1,849	£1,591	£257	£71	£1,174	£1,142	8.6	32
31/07/06		£1,607	£1,573	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/05		£1,547	£1,574	£-27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/04		£1,746	£1,327	£420	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 3.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 22 years

www.ind-training.co.uk

STEVE.HEPWORTH@IND-TRAINING.CO.UK

01226216817

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

26 employees

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
Department for Education - Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18
£173,595	01/04/2020	To fund the provision of apprenticeship training.
Department for Education - Apprenticeships Participation 18+
£565,657	01/04/2020	To fund the provision of apprenticeship training.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees:

ANDREA COOK Appointed: 2017

IOANNIS KERESTENTZOPOULOS KOURSIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Barnsley College Principal

MARTIN JAMES HORNSHAW (Chair) Appointed: 2015

NICHOLAS ROBERT BOWEN Appointed: 2019

ALASDAIR JOHN PARKER Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Enterprise Champion / Project Manager

HELEN ELIZABETH JAGGER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chief Executive

KAY DICKINSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Accountant, Other trusteeship: VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/04/2002, number: 1091711
Registered at Companies House on 22/08/2001, number: 04274770

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR20: 37 days late, AR19: 402 days late,

Main office

Suite 1
Queens Court
Regent Street
BARNSLEY
South Yorkshire
S70 2EG

Objectives

(I) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS LIVING IN ENGLAND BY THE PROMOTION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.(II) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATIONAL AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BARNSLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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