Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
    • Overall weighted support: +9
    Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

    JENNYRUTH WORKSHOPS LTD

    The relief of people with learning disabilities by developing self-awareness,pride,dignity, confidence & social awareness. The charity gives training in the manufacture and sale of wooden & metal toys,household and other goods involving all aspects of a commercial operation - purchasing,manufacturing,selling,packaging and despatch,health and safety,monies etc and dealing with the public at large.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/05/23£493£340£153n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/22£293£334£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/21£279£271£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/20£237£239£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/19£237£202£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/18£205£188£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/17£205£201£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/16£191£177£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/15£191£177£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/14£192£176£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/13£173£190£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/12£207£178£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/11£179£166£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/10£157£156£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/09£130£144£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/08£135£127£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/07£122£120£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/06£120£111£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/05£113£85£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/04*£92£64£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 22 years

    www.jennyruth.co.uk

    info@jennyruth.co.uk

    01765606620

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    GiG Classification
    • Community sports activities
    How it operates
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • North Yorkshire,
    Who it helps
    • People With Disabilities

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Wolfson Foundation£58,000
    Rank Foundation£15,000
    The Clothworkers Foundation£15,000
    The Shears Foundation£11,000
    DCMS£8,000
    Two Ridings Community Foundation£5,564
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    The Shears Foundation - Jennyruth Workshops Ltd
    £5,500 08/04/2024
    12
    Jennyruth Workshops materials and staffing
    Rank Foundation - Col Small Grant Jennyruth Workshops Ltd 2023
    £5,000 30/06/2023
    Jennyruth Workshops received a Cost of Living Small Grant to help cover the cost of Utilities.
    Rank Foundation - Col Core Jennyruth Workshops Ltd 2023 Part
    £10,000 27/04/2023
    Jennyruth Workshops Ltd received a Cost of Living Core Grant to help cover the cost of staff salaries.
    The Shears Foundation - Jennyruth Workshops Ltd
    £5,500 12/01/2023
    Jennyruth Step Change Staffing
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Jennyruth Workshops
    £15,000 21/11/2022
    Purchase of vehicle for a charity which works with disabled people in North Yorkshire
    Two Ridings Community Foundation - Workshop Extension Fit Out
    £3,000 17/05/2022
    Funding for equipment to refurbish the kitchen and canteen so that neurodiverse adults, adults with learning difficulties, and volunteers and staff can take breaks, and so that the organisation can host more workers each day.
    Two Ridings Community Foundation - Grant to Jenny Ruth Workshops Limited
    £2,564 28/03/2022
    A donation from High Sheriff of North Yorkshire Venetia Wrigley and her husband, administered by Two Ridings, given to Jenny Ruth workshops for members to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee.
    Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Jennyruth Workshops Ltd
    £58,000 09/12/2021
    Extension of workspace for social enterprise for use by adults with disabilities
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £8,000 17/07/2020
    "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Replacement of old minibus
    £10,000 09/08/2018
    12
    The funding will be used to replace the minibus. This will provide transport for disabled workers who are involved with the running and delivery of the organisation and its activities.
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Jennyruth Workshops Ltd.
    £15,000 23/10/2008
    24
    Towards Project costs Towards running costs for training workshops for moderate to seriously disabled persons with learning difficulties.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (7)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 50-79
    • ANDREW BURNS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired
    • DAVID ELSY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director
    • DEBORAH SLEEP Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
    • DON GRUNDY (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director
    • DR ROBERT STEWART JONES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired General Medical Practioner
    • NICOLA SCOTT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Management Consultant
    • PHILIP NEWTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/09/2002, number: 1093957
    • Registered at Companies House on 27/05/2002, number: 04447730
    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
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR04: 22 days late,
    Main office

    Jennyruth Workshops
    Unit 5
    Red House Farm
    Bridge Hewick
    RIPON
    North Yo

    Objectives

    1. THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-AWARENESS, PRIDE DIGNITY, CONFIDENCE, SOCIAL AWARENESS, AND SOCIAL INTERACTION AMONGST SAID PEOPLE;2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONGST PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH TRAINING, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, AND WORK EXPERIENCE

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    RIPON, NORTH YORKSHIRE

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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