Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 24 ?

INFOBUZZ LIMITED

Infobuzz delivers service to young people. Criminal Justice: Partnership work seeking to reduce offending. Supporting Hidden Victims of CrimeMental Health: Drugs and alcohol early intervention Supporting transition from child mental health serviceSchools: Parent support advisors for local schools Delivering a range of awareness sessions within schools on key issues affecting young people.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
31/03/23£475£410£65n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£541£516£26£16£192£1924.52310
31/03/21£472£414£58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£410£374£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£344£328£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£323£290£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£454£411£43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£557£635£-78£42£-19£-19-0.4150
31/03/15£528£566£-38£52£59£591.3160
31/03/14£473£501£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£399£394£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£325£351£-26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£296£306£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£308£268£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£262£212£49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£184£153£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£215£179£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 19 years

www.infobuzz.co.uk

tracy.clark@infobuzz.co.uk

01452501008

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bristol City, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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
National Lottery Community Fund£266,868
Henry Smith Charity£141,600
Charles Hayward Foundation£38,000
DCMS£30,000
Barnwood Trust£20,000
Masonic Trust£15,000
BBC Children in Need£11,700
CAF£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Therapeutic Parenting
£250,004 30/08/2023
This funding will be used to support parents and carers to develop skills to manage and support the mental health needs of their children and young people whilst looking after their own wellbeing. The project aims to improve wellbeing and reduce ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to InfoBuzz Ltd
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Infobuzz Ltd
£19,000 23/09/2022
Hidden Victims project
National Lottery Community Fund - Mental health skills training for frontline professionals working with children
£6,864 01/07/2022
The funding will be used to deliver training to frontline professionals that are supporting children with emotional and challenging behaviours. The project aims to support frontline workers that traditionally have not supported children’s mental ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Infobuzz Ltd
£73,400 17/05/2022
36
towards three years' running costs of the 'Hidden Victims' project providing support for families with a loved one in prison who have experienced further trauma and isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, in Gloucestershire.
Barnwood Trust - Gloucestershire Funders (Organisational & Group Funding)
£10,000 28/02/2022
Parenting mental health
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Infobuzz Ltd
£19,000 25/08/2021
Hidden Victims project
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Infobuzz Ltd
£68,200 06/05/2021
36
towards three years' running costs of the 'Hidden Victims' project providing support for families of offenders throughout Gloucestershire.
National Lottery Community Fund - Phoneline for parents who are concerned about their child's mental health
£10,000 11/02/2021
11
The funding will be used to provide a helpline service to parents/carers who are concerned about their child’s mental health. The project aims to help parents/carers support their child’s mental health and prevent further decline during the ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to InfoBuzz Ltd
£11,200 30/11/2020
This grant will fund a therapeutic photography initiative for children with parents in the criminal justice system experiencing increased wellbeing issues due to Covid-19. It will improve their mental health, coping mechanisms and creative skills.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£30,000 23/10/2020
"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
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000 14/10/2020
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
CAF - Grant to Infobuzz
£5,000 25/06/2020
3
Grant to Infobuzz to support the organisation through COVID19
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£10,000 28/05/2020
Counselling and therapeutic services for young people
BBC Children in Need - Grant to InfoBuzz Ltd
£83,160 26/06/2019
36
This project will provide counselling and therapeutic support to children and young people who are affected by parental imprisonment. The sessions will help to improve emotional wellbeing, engage more in learning and reduce risk taking behaviour.
National Lottery Community Fund - Therapeutic
£9,000 22/02/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver therapeutic sessions for young people in order to improve mental wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Hidden Victims of Crime
£238,568 10/01/2018
36
The funding will be used to support people who have a family member involved in the criminal justice system. A holistic service will be offered, including practical support with housing and finance, help with understanding the criminal justice ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Creating Futures.
£10,000 05/07/2017
12
This group will use the funding to pay a consultant to carry out a strategic review of their organisation. This will provide the organisation with a change plan in order to improve their future sustainability.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Infobuzz Limited
£46,875 22/05/2017
24
Infobuzz will set up a new project to support young people aged 17 - 19 with significant mental health issues to successfully move from child to adult mental health services. The young people will continue to receive the treatment and support they ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Infobuzz
£8,000 15/12/2016
IT equipment for a charity working in Gloucester
Dulverton Trust - towards the Gaining Ground programme
£22,500 11/02/2016
towards the Gaining Ground programme
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Infobuzz Limited
£46,875 10/06/2015
24
Infobuzz will set up a new project to support young people aged 17 - 19 with significant mental health issues to successfully move from child to adult mental health services. The young people will continue to receive the treatment and support they ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Infobuzz Ltd
£35,000 13/03/2014
towards one year's running costs of a project in Gloucestershire that provides practical help and support to the families of prisoners
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Infobuzz Ltd
£9,000 14/03/2012
24
towards two years' running costs of an early intervention drugs education programme for secondary school age pupils in Gloucestershire
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Infobuzz Limited
£30,600 25/08/2011
the salary costs (including NI) of the Programme Co-ordinator
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-74
  • JAMIE PATRICK TABOR Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Judge
  • LINDSEY ANNE INGLE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Financial Performance And Analysis
  • MARK SHERIDAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
  • NIGEL PAUL HATTEN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Detective
  • SARAH DANSON Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/03/2006, number: 1113171
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/11/2005, number: 05609454
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
17 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Old Dock Office
Commercial Road
Gloucester
GL1 2EB

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF VULNERABLE ADULTS, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE AREA OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE, HEALTH, AND BEHAVIOURAL ISSUES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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