Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Pension deficit: -3
Reasonable growth: +1

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

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 10

GATEWAY QUALIFICATIONS LIMITED

Awarding Organisation

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received income from Government contracts
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

There is a pension deficit of £1,202,544

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
31/07/22		£4,073	£3,825	£247	£0	£3,628	£3,628	11.4	35
31/07/21		£3,045	£2,696	£349	£0	£3,381	£3,381	15	35
31/07/20		£3,003	£2,487	£516	£0	£3,032	£3,032	14.6	28
31/07/19		£3,016	£2,718	£299	£0	£2,516	£2,516	11.1	29
31/07/18		£2,562	£2,346	£216	£0	£2,218	£2,218	11.3	28
31/07/17		£2,129	£2,156	£-27	£0	£2,002	£2,002	11.1	29
31/07/16		£2,072	£2,108	£-35	£0	£2,029	£2,029	11.6	26
31/07/15		£2,005	£2,008	£-4	£7	£2,332	£2,332	13.9	26
31/07/14		£1,945	£2,026	£-81	£8	£2,335	£2,335	13.8	29
31/07/13		£2,176	£1,903	£273	£7	£2,417	£2,417	15.2	29
31/07/12		£1,913	£1,461	£451	£6	£2,144	£2,144	17.6	26
31/07/11		£1,977	£1,440	£537	£6	£1,693	£1,693	14.1	25
31/07/10		£1,851	£1,379	£472	£7	£1,156	£1,156	10.1	25
31/07/09		£1,449	£1,419	£30	£0	£684	£684	5.8	27
31/07/08	*	£1,363	£1,399	£-36	£0	£654	£654	5.6	27
31/07/07	*	£1,341	£1,391	£-50	£0	£690	£690	6	27

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 11.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 6.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 18 years

www.gatewayqualifications.org.uk

enquiries@gatewayqualifications.org.uk

01206 911211

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

35 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-76

ANNE WRIGHT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Managing Director

CLAIRE GILL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Education, Leadership And Communications Consultan

DR LEON ANNETT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Dean Of Higher Education

MARGARET JOOJO-RICHARDS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Service Manager Of An Acl

MARK HILTON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Policy And Membership Director

ALISON DAVIES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director Of Curriculum

ANNE THOMPSON Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Educational Researcher

DAVID RUDDY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director Of Employability And Community Learning

GAIL MAY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director Of Civic Engagement University Of East Lo

PAUL WHITEHEAD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Harlow Further Education

ANTHEA HOCKLY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Nhs Manager, Other trusteeship: COMMUNITY360,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/05/2006, number: 1114282
Registered at Companies House on 07/07/2005, number: 05502449

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management

Filing Record

16 returns made; AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 10 days late,

Main office

6 Tollgate Business Park
Tollgate West
Stanway
COLCHESTER
CO3 8AB

Objectives

2. OBJECTS2.1 THE OBJECTS (“THE OBJECTS”) FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING AND EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:-2.1.1 BY PROMOTING AND WIDENING PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING, PARTICULARLY BY THOSE WHO HAVE BENEFITED LEAST FROM EXISTING PROVISION;2.1.2 BY IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND FLEXIBILITY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROVISION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PRIMARILY FOR THOSE LEARNERS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN EXCLUDED FROM EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES;2.1.3 BY IMPROVING THE EDUCATIONAL WELFARE AND ACCESS TO LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND FACILITATING PROGRESSION TO FURTHER LEARNING, EMPLOYMENT AND HIGHER EDUCATION PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE AWARD OF CREDITS AND CREDIT-BASED QUALIFICATIONS;2.1.4 BY SUPPORTING THE ARRANGEMENTS OF OFQUAL, THE NATIONAL OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK AND THE QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION OR THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION AND THE DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS INNOVATION AND SKILLS OR RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO MONITOR THE TERMS OF THEIR LICENCES;2.1.5 IMPROVING ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION BY ESTABLISHING, CARRYING ON AND CONDUCTING THE PRINCIPLES OF THE AWARD OF CREDITS AND CREDIT-BASED LEARNING THROUGH LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS WITH OFQUAL, THE NATIONAL OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK AND OPERATING AS AN ACCESS VALIDATING AGENCY UNDER LICENCE FROM THE QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION OR THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION;2.1.6 BY ENCOURAGING AND ASSISTING ORGANISATIONS WITHIN ITS OPERATIONAL AREA TO PROVIDE A WIDER RANGE OF QUALITY ASSURED ACCREDITED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES;

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN OR AROUND THE EAST OF ENGLAND AND NORTH AND EAST LONDON (THE REGION) AND ELSEWHERE

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