Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

IT'S YOUR LIFE

The charity is currently carrying out the following activities:Integrated programme of support to build educational capital and improve the life chances of young people and their families;Classes in ESOL, ICT, Maths and Textiles for parents;Curriculum support for pupils with special needs;Community support in the Arts.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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 age

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£591£318£273£26£372£993.778
31/03/22£357£320£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£309£307£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£348£337£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£313£303£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£270£269£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£207£214£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£249£169£80n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15*£222£281£-59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£260£238£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£283£295£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£338£297£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£297£326£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£372£394£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£266£331£-66n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£140£96£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 28%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 27%
Reserves/Spending: 3.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 52
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 18 years

www.itsyourlife.me.uk

jackie.barnes@itsyourlife.me.uk

020 3952 3164

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Knowsley, Liverpool City, Newham, Tower Hamlets,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • 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
National Lottery Community Fund£298,772
Garfield Weston Foundation£60,000
BBC Children in Need£29,361
The Grocers' Charity£7,210
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 16/12/2022
Main Grants award
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Education Zone
£298,772 30/11/2022
Funding will be used to develop a Community Education Zone to support parents with the skills and resources to raise strong healthy educated families. This will include creating a resource base one off workshops and courses for parents providing ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to It's Your Life
£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’
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 30/07/2021
It's Your Life : Core Costs
BBC Children in Need - Grant to It's Your Life
£28,861 30/07/2021
This project will deliver therapeutic sessions for children and young people experiencing difficult home lives in Tower Hamlets. The activities will result in becoming positively empowered, develop a strong self-belief and positive relationships.
The Grocers' Charity - 2020 It's Your Life
£7,210 17/06/2020
Improving support for disadvantaged children and young people
BBC Children in Need - Grant to It's Your Life
£92,604 26/06/2019
36
A parenting programme in Tower Hamlets and Liverpool. Through the course, parents will develop their parenting skills and children will improve their engagement with education and their confidence.
National Lottery Community Fund - Mums@Maths (M@M)
£8,580 15/03/2019
12
The project aims to encourage parent/carers to engage in every day budgeting through teaching math skills.
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£9,270 18/02/2019
As a result of participating in the Sew Talented project we expected all our beneficiaries to: - Show measurable improvements in their English speaking basic maths skills - participants should be able to hold a basic conversation in English and be ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£5,000 22/10/2018
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
BBC Children in Need - Grant to It's Your Life
£27,000 08/05/2018
36
This project will provide life skills workshops including problem solving, motivation and overcoming challenges for young people who at risk of school exclusion. This activity will lead to increased confidence and self-belief and positive ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to It's Your Life
£150,000 18/09/2013
Towards core costs to work with teachers and parents to raise the academic attainment of children and young people who are facing disadvantage.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 38-59
  • BRIAN THOMAS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: None
  • DAVID LEWIS (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Lawyer
  • DR JAMIE ROSS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Lecturer
  • FOYEZ RAHIM Appointed: 2014, Occupation: None
  • MELANIE SHERWOOD Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Trustee
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/11/2006, number: 1116802
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/12/2005, number: 05650451
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
16 returns made; AR15: 28 days late, AR08: 26 days late,
Main office

IT'S YOUR LIFE
The Glasshouse
161 Old Ford Road
LONDON
E2 9QB

Objectives

1 DELIVERING INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS TO CHILDREN YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS AT RISK OF FAILING TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL DUE TO LACK OF OPPORTUNITY.2 DEVELOPING, SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND MAINSTREAM EDUCATION PROVISION.3 DEVELOPING INITIATIVES WHICH RAISE EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

TOWER HAMLETS, LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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