Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 16
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Award winner
  • Overall weighted support: +16
Overall GiG Score: 29 ?

INTOUNI

IntoUniversity aims to address underachievement and social exclusion among young people by offering an integrated programme of out-of-school study, mentoring, aspirational coaching, personal support and, in partnership with universities, specially-devised FOCUS weeks, days and weekends.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity is a recent Award Winner
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

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
31/08/23£11,322£10,853£469£794£7,132£4,7725.32391,896
31/08/22£11,027£9,482£1,545£797£6,420£4,3335.52131,902
31/08/21£8,850£8,095£755£661£5,001£3,8625.71921,676
31/08/20£7,557£7,196£360£694£4,078£3,6966.21791,595
31/08/19£7,696£7,178£518£664£3,850£3,3675.61732,024
31/08/18£6,572£6,237£334£603£3,407£2,9625.71510
31/08/17£5,729£5,436£293£517£3,043£2,5735.71360
31/08/16£4,878£4,761£118£417£2,700£2,2045.61210
31/08/15£4,456£3,987£470£406£2,544£2,1126.4980
31/08/14£3,349£3,077£273£284£2,105£1,6606.5760
31/08/13?£3,373£3,241£132£214£1,795£1,4385.3540
31/03/12£1,835£1,553£282£131£1,562£1,33210.3380
31/03/11£1,572£1,136£436£122£1,271£95110270
31/03/10£1,069£923£145£67£835£83510.9200
31/03/09£998£703£295£34£690£69011.8130
31/03/08£807£413£394£35£394£3801180

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 36%
Liabilities/Income: 35%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 67%
Reserves/Spending: 5.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 18 years

www.intouniversity.org

info@intouniversity.org

02072430242

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UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Academic support
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

Awards received
  • Charity Times 2022 Awards Charity of the Year, Income £1-10m
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
Garfield Weston Foundation£1,500,000
Esmee Fairbairn£580,000
Impetus PEF£425,000
Steve Morgan Foundation£375,000
Mercer's Charitable Foundation£350,000
Greenwood Place£300,000
Tuixen Foundation£240,000
LUND TRUST£200,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Into University
£10,000 12/01/2024
Into University supports and inspires young people (from aged 7) from the poorest backgrounds to achieve a university place or another chosen aspiration.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Into University
£60,000 06/07/2023
Into University supports and inspires young people (from aged 7) from the poorest backgrounds to achieve a university place or another chosen aspiration.
The Childhood Trust - Champions for Children 2023
£10,000 20/06/2023
IntoUniversity is an award-winning charity with a strong track record of supporting young people facing disadvantaged to achieve their potential. By providing long term support and enrichment opportunities, IntoUniversity raises the aspirations of ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£1,000,000 20/03/2023
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Coastal and Port-town centres
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to IntoUniversity
£30,000 30/01/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Greenwood Place - Grant to IntoUniversity
£150,000 01/01/2023
Unrestricted funding
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Into University
£10,000 14/12/2022
Into University supports and inspires young people (from aged 7) from the poorest backgrounds to achieve a university place or another chosen aspiration.
LUND TRUST - Towards core costs
£100,000 01/12/2022
Academic support and mentoring for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds across the UK
Walcot Foundation - IntoUniversity Kennington
£30,000 16/11/2022
IntoUniversity Kennington is a learning centre providing a safe space where young people's confidence and self-esteem are raised, their ambitions are stretched and their academic potential is developed through a programme of Academic Support, ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to IntoUniversity
£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’
BBC Children in Need - Grant to IntoUniversity
£2,500 05/10/2022
This project will provide the opportunity to develop and grow a community partnership with your local McDonald’s restaurant. This will support disadvantaged children and young people to reach their full potential.
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to IntoUniversity
£375,000 27/09/2022
For the cost to deliver projects over 5 years in Anfield and Knowsley
CHK Foundation - CHK Main Grant
£120,000 07/09/2022
to support specified work
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Into University
£60,000 19/07/2022
Into University supports and inspires young people (from aged 7) from the poorest backgrounds to achieve a university place or another chosen aspiration.
Impetus PEF -
£125,000 01/07/2022
Greenwood Place - Grant to IntoUniversity
£75,000 01/04/2022
Unrestricted funding
LUND TRUST - Towards core costs.
£100,000 15/12/2021
Academic support and mentoring for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds across the UK.
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - Core funding
£100,000 23/11/2021
Core funding
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Into University
£50,000 23/07/2021
Into University supports and inspires young people (from aged 7) from the poorest backgrounds to achieve a university place or another chosen aspiration.
Impetus PEF -
£100,000 01/07/2021
The Childhood Trust - Khadija Saye Arts @IntoUniversity
£13,370 22/06/2021
IntoUniversity is an award-winning charity with a strong track record of supporting young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to achieve their potential. The Khadija Saye Arts programme continues our existing work with a focus on supporting ....more
Greenwood Place - Grant to IntoUniversity
£75,000 01/04/2021
Unrestricted funding
Essex Community Foundation - IntoUniversity Clacton-on-Sea
£10,000 12/03/2021
to employ an education worker to support students from Tendring access further education
CHK Foundation - CHK Emergency /Disaster Grant
£50,000 22/02/2021
to support specified work
The Childhood Trust - Staying Focused
£25,000 08/12/2020
IntoUniversity provides local learning centres where young people are inspired to achieve. We believe our students have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis and will suffer long-term consequences to their education. Our established centres across ....more
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - Core funding
£100,000 02/09/2020
12.5
Core funding
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Into University
£50,000 05/08/2020
Into University provides local learning centres where young people (from aged 7) from the poorest backgrounds are supported and inspired to achieve a university place or another chosen aspiration.
The Childhood Trust - Staying Focused
£25,000 03/07/2020
We believe our young people will be the hardest hit by the immediate and long-term effects of the current COVID-19 crisis. Help our London students stay focused on their education and futures by supporting us to keep them on track and enabling them ....more
Impetus PEF -
£200,000 01/07/2020
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£10,000 15/06/2020
unrestricted, to further the Charitable Objects
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to IntoUni
£350,000 11/06/2020
36
Supporting young people (aged 11-18) at IntoUniversity’s Hammersmith centre to develop the capabilities to overcome barriers to employment and post-school education.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to IntoUniversity
£50,000 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to IntoUniversity
£500,000 09/04/2020
60
Towards unrestricted core funding for an organisation working to tackle the social mobility crisis across the UK in the areas that need support the most, aiming to reach a further 11,000 more disadvantaged young people each year.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£500,000 07/02/2020
36
Extending the IntoUniversity Network
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Into University
£50,000 11/07/2019
Into University provides local learning centres where young people (from aged 7) from the poorest backgrounds are supported and inspired to achieve a university place or another chosen aspiration.
Impetus PEF -
£375,000 01/07/2019
BBC Children in Need - Grant to IntoUniversity
£80,000 26/06/2019
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This project will provide after-school homework based support for 200 children and young people aged 7 to 18 years from a deprived area. Outcomes include greater educational attainment, ability to reach potential and increased confidence.
Essex Community Foundation - IntoUniversity Clacton-on-Sea
£11,800 19/06/2019
11
To employ an education worker to support students from Tendring access further education and provide a bursary scheme for students to access placements
Walcot Foundation - IntoUniversity Lambeth
£75,000 12/03/2019
36
IntoUniversity Lambeth
ARCADIA - Core costs
£256,838 08/03/2019
Towards IntoUniversity's core costs
Dulverton Trust - IntoUniversity Bristol East
£90,000 13/02/2019
IntoUniversity Bristol East
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Into University
£50,000 10/08/2018
Into University provides local learning centres where young people (from aged 7) from the poorest backgrounds are supported and inspired to achieve a university place or another chosen aspiration.
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - Core funding
£100,000 16/07/2018
12
Core funding
Impetus PEF -
£425,000 01/07/2018
Walcot Foundation - Academic Support
£20,000 21/11/2017
12
Academic Support
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Into University
£50,000 12/07/2017
Into University provides local learning centres where young people (from aged 7) from the poorest backgrounds are supported and inspired to achieve a university place or another chosen aspiration.
Impetus PEF -
£100,000 01/07/2017
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - Core funding
£100,000 27/06/2017
12
Core funding
Dulverton Trust - Academic Support at Bristol East
£30,000 15/02/2017
Academic Support at Bristol East
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to IntoUni
£20,000 24/10/2016
Building refurbishment
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Into University
£30,000 22/06/2016
Into University provides local learning centres where young people (from aged 7) from the poorest backgrounds are supported and inspired to achieve a university place or another chosen aspiration.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to IntoUniversity
£750,000 24/06/2014
Towards core costs to expand learning centres to nine locations outside of London.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to IntoUniversity
£257,091 06/12/2010
36
Towards Core costs Towards the salaries of the director of operations and the senior fundraiser.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How do they operate?

IntoUniversity Programmes

Objectives: In every location we bring about positive, measurable change. Our annual results show that with our help, thousands of young people achieve their chosen aspiration, including university, further and higher education, employment and work-based training.

Beneficiaries: University students

Location: 41 centres in 24 towns

Description: IntoUniversity centres offer a welcoming home-from-home for young people: a safe space to learn, explore and succeed. Each local centre offers an innovative programme that supports young people aged seven and up to realise their ambitions, achieve their academic potential, develop vital skills and gain experience of the world of work.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-70
  • CLARE RICHARDS Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • CHRISTOPH HENKEL Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Businessman
  • JENNIFER BROWN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Headmistress
  • JULIAN GRANVILLE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Managing Director
  • NILUFER KHERAJ Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Lawyer
  • OLIVER HAARMANN (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Financier
  • PASHA MONIQUE MICHAELSEN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Operations Manager
  • PROFESSOR CEDRIC NISHANTHAN CANAGARAJAH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: President And Vice-Chanchellor
  • RODERICK HILARY BROOKS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Investment Professional
  • SARAH HAVENS Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Consultant
  • STEVE WINDSOR Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Investment Professional
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/03/2007, number: 1118525
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/12/2006, number: 06019150
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Fundraising Regulator
First registered: 09/01/2016, current status: Large charity (levy paid)
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
16 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE ALASOL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION on 05/02/2024
  • Asset transfer in from ACCELERATE & ACCESS FOUNDATION on 23/10/2024
Main office

INTO UNIVERSITY HEAD OFFICE
95 SIRDAR ROAD
LONDON
W11 4EQ

Objectives

The Charity's objects (the Objects) are to advance the education, skills and welfare of children, young people and adults in socially or economically disadvantaged communities across the United Kingdom by:running local education centres to support local communities and to provide services to maximise educational achievement and social inclusion; providing training, consultancy and management services to other agencies working to advance the education, skills and welfare of children, young people and adults in socially or economically disadvantaged communities across the United Kingdom.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
Charizone

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