Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 11
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

PROMISE INCLUSION LIMITED

Promise Inclusion Limited provides relief for people with learning disabilities in particular providing help and support for them and their families, dependants and carers.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • 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
31/12/23£169£201£-32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£169£178£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£144£171£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£188£160£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£178£147£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£166£181£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£168£176£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£213£205£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£218£220£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£217£221£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£215£209£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£206£187£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£190£172£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£237£187£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£112£79£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 17 years

www.promiseinclusion.org

admin@promiseinclusion.org

03007778539

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bracknell Forest, Wokingham,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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
BBC Children in Need£59,804
Lloyds Bank Foundation£57,274
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
DCMS£9,976
Co-Operative Group£5,963
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Promise Inclusion Limited
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Mencap Wokingham, Bracknell & Districts
£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’
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Promise Inclusion Limited
£50,000 08/12/2021
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Promise Inclusion Limited
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Promise Inclusion Adult Social Groups
£5,963 23/10/2021
We wish to offer people with learning disabilities/autism access to social opportunities which will enrich their lives, include them within their local communities, and ensure they have fun.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 30/07/2021
Making Promise Inclusion Thrive
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Promise Inclusion Limited
£5,024 23/07/2020
Grant to Promise Inclusion Limited meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,976 15/07/2020
"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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Mencap Wokingham, Bracknell & Districts
£59,304 24/04/2020
36
This project will provide weekly support sessions and activities for siblings of disabled children. Children and young people will have more fun, improve their confidence and develop new friendships.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Promise Inclusion Ltd
£15,000 20/11/2019
12
Wokingham Bracknell & District Mencap is requesting a grant to provide outside consultancy in business planning, trustee recruitment and succession planning and employ a part time fundraiser to develop a fundraising strategy.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Mencap Wokingham, Bracknell & Districts
£10,000 21/05/2019
12
This project will provide weekly support sessions and activities for siblings of disabled children. Children and young people will have improved confidence and self-esteem and develop new friendships.
True Colours Trust - Smiles for Sibs project
£5,000 21/03/2016
Smiles for Sibs project
National Lottery Community Fund - The Gateway Award Project
£10,000 03/09/2014
12
Not Available
Woodward Charitable Trust - Arts & crafts activities for disabled children
£1,000 22/07/2010
Towards arts and crafts activities for disabled children and their siblings.
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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: 55-67
  • JENNIE KAREN GREEN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Councillor
  • MATTHEW GARDNER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director
  • PAUL DEREK LOWERY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director
  • PHILLIP TIMM Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director
  • SUSAN JANICE HALL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/02/2008, number: 1122662
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/10/2007, number: 06407883
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
  • Investing charity funds 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; all on time
Main office

Waterford House
Erftstadt Court
Denmark Street
RG40 2YF

Objectives

3.1 THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY AND/OR ASSOCIATED DISABILITIES IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS AND TO PREVENT LEARNING DISABILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND; 3.2 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF LEARNING DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.LEARNING DISABILITY MEANS ANY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OF THE MIND AND ANY ASSOCIATION CONDITION HOWSOEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER MILD, MODERATE OR SEVERE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WOKINGHAM, BRACKNELL AND DISTRICTS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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