Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 13

CARAMEL ROCK

WE OFFER TRAINING IN FASHION AND ARTS TO YOUTHS AND VULNERABLE ADULTS. OUR CLASSES RANGE FROM; FASHION ILLUSTRATION, PATTERN CUTTING, DESIGN, PRODUCT PRODUCTION AND SEWING. WE WORK TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS HAVE ENOUGH EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE TO PROGRESS INTO FURTHER EDUCATION AND FUTURE EMPLOYMENT. WE ALSO OFFER A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM WHICH ENABLES PEOPLE TO GAIN VALUABLE WORK EXPERIENCE.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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
30/11/23		£226	£186	£39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/22		£206	£198	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/21		£197	£203	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/20		£192	£147	£45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/19		£29	£128	£-99	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/18	*	£71	£102	£-30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/17		£97	£97	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/16		£69	£99	£-30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/15		£52	£71	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/14		£71	£61	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/13		£90	£88	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/12	*	£28	£26	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/11	*	£28	£23	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years

www.caramelrock.com

faith.j@caramelrock.com

02074763222

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other education support

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Newham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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	£99,600
The Foyle Foundation	£16,000
Joseph Levy Foundation	£14,920
The Clothworkers Foundation	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£16,000	28/11/2023	towards the Visual Arts Design Illustrators programme in 2024
National Lottery Community Fund - Building our youths leaders!
£9,600	16/12/2022	The funding will be used to deliver a leadership programme for young people in the community. The organisation will provide them with education skills and experience to help build their confidence and gain access to future job opportunities.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Caramel Rock
£10,000	02/02/2022	purchase of equipment of a charity supporting disadvantaged young people in London
Joseph Levy Foundation - Covid-19: face mask production
£9,920	02/10/2020 6	Covid-19: face mask production as employment skills training: BME-led organisation
Joseph Levy Foundation - Covid-19: face mask production
£5,000	12/06/2020 3	Covid-19: face mask production as employment skills training: BME-led organisation
National Lottery Community Fund - Fashion Proposal 2019
£90,000	02/03/2020 36	The funding will be used to encourage youth and families into work, through educational and industry-led sustainable fashion. This project will target a wide range of NEET young people, including those with learning difficulties, mental health ....more The funding will be used to encourage youth and families into work, through educational and industry-led sustainable fashion. This project will target a wide range of NEET young people, including those with learning difficulties, mental health difficulties, homeless young people, care leavers and young carers.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

GAIL FORREST Appointed: 2024

LOUISE MAHONY Appointed: 2022

MR BEN MUBIAYI (Chair) Appointed: 2019

ROBERT BOWLES Appointed: 2020

ROMY SHUM Appointed: 2024

SYED IHSAN-AR RAHIM Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/07/2010, number: 1137133

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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

13 returns made; AR18: 31 days late, AR12: 303 days late, AR11: 1017 days late,

Main office

Caramel Rock
17-18 Lower Dock Walk
London
London
England
E16 2GT

Objectives

TO ACE AS A RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:A ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALSB ADVANCING EDUCATIONC RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENTD PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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