Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 2
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

IMPROVING CHANCES FOR UGANDA 

Improving chances for Uganda raises money to support a school for children with special needs in Fort Portal, both of which are run by a Catholic order of Nuns, the Banyateza Sisters
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
13/12/22?£2£7£-5n/an/an/an/an/a0
11/10/21*£20£20£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
11/10/20£16£20£-4n/an/an/an/an/a0
11/10/19£22£21£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
11/10/18£29£22£6£0£0£0n/a00
11/10/17£26£24£1£0£0£0n/a00
10/10/16£19£24£-5£0£0£0n/a00
10/10/15£26£21£4£0£0£0n/a00
10/10/14£18£19£-1£0£0£0n/a00
10/10/13£25£26£-2£0£0£0n/a00
10/10/12£22£25£-3£0£0£0n/a00
10/10/11*£14£14£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

http:www.improvingchances.org

JOHNSCAMPION@GMAIL.COM

01298436193

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Social & legal advocacy
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Derbyshire, Uganda,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Department for Work and Pensions - SILVER BIRTH CURTAINS LIMMITED
£5,426 01/04/2022
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/11/2010, number: 1138984
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR21: 3 days late, AR11: 133 days late,
Main office

Cottage of Content
Fern Road
London Road
Buxton
SK17 9NP

Objectives

THE RELIEF OR PREVENTION OF POVERTY, ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE OF FORT PORTAL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OF WESTERN UGANDA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING GOODS, SERVICES, FACILITIES OR GRANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WESTERN UGANDA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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