Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 11
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 26 ?

BIG CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST

Big Change is a social impact accelerator. We invest in big ideas that help young people thrive in live, not just exams.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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£2,921£2,977£-56£165£3,214£3,08012.4140
31/12/22£3,000£2,278£723£149£3,222£3,09816.3130
31/12/21*£2,179£2,063£116£173£2,622£2,60915.2100
31/12/20£1,199£1,734£-534£247£2,416£2,39816.690
31/12/19£2,241£1,969£272£624£2,920£2,90317.790
31/12/18£3,665£2,770£895£246£2,584£2,58411.260
31/12/17£1,541£1,166£375£357£1,713£1,71317.650
31/12/16£3,088£1,894£1,194£1,311£1,338£1,3388.550
31/12/15£502£701£-199£220£144£1442.540
31/12/14£1,461£1,230£231£685£343£3433.330
31/12/13£201£236£-35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£555£408£147£248£147£1474.310

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 12.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 20.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 13 years

www.big-change.org

info@big-change.org

02031263971

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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
The Blagrave Trust£180,000
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£65,000
Esmee Fairbairn£50,000
CHK Foundation£25,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Setting a new direction for education and learning in England
£35,000 03/03/2023
Big Change is a charitable trust that works with partners to influence a society where every young person is set up to thrive. Through their community of supporters, they direct funds and provide ....more
The Blagrave Trust - Policy and Advocacy Grants
£150,000 31/01/2023
Subject to Change: phase 2 and 3
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Subject to Change research programme
£30,000 18/02/2022
Big Change is a charitable trust that works with partners to influence a society where every young person is set up to thrive. Through their community of supporters, they direct funds and provide ....more
The Blagrave Trust - Co-Mission on Education
£30,000 30/10/2021
To support the involvement of young people in a co-mission to create systemic change to the educational system.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Big Change Charitable Trust
£50,000 15/12/2020
12
Towards project costs
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£25,000 01/12/2020
to support specified work

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 27-65
  • BEATRICE YORK Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Private Equity Analyst
  • BENJAMIN JAMES HAY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director
  • HOLLY BRANSON Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Special Projects Manager
  • NYASHA KUZIVAKWASHE DURI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Engagement Specialist
  • PHILIP MICHAEL NEVIN (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Director
  • PROFESSOR DAME ALISON MARGARET PEACOCK Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/12/2011, number: 1145224
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/06/2011, number: 07679479
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR21: 8 days late,
Main office

7 Savoy Court
London
WC2R 0EX

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE:(A) THE PROMOTION OF PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF SPORTS;(B) TO ASSIST IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT ANY CHARITY WHOSE AIMS INCLUDE ADVANCING EDUCATION OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS BY DEVELOPING THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES;(C) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH:(I) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND(II) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(D) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 YEARS BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(I) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (II) ADVANCING EDUCATION; (III) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; AND(IV) 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 YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS;(E) TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH ILLNESS, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR WORK AND RECREATION AND THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE; AND(F) THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARE THE THE VICTIMS OF WAR OR NATURAL DISASTER, TROUBLE, OR CATASTROPHE.(G) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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