Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

SOUTH LEEDS ALTERNATIVE TRADING ENTERPRISE LIMITED

The aim of SLATE is to run charity activities in inner city south Leeds for the social, environmental and economic benefit of the people of the area and of providing work opportunities for people with learning disabilities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

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
31/03/23£772£683£89£0£519£5199.12160
31/03/22£667£620£47£0£429£4288.32150
31/03/21£721£539£183£0£383£230.52250
31/03/20£601£575£25£0£200£2004.22250
31/03/19£592£504£89£0£175£1583.82045
31/03/18£445£453£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£414£433£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£353£394£-42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£344£313£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£391£307£83n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 9.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 50.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 12 years
(17 years as a company)

www.slateleeds.co.uk

info@slateleeds.co.uk

01132704005

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leeds City,
Who it helps
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Leeds Community Foundation - Digital Access for people with LD in the workplace
£9,300 21/11/2023
Grant to South Leeds Alternative Trading Enterprise Ltd (SLATE)
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to SLATE
£2,500 29/06/2018
Capital costs for Adult Welfare & Relief of Poverty
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to SLATE
£2,500 29/06/2018
Capital costs for Adult Welfare & Relief of Poverty
Leeds Community Foundation - Training and Impact Centre
£20,000 07/06/2018
21
Through the creation of a new Impact and Training Centre at our Balm Road site we wish to increase the capacity of our programme to provide more quality alternative placements to volunteers with learning disabilities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 46-70
  • ALEX CHEUNG Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Manager
  • ALISON JANE WARD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: General Manager
  • ED CARLISLE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Community Worker
  • JUDE MCCARTHY Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Manager
  • KEITH GARRARD Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Business Director - Retail
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/10/2012, number: 1149293
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/10/2007, number: 06394383
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
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

Unit 1 Balm Road Industrial Park
LEEDS
LS10 2BG

Objectives

(1) TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FALLING WITHIN THE DESCRIPTION OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES (SET OUT IN S. 3(1)(E) OF THE CHARITIES ACT 2011) BEING THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT – CHARITABLE PURPOSES THAT FALL WITHIN THIS DESCRIPTION BEING:• THE PROMOTION OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY; • THE PROMOTION OF URBAN AND RURAL REGENERATION; • THE PROMOTION OF VOLUNTEERING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WHERE TO DO SO FURTHERS CHARITABLE PURPOSES FALLING WITHIN THE DESCRIPTIONS OF PURPOSES SET OUT IN S. 3 OF THE CHARITIES ACT 2011; • THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; • PROMOTING THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF CHARITABLE RESOURCES; • THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING; AND BY• PROMOTING OR ADVANCING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF CHARITIES CONCERNED WITH SOCIAL INVESTMENT. (2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. (3) TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED AND TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY – “SOCIAL EXCLUDED” MEANS “BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY – BY UNDERTAKING CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES WHICH ASSIST THOSE BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE. (4) TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF WASTE REDUCTION, REFUSE RECLAMATION, RECYCLING, THE RE-USE AND REPAIR OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS AND THE USE OF SURPLUS.(5) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME. THE AIM BEING TO ADDRESS THE WELL-BEING OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN LEEDS CITY. “WELLBEING” SHALL MEAN ENSURING THE BASIC NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND THE COMMUNITY ARE MET IN RELATION TO HEALTH, EDUCATION, FINANCIAL SECURITY, EMPLOYMENT, THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND ACCESS TO PUBLIC SERVICES, AMENITIES AND RECREATION FACILITIES.”

Defined Area of Benefit:

LEEDS CITY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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