Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 12
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 24 ?

THINKFORWARD (UK)

ThinkForward is a breakthrough programme which intervenes early to ensure that disengaged young people make a successful transition from education into employment. ThinkForward works with schools to identify young people entering their GCSE years who are most at risk of being unemployed when they leave school, and commits to supporting them for five years through their transition into employment.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

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
31/08/23£2,645£2,572£73£219£1,151£1,0484.939300
31/08/22£2,376£2,246£130£225£1,078£9685.245300
31/08/21£2,460£2,423£38£259£949£9254.647300
31/08/20£2,585£2,449£135£303£911£8023.947300
31/08/19£2,419£2,369£50£195£776£7763.944300
31/08/18?£1,013£1,479£-466£109£726£7265.9410
31/12/17£2,050£2,152£-102£141£1,192£1,0205.7390
31/12/16£1,930£2,061£-132£94£1,294£1,2447.2360
31/12/15£1,361£510£851£35£1,426£1,30930.830
31/12/14£575£0£575£0£575£57518595.100

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 15%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 25%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 4.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 3.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 11 years

http://www.thinkforward.org.uk

info@thinkforward.org.uk

0300 102 4475

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent, Nottinghamshire, Throughout London, Warwickshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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
Greater London Authority£200,000
Henry Smith Charity£105,000
Dulverton Trust£105,000
Pears Foundation£100,000
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£80,000
Masonic Trust£60,000
Charles Hayward Foundation£50,000
The Blagrave Trust£40,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Greater London Authority - New Deal for Young People Grants
£200,000 01/01/2024
100 young SEND Londoners either NEET or at roisk of NEET, securing positive employment/training destinations. Gather/share learning, influencing system change, creating parity of employment ....more
The Blagrave Trust - Regional Partnership Grants
£40,000 31/01/2023
Regional advisers fund
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to ThinkForward
£105,000 25/08/2022
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towards three years' running costs of the 'Future Me Pathways to Employment' project, supporting young people at risk of long term unemployment from disadvantaged communities in Kent.
Dulverton Trust - FutureMe in Kent
£105,000 08/06/2022
FutureMe in Kent
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to ThinkForward
£25,000 25/06/2021
Early intervention coaching programme for young people at LEAP unit in Tower Hamlets
Pears Foundation - Grant to ThinkForward
£100,000 19/02/2021
Coaching for pupils at risk of becoming NEET in Nottingham
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Embedding and promoting essential skills for work
£60,000 05/01/2021
ThinkForward is a long-term coaching programme that prepares young people for the world of work. This grant will support ThinkForward to review and coproduce a new ‘essential skills framework’ ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£60,000 14/10/2020
Support young peoplethrough coaching support to help remain engaged and develop skills in education, training and employment.
Impetus PEF -
£29,000 01/07/2020
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to ThinkForward
£25,000 26/06/2020
Early intervention coaching programme for young people at LEAP unit in Tower Hamlets
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£20,000 28/04/2020
3
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
Impetus PEF -
£66,000 01/07/2019
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£300,000 22/05/2019
36
ThinkForward in Kent
DCMS - SIBs Provider Toolkit Digital Resource
£3,640 01/04/2019
The development of a digital tool that will support delivery organisations in their development of social impact bonds.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Digital coaching toolkit development, and expanding youth participation.
£60,000 10/12/2018
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ThinkForward provides long-term coaching to young people at risk of unemployment, supporting their transition into further study and employment. Through this grant, the organisation will develop a ....more
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2018
£15,000 04/12/2018
ThinkForward will coach some of the most disadvantaged young people in London during their transition from school into work. Through a five year programme of one-to-one coaching and employability ....more
Dulverton Trust - Continuation of ThinkForward in Nottingham
£70,000 25/10/2018
Continuation of ThinkForward in Nottingham
Greater London Authority - Young Londoners Fund
£148,500 01/10/2018
My City, My Future (MCMF) will create a stronger community by supporting the most disengaged young people to develop the mindset and skills needed to make positive choices, improve their wellbeing ....more
DCMS - Life Chances Fund
£113,937 01/09/2018
DFN-Move Forward is a unique school to work employability programme that will support young people aged 14-25 with mild to moderate learning disabilities to develop the aspirations, qualifications ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - My City, My Future
£300,000 31/08/2018
36
This project will work with schools, local businesses, community groups and charities to reach young people aged 13 ' 18, to improve their employment prospects through social action. 80 local ....more
Impetus PEF -
£163,000 01/07/2018
Pears Foundation - Grant to ThinkForward
£150,000 03/01/2018
36
Coaching in Schools, Nottingham
DCMS - LCF Development Grants
£8,000 07/11/2017
To complete feasability and development work on devising a social impact bond financed project
Dulverton Trust - ThinkForward in Nottingham
£30,000 24/10/2017
ThinkForward in Nottingham
Impetus PEF -
£440,898 01/07/2017
DCMS - LCF Development Grants
£31,500 26/06/2017
To complete feasability and development work on devising a social impact bond financed project
BBC Children in Need - Grant to ThinkForward
£99,000 14/06/2017
36
This project will identify activities for disengaged children and young people who are receiving coaching to enhance their employability skills, supporting them to improve their essential skills, ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 22-63
  • ASI PANDITHARATNA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director
  • DANIEL EASTERBROOK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Civil Servant
  • KATHRYN JACK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Engagement Manager
  • KEITH MACDONALD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Partner
  • MATTHEW TATE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Headteacher
  • ROXANNA PATEL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Solicitor
  • SALLY ESI CARTWRIGHT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Methodist Care Home Worker
  • VANESSA MORPHET Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Civil Servant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/07/2013, number: 1152862
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/12/2012, number: 08318590
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

ThinkForward
337 City Road
LONDON
EC1V 1LJ

Objectives

TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADVANCE THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

TOWER HAMLETSHACKNEYISLINGTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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