Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 5

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 6

DITCH THE LABEL LTD

ResearchEducation InterventionsCounselling SupportCampaigningTraining Programs & SystemsCreative Content CreationConsultations on Equality and Diversity

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 4 trustees?
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £134,512 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets

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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
28/02/23		£593	£551	£42	£37	£518	£-135	-2.9	7	1
28/02/22	*	£660	£380	£280	£7	£476	£-7	-0.2	6	0
28/02/21		£303	£397	£-93	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
29/02/20		£556	£549	£7	£1	£290	£44	1	7	0
28/02/19		£687	£518	£169	£4	£283	£246	5.7	7	0
28/02/18	*	£420	£367	£53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/17		£319	£265	£54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/16		£92	£88	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/15		£30	£27	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 19%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -26%
Reserves/Spending: -2.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 94.2

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 11 years

www.DitchtheLabel.org

Hello@DitchtheLabel.org

01273201129

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Mexico, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales, United States,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£25,000	04/12/2020	Supporting Youth Empowerment at Ditch the Label
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£46,000	29/04/2020 3	Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Ditch the Label Follow on Funding
£60,000	20/12/2019 24	To support the organisation to reposition their offer and brand to focus on youth empowerment rather than anti-bullying.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Ditch the Label
£31,000	27/03/2018	For a pilot project to develop a range of holistic materials for selected schools to help them tackle bullying
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Growing influence and strengthening internal systems
£60,000	26/02/2018 24	Ditch the Label supports young people in the UK, USA and Mexico who have been affected by bullying and prejudice. The grant will allow the CEO to focus on growing the organisation’s influence on policy and practice. It will also support the ....more Ditch the Label supports young people in the UK, USA and Mexico who have been affected by bullying and prejudice. The grant will allow the CEO to focus on growing the organisation’s influence on policy and practice. It will also support the development of its internal systems.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Ditch the Label
£91,200	01/12/2015 36	over three years towards the salary of a digital intervention project manager at a charity which provides online services to reduce the prevalence and effects of bullying across the UK

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-64

ALEXANDER DAVID LUFF Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Brand And Growth Marketing

CHRISTINE PATRICIA CALLAGHAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Executive Officer, Department For Work And Pension

MICHELLE DOREEN MCCARTHY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Digital Marketing Consultant

REBECCA REYNOLDS NEWTON Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/03/2014, number: 1156329
Registered at Companies House on 04/02/2013, number: 08387544

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
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

9 returns made; AR22: 20 days late, AR18: 43 days late,

Main office

Freedom Works
Barts House
Black Lion Street
Brighton
BN1 1JE

Objectives

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH AND ADVANCE EDUCATION SURROUNDING YOUTH ISSUES, EQUALITY AND BULLYING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: 1) Operating as a youth charity with a core aim to advance and promote the wellbeing of our beneficiaries; young people aged 12-25. We will work across five key areas: bullying prevention, mental health & wellbeing, digital literacy, healthy relationships and identity (primarily orientated around protected characteristics) by raising awareness of the issues faced by young people to improve outcomes across their lives.2) Contributing towards the fields of research and innovation within our respective core focal areas (see 1) by carrying out primary and secondary research, in addition to the analysis of big data (i.e. social listening) in collaboration with selected partners. This learning will inform our direct support provision and public campaigns to benefit our youth beneficiaries and wider society.3) Supporting our youth beneficiaries by providing direct advice and facilitating peer-to-peer support on digital forums for our youth beneficiaries as a means of aiding their navigation through the common challenges associated within our core focal areas (see 1), thereby improving their outcomes across health, mental health, social wellbeing, education and future prospects.4) Advance education through the research, development and distribution of educational materials in both traditional and digital educational environments to directly benefit our youth beneficiaries and educational practitioners.5) Raise awareness and positively influence societal attitudes and behaviours towards our five key focal areas (see 1) by using public awareness campaigns and sharing our research and insights publicly to benefit our youth beneficiaries and wider society in order to improve outcomes in their lives.6) Advocate the needs and challenges of young people to key stakeholder groups and policy makers by monitoring and evaluating the experiences and opinions of young people and amplifying and reflecting their voice in order to positively benefit their lives across wider society.7) Provide secondary support, advice, information and resources to additional stakeholder groups; such as parents/guardians, educators and industry in order to further benefit our youth beneficiaries and advance the education and future prospects of young people.

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