Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Latest return overdue -5
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

ELEMENT SOCIETY

Element Society's objective is the advancement in life of young people by providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?
  • Why is the Board completely male?

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/12/22*£397£392£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£436£344£92n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£277£244£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£535£459£76£0£142£701.81720
31/12/18*£428£434£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£353£345£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£327£301£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15*£242£221£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 10 years

www.elementsociety.co.uk

trustees@elementsociety.co.uk

01142999210

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnsley, City Of Wakefield, Derbyshire, Doncaster, Kingston Upon Hull City, Leeds City, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, Rotherham, Sheffield City,
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
National Lottery Heritage Fund£120,862
DCMS£48,926
BBC Children in Need£30,958
Co-Op Foundation£9,955
National Lottery Community Fund£9,931
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - ChillZone
£9,931 28/07/2023
The funding will be used to expand it's youth service offer over the summer holidays with the aim of providing a safe nurturing environment while reducing instances of anti-social behaviour.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Element Society
£71,362 05/06/2023
Heritage through food - Root to Table
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Element Society
£2,895 22/10/2022
BlueDot is a mental health campaign by young people for young people that combats stereotyping and educates young people about how to be a good friend to someone with mental health difficulties.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Element Society
£500 20/10/2022
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‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Co-Op Foundation - Youth & Community Space
£9,955 06/09/2021
Grant to support the group through the financial challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Element Society
£30,458 30/07/2021
This project will support young people who are not in employment, education, or training with a key life skills programme. It will improve practical life skills, increase empowerment, and reduce anxiety.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£48,926 09/10/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Element Society
£49,500 07/08/2020
COVID19: Element Society
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Element Society
£500 17/10/2019
Element Society deliver development, social action and enterprise programmes to young people and vulnerable adults. The award was used towards the costs of repairing and restoring their lift and disabled toilet facilities to enable the whole ....more
Co-Op Foundation - Element Society - 2019
£7,500 01/10/2019
Funding to support better disability access to Yorkshire House, a mixed-use youth and community venue supporting youth social action.
Home Office - Knife Crime Community Fund 2019-20
£29,959 01/04/2019
The fund was set up in 2017/18 to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people at risk of carrying a knife and committing crime. The fund was open to voluntary and community sector groups and the ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Element Society
£35,600 21/03/2019
Displaced Migrants Living History: Young people recording displaced migrant heritage
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-64
  • ADRIAN RATTENBURY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Managing Director
  • DOUGLAS TAFADZWA MUZAWAZI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Manager
  • IAN ALEXANDER BALSHAW Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Youth Worker
  • JOSEPH JOHN PARKINSON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/07/2014, number: 1157932
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/06/2013, number: 08576383
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR22: 54 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR15: 5 days late,
Main office

Element Society
Yorkshire House
66 Leopold Street
Sheffield
S1 2GZ

Objectives

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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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