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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

DESIGN SOUTH EAST LIMITED 

We developed and delivered a range of events relating to sustainable developmentWe helped local communities prioritise sustainable development We continued to promote sustainable development through our process of design review, through which we advised people on how to deliver the best design outcomes for communities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants and contracts
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£860£931£-71£0£179£1792.3120
31/03/22£881£899£-18£0£250£2503.3120
31/03/21£739£742£-2£0£268£2684.3120
31/03/20*£857£935£-78£0£270£2703.5120
31/03/19£777£696£81£0£348£348680
31/03/18£562£508£53£0£268£2686.360
31/03/17£529£440£88£0£215£2145.850
31/03/16£376£359£18£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 18%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 52%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 2.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 9 years
(27 years as a company)

www.designsoutheast.org

info@designsoutheast.org

01634401166

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 12 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-70
  • MARY JANE COOK Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Barrister & Partner At Town Legal Llp
  • BRIAN CONDON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Strategy Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/02/2015, number: 1160651
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/11/1996, number: 03284438
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR23: 37 days late, AR20: 12 days late,
Main office

Design South East
70 Cowcross Street
LONDON
EC1M 6EJ

Objectives

1) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES BY ENCOURAGING THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTS, ARCHITECTURE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT;2) PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AND DEVELOP THE SKILLS OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, BY HELPING LOCAL PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUAILITY OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT;3) PROVIDE ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO ENABLE THE DELIVERY OF HIGH QUALITY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC;4) PROVIDE ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO ENABLE THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN AREAS OF URBAN REGENERATION, INCLUDING AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION; AND5) HELP PEOPLE ADVANCE IN LIFE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS IN THE ARATS, ARCHITECTURE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND.

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