Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 15

Strong growth: +2
Future income +5

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 25

JUST LIKE US

Just Like Us sends recent LGBT school leavers into schools to give talks and workshops that champion LGBT equality and challenge prejudice. Our national initiative, School Diversity Week, empowers pupils to run events that tackle homophobia, biphobia and transphobia. We also train teachers to support students in establishing Pride Groups, student-led clubs for LGBT students and allies.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Established: 8 years

www.justlikeus.org

info@justlikeus.org

03003655002

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

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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
31/08/22	£653	£601	£52	£113	£429	£353	7.1	11	164
31/08/21	£546	£464	£82	£53	£376	£361	9.4	9	350
31/08/20?	£207	£211	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/19	£346	£213	£132	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	200
31/12/18	£227	£134	£93	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	120
31/12/17	£104	£50	£55	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£37	£18	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 18.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 18.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 15%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 82%
Reserves/Spending: 7.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

11 employees
164 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£226,000
Esmee Fairbairn	£128,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£50,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£32,348
DCMS	£27,944
LGBT Consortium	£9,798

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Empowering every LGBT+ young person
£133,000	25/10/2023	Just Like Us empower LGBT+ young people to lead change and champion equality. This grant will enable them to expand their Ambassador Programme, supporting the professional and personal development of ....more Just Like Us empower LGBT+ young people to lead change and champion equality. This grant will enable them to expand their Ambassador Programme, supporting the professional and personal development of 400 LGBT+ young people aged 18-25 whilst also engaging in meaningful social action by delivering school talks championing LGBT+ equality.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Just Like Us
£8,000	30/01/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Improving the lives of LGBT+ young people across the UK
£3,000	18/01/2023	Just Like Us supports young LGBT+ people to lead change and champion equality. This grant will support the Chief Executive Officer and wider organisation as they commence a new five-year strategic ....more Just Like Us supports young LGBT+ people to lead change and champion equality. This grant will support the Chief Executive Officer and wider organisation as they commence a new five-year strategic plan, aiming to increase the organisation’s reach to three-quarters of UK schools by 2025.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000	14/10/2022	Ensuring all LGBT+ young people can thrive
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	01/04/2021	Ensuring all LGBT+ young people can thrive
National Lottery Community Fund - (wave 5 LCRF) jLU
£32,348	18/03/2021 11	The project is using funding to support the Ambassador programme which recruits trains and supports LGBT+ young people aged 18-25 to deliver talks/workshops in schools championing LGBT+ equality and ....more The project is using funding to support the Ambassador programme which recruits trains and supports LGBT+ young people aged 18-25 to deliver talks/workshops in schools championing LGBT+ equality and inclusion. The project aims to expand the reach and growth of the Ambassador programme in London to provide LGBT+ young people in the capital with access to a fully supported volunteering opportunity which enables them to make schools in their city more LGBT+ inclusive.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Just Like Us
£120,000	26/02/2021 36	Towards unrestricted core costs to expand the scope of the Ambassador Programme, supporting young people to become positive LGBT+ role models and influence change.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Improving the lives of LGBT+ young people across the UK
£90,000	23/11/2020	Just Like Us supports young LGBT+ people to lead change and champion equality. This grant will support the Chief Executive Officer and wider organisation as they commence a new five-year strategic ....more Just Like Us supports young LGBT+ people to lead change and champion equality. This grant will support the Chief Executive Officer and wider organisation as they commence a new five-year strategic plan, aiming to increase the organisation’s reach to three-quarters of UK schools by 2025.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£27,944	05/10/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
LGBT Consortium - Grant to Just Like Us
£9,798	29/09/2020	Ambassador programme, which recruits, trains and supports LGBT+ young people aged 18-25 to raise awareness of LGBT+ issues, in response to increased challenges young people are facing during the ....more Ambassador programme, which recruits, trains and supports LGBT+ young people aged 18-25 to raise awareness of LGBT+ issues, in response to increased challenges young people are facing during the Covid pandemic.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the annual award ceremony to increase awareness
£4,000	05/10/2018	Towards an annual award ceremony to increase awareness of their work and to combat the exclusion of young LGBTI people in education and in the early workplace years.
Woodward Charitable Trust - For talks and workshops in schools to combat homophobia
£7,500	15/03/2018	For talks and workshops in schools to combat homophobia.
The Funding Network - Ambassador Programme
£11,378	07/12/2017	Our relatable role model programme empowers young people to address homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying and improve the wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender school pupils.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHRISTINA PAOUROS Appointed: 2017

DANIEL JAMES GERRING (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeships: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. GILES' CRIPPLEGATE, WITH ST. BARTHOLOMEW, MOOR LANE, AND ST. ALPHAGE, LONDON WALL AND, REFUGEES AT HOME,

GILLIAN BOWEN Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL,

RORY SMITH Appointed: 2020

TIM RAMSEY Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/01/2016, number: 1165194

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

Just Like Us
10 Snow Hill
LONDON
EC1A 2AL

Objectives

The promotion for the public benefit of equality and diversity and in particular discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and/or gender identity by:A. the elimination of prejudice and discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and/or gender identity in educational institutions;B. advancing education and raising awareness around lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) equality and diversity; and,C. promoting and supporting activities to build understanding and respect for LGBT+ young people among heterosexual or cisgender people.

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