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Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

INVOLVE LEEDS 

INVOLVE LEEDS IS AN APPROVED OFFSITE EDUCATION PROVIDER WITH LEEDS CITY COUNCIL. INVOLVE HAS AN IMPRESSIVE TRACK RECORD SINCE 2009 WORKING WITH OVER 25 SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND ENGAGING OVER 300 11-16 YEAR OLDS AT RISK: DURING THIS TIME WE HAVE SEEN A 30% IMPROVEMENT IN ATTENDANCE, SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN NUMERACY AND LITERACY AND 75% HAVE BEEN REINTEGRATED BACK INTO MAINSTREAM.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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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
30/09/22£138£158£-20n/an/an/an/an/a3
30/09/21£220£136£84n/an/an/an/an/a3
30/09/20£90£142£-52n/an/an/an/an/a5
30/09/19£106£130£-24n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/18£104£106£-2£0£0£0n/a03
30/09/17£186£142£44£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

www.involveleeds.org.uk

info@involveleeds.org.uk

01133200396

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Financial support to the poor
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leeds City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Leeds Community Foundation - to be chosen by the children
£12,083 03/02/2023
Grant to Involve
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Involve
£23,220 11/03/2021
To offer a range of activities , including supplies needed, to engage families positively and improve emotional well-being following the isolation and impact of Covid -19.
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Involve
£8,437 28/07/2020
4
Support for ongoing delivery and adapting operating/funding model.
National Lottery Community Fund - Hunslet Covid-19 response
£5,869 24/04/2020
16
The funding will provide food parcels supportive volunteers hot meals for families and the elderly and the answering of welfare queries with the aims of helping those in needs during the COVID-19 ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - WAF award
£150,000 05/10/2018
The purchase of Involve Learning Centre, to be used by a charity partnership of Involve Leeds, St Luke's CARES and the Hunslet Initiative. A grant for its purchase would give the 3 projects a firm ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£30,000 02/05/2018
Involve Leeds
National Lottery Community Fund - Can Cook, Will Cook
£9,580 26/03/2018
12
The group will deliver workshops and events with a focus on food for young people, to improve understanding of planning, budgeting and cooking. This will bring people together to celebrate diversity ....more
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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: 38-64
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/04/2016, number: 1166340
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/09/2015, number: 09760686
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from SESKU ACADEMY on 14/11/2023
Main office

Involve Learning Centre
Whitfield Avenue
Leeds
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS10 2QE

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE AGE OF 11 UP TO THE AGE OF 16 LIVING IN LEEDS BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: (A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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