Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 11

THE NETWORK CIO

The objects of the CIO are: To act as a resource for young people aged 16-24 living in the City of Lincoln and the surrounding area by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of 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 indep

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
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
31/03/23		£62	£85	£-24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£89	£75	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£63	£51	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	*	£49	£45	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£32	£32	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£26	£28	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£31	£18	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.networklincoln.co.uk

thenetwork@lincoln.gov.uk

07787407416

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Lincolnshire,

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 Community Fund	£19,414
DCMS	£7,810
The Foyle Foundation	£5,000
Department for Work and Pensions	£2,089

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	30/04/2024	towards core costs over 12 months of offering careers advice and support for young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), or who are at risk of becoming NEET, or who are underemployed
National Lottery Community Fund - The Re-Socialisation Scheme
£9,475	03/02/2023	The funding will be used to deliver support groups and activities for young people experiencing social anxiety or social isolation. The project aims to build confidence and social skills to equip and encourage young people to re-engage with their ....more The funding will be used to deliver support groups and activities for young people experiencing social anxiety or social isolation. The project aims to build confidence and social skills to equip and encourage young people to re-engage with their local community and overcome barriers to progressing their lives.
Department for Work and Pensions - THE NETWORK CIO
£2,089	01/04/2022	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
National Lottery Community Fund - Catalyst Counselling
£9,939	14/01/2022	The funding will be used to provide counselling services for young people (16-24). The project aims to offer a dynamic and effective approach to providing emotional and mental health wellbeing support services.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,810	28/08/2020	"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 "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."
National Lottery Community Fund - Pawsitive Possibilities
£8,650	08/08/2019 12	The funding will be used to deliver workshops to young people who are not in employment or education. The project aims to teach the young people skills they can use to gain employment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AMANDA BOUTTELL Appointed: 2016

BEN BARLEY Appointed: 2016

DIANNE SLAPP Appointed: 2023

GAIL DUNN (Chair) Appointed: 2016

GAVIN WARHURST Appointed: 2016

GRAHAM METCALFE Appointed: 2023

MICHAEL JOHN ANDREW JOHNSON Appointed: 2016

TINA LOUISE RAMSEY Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/06/2016, number: 1167775

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment 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

7 returns made; AR20: 45 days late,

Main office

City Hall
Beaumont Fee
Lincoln
LN1 1DD

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 16-24 LIVING IN THE CITY OF LINCOLN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF 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) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT.

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