Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 13

SMART WORKS BIRMINGHAM

Helping unemployed women to return to the work place by providing a personalised styling session, interview clothes and with interview coaching

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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

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	£143	£123	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	51
31/03/22	£80	£83	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/21	£85	£60	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/20	£99	£93	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/19	£100	£72	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/18	£62	£60	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£73	£48	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

birmingham@smartworks.org.uk

01216438109

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
51 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
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Grant - Smart Works Birmingham
£5,000	21/06/2023	to support providing vulnerable and disadvantaged women with appropriate clothes (high-quality outfits to keep) and one-to-one interview coaching to succeed at job interviews.
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Smart works
£9,990	02/08/2017 12	This group will use the funding to provide workshops and one to one support to women who are having difficulty finding a job, or about to leave prison. This will improve their chances of finding ....more This group will use the funding to provide workshops and one to one support to women who are having difficulty finding a job, or about to leave prison. This will improve their chances of finding employment and reduce the risk of reoffending.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 32-62

SCHEL HANSEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

ALISON ARMSTRONG (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

BERNADETTE COUGHLAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Buyer

DANIELLE OWENS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Secretary

HOLLY RANKIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

KERRY POSTLEWHITE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: Animal Free Research UK,

RAYNER DE ZOYSA Appointed: 2023

FAY ASHWELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Operating Officer, Other trusteeship: CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/07/2016, number: 1168264
Registered at Companies House on 01/04/2016, number: 10098116

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

321 Bradford Street
BIRMINGHAM
B5 6ET

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AMONG WOMEN LIVING IN BIRMINGHAM IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY PROVIDING WORK-APPROPRIATE CLOTHING FOR INDIVIDUALS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT AND/OR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, PROVIDING JOB-SEEKING ADVICE, TRAINING AND EDUCATION AND PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO SUCCESSFULLY PROCURE EMPLOYMENT OR AN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, AND PROVIDED THAT SUCH BENEFITS MAY BE PROVIDED TO MEN WHERE IT IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES, IN THE COURSE OF ADVANCING THE OVERALL OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY.

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