Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 7

THE SUIT WORKS

The Suit Works is a free service based in the Sheffield City Region to help unemployed people to succeed at interview by building confidence through personal styling. Clients referred to the charity are given formal clothing (which they keep)and a styling session to help them look fantastic, feel confident and perform well. This unique service in the region removes a basic barrier to employment.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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	£56	£47	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/22	£45	£53	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/21	£57	£50	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/20	£61	£53	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	17
31/03/19?	£21	£30	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/01/18	£58	£24	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

http://www.thesuitworks.co.uk

info@thesuitworks.co.uk

07468464776

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

International poverty relief

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield City,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£5,000
DCMS	£4,888
Co-Operative Group	£2,225
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund	£1,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Suit Works
£2,225	22/10/2022	We would like to give young people the opportunity to work in a supportive, creative environment that supports vulnerable people in the region and helps to develop their skills and self-esteem.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to The Suit Works
£1,000	16/09/2021	Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,888	06/08/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£5,000	12/06/2020	The Suit Works
National Lottery Community Fund - The Suit Works - For Everyone
£10,000	19/09/2019 12	The funding will be used to develop understanding of how to support women and transgender people into employment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

BEN WRIGHT Appointed: 2021

DR ALEXIS FOSTER Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: PATRONS OF ABBEY LANE SCHOOL, SOUTH YORKSHIRE EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION,

MICHAEL NOTT Appointed: 2022

SAMANTHA HEADFORD Appointed: 2023

SHARON FUDGE (Chair) Appointed: 2021

TIMOTHY JEFFERY Appointed: 2023

JANET HARWOOD Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: THE SNOWDROP PROJECT,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/12/2016, number: 1170734

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

4 Carver Street
Carver House
Sheffield
S1 4FS

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT

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