Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

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:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • 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£56£47£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£45£53£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£57£50£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£61£53£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19?£21£30£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/18£58£24£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

http://www.thesuitworks.co.uk

info@thesuitworks.co.uk

07468464776

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
?
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 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
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 and small organisations who can provide an ....more
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 (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

  • BEN WRIGHT Appointed: 2021
  • DR ALEXIS FOSTER Appointed: 2021
  • JANET HARWOOD (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • SAMANTHA HEADFORD Appointed: 2023
  • SHARON FUDGE Appointed: 2021
  • TIMOTHY JEFFERY Appointed: 2023
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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Giving is Great