Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 1

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2

Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -7

MINISTRY OF BUILDING INNOVATION

MOBIE advances home design and innovative construction thinking. We inspire and educate the future creators of the built environment in the UK and abroad, bringing new generations into building professions through exciting technical courses and schools outreach. We help to fundamentally transform the way we design, manufacture and construct homes to genuinely transform the way we live in Britain.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
Why are there only 4 trustees?
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Spending is declining
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
31/12/23	£159	£167	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	£170	£170	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£149	£181	£-32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£157	£180	£-24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£5	£203	£-199	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£65	£217	£-152	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 61%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000

Established: 7 years

www.mobie.org.uk

mark.southgate@mobie.org.uk

0191 563 4777

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Wates Family Enterprise Trust - MOBIE
£8,000	27/11/2019	To host a design challenge that will encourage and inspire younger generations aged 7 to 11 (Key Stage 2) (KS2), to explore careers in the built environment. This form of engagement will expose the participants to the built environment through a fun ....more To host a design challenge that will encourage and inspire younger generations aged 7 to 11 (Key Stage 2) (KS2), to explore careers in the built environment. This form of engagement will expose the participants to the built environment through a fun and i

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 44-55

GEORGE ANTHONY CLARKE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Architect And Television Prese

MARK JOHN FARMER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

MARY PARSONS (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Group Executive Director Places For People

NICHOLAS ANDREW RILEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Architect

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/11/2017, number: 1175536
Registered at Companies House on 15/12/2016, number: 10527810

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

Beacon of Light
Vaux Brewery Way
SUNDERLAND
SR5 1SN

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE, “TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY, PROVIDING CENTRES OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE, DELIVERING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES, CARRYING OUT RESEARCH AND MAKING GRANTS AND AWARDS TO STUDENTS”

Data Sources

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