Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits: -2
Future income +5
No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 18

IGNITE FUTURES LTD

Ignite! promotes creativity in learning through developing projects and programmes that support young people, schools and communities. We design and deliver informal learning initiatives, often with a particular focus on creative engagement with science, technology, engineering and maths. We work locally in Nottingham and across the UK and internationally.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and 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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£95,478	£117,035	£-21,557	20
31/03/22	£98,345	£95,005	£3,340	15
31/03/21	£139,908	£96,159	£43,749	20
31/03/20	£78,414	£96,311	£-17,897	50
31/03/19	£105,616	£74,308	£31,308	50

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years
(17 years as a company)

www.ignitefutures.org.uk

info@ignitefutures.org.uk

07788868876

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Finland, Ghana, India, Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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

BBC Children in Need	£94,431
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy	£17,990
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£9,900
National Lottery Community Fund	£7,400

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Ignite Futures Ltd
£94,431	01/12/2023	Ignite Futures will deliver cultural and STEM learning opportunities for children and young people aged 0-18 in Nottingham, leading to increased confidence and self-belief and improved communication ....more Ignite Futures will deliver cultural and STEM learning opportunities for children and young people aged 0-18 in Nottingham, leading to increased confidence and self-belief and improved communication skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - Hidden Figures: harnessing women’s science expertise
£7,400	01/07/2022	The group will use the funding to involve women in the planning of a science festival. This will bring people together and help them to reach their potential.
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Our City on Mars - exploring conditions in Nottingham and the red planet; what we need for a good life here and in the cosmos
£17,990	15/05/2020	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ST/T005599/1
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Ignite FuturesLtd
£9,900	23/01/2020	City Nature Challenge
National Lottery Community Fund - Life's Rich Tapestry
£9,600	09/11/2018 12	This funding will be used to deliver workshops on fashion and science for the local community. The project aims to provide opportunities for shared learning across generations and promote stronger ....more This funding will be used to deliver workshops on fashion and science for the local community. The project aims to provide opportunities for shared learning across generations and promote stronger community relationships.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 24-76

JO HARDY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Innovation

ANTONY WILLIAM BELLEKOM Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

EMMA JANE SAWULA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Organisational Development Consultant

KAREN LINDLEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Finance And Business Manager

KATIE KINZETT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Education Worker

SHIVANI SINGHAL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Company Head

HILDA DABROWA Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Artist

JOSEPH BURTON (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Charity Education Director

DIANE GELON Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Attorney, Other trusteeship: BRITISH AMERICAN DRAMA ACADEMY,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/01/2018, number: 1176754
Registered at Companies House on 17/10/2006, number: 05969189

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

UNIT 5 COBDEN PLACE
COBDEN CHAMBERS
PELHAM STREET
NOTTINGHAM
NG1 2ED

Objectives

ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE TEACHING OF CREATIVITY

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