Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 0

Poor Liquidity: -1
Pension deficit: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 10

INSPIRE NORTH

Activities are restricted to exclusively charitable purposes for those in need due to age, housing or mental/physical health including prevention/relief of financial hardship or other need, relieve sickness and preserve health, support with unemployment, support and promote education including advice therapy and training & promoting charities efficiency and effectiveness including use of resource.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
There is a pension deficit of £3,103,495

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
31/03/23		£24,021	£23,949	£72	£21	£2,906	£2,906	1.5	514
31/03/22	*	£22,977	£22,804	£173	£0	£3,664	£3,664	1.9	428
31/03/21	*	£21,947	£20,924	£1,024	£22	£1,548	£1,548	0.9	468
31/03/20		£20,910	£19,662	£1,248	£0	£3,809	£3,809	2.3	444

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 48%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 1.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 5 years

www.inspirenorth.co.uk

info@inspirenorth.co.uk

01132739660

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

514 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 22-75

OLIVIA FREYA BRADSHAW Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor Apprentice

DUANE MARTIN SAMUELS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Project Manager, Other trusteeships: COMMUNITY LINKS (NORTHERN) LIMITED, FOUNDATION,

KARL JOHN RICHARD MILNER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Management Consultant, Other trusteeships: COMMUNITY LINKS (NORTHERN) LIMITED, FOUNDATION,

CLAIRE VILARRUBI (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: N/A, Other trusteeships: COMMUNITY LINKS (NORTHERN) LIMITED, FOUNDATION, LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND LEEDS GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION, THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AT LEEDS, TOGETHER WOMEN PROJECTS (YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE),

LISA BRADLEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Financial Officer, Other trusteeships: COMMUNITY LINKS (NORTHERN) LIMITED, FOUNDATION,

PHILIP TURNPENNY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeships: COMMUNITY LINKS (NORTHERN) LIMITED, FOUNDATION, OGLETHORPE AND DAWSON EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, THE BRADFORD COURT CHAPLAINCY SERVICE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/11/2018, number: 1180693
Registered at Companies House on 13/09/2018, number: 11568263

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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

4 returns made; AR22: 5 days late, AR21: 6 days late,

Main office

COMMUNITY LINKS LTD
3 LIMEWOOD WAY
SEACROFT
LEEDS
LS14 1AB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO ADVANCING SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) FOR THOSE IN NEED DUE TO THEIR AGE, HOUSING NEED, AND/OR MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):3.1 THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED;3.2 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH;3.3 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT;3.4 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) PROVIDING SUPPORT, ADVICE, THERAPY AND TRAINING TO THOSE IN NEED;3.5 PROMOTING THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF CHARITABLE RESOURCES (FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS OBJECT, CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES);

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