Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 6
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

PREMIER LEARNING

To advance the education of the public, in particular (but not exclusively) those living in NorthEast England who are unable to communicate due to lack of English language skills, in thesubjects of English language and IT skills, through the provision of educational courses andactivities.
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:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
  • 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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/23£73£77£-5n/a
31/12/22£103£64£39n/a
31/12/21£70£83£-13n/a
31/12/20£110£70£40n/a
?31/12/19£74£81£-7n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

www.premier-learning.org

premierlearning2011@gmail.com

077722075240

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
GiG Classification
  • Other education support
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Rotherham,

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
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust£49,600
Barrow Cadbury Trust£16,500
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
DCMS£9,840
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust£6,935
The Clothworkers Foundation£2,700
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust - Project Funding
£25,000 31/07/2023
We have provided English classes to those most in need and who live in this country.
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Premier Learning
£4,935 07/06/2023
The funding is for supporting pre-entry learners who have limited English and are socially isolated as a result
National Lottery Community Fund - Learning For All
£10,000 19/08/2022
The project will provide English lessons and activities for people who don't speak the language confidently. The aim is to improve their mental health reduce isolation improve their levels of communication help them understand about the local area ....more
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Premier Learning
£2,000 27/07/2022
The funding is for the tutor costs, room hire, cost of cooking ingredients for ladies cook and learn classes.
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust - Fixing the digital divide: improving IT and language skills
£24,600 26/04/2022
Funding enabled us to run 8 courses for those struggling with English. We were able to improve skills of those struggling with IT basics.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - Premier Learning
£16,500 30/09/2020
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Three months’ delivery costs for up to 8 ESOL classes for around 80 asylum seekers, migrants and BAME community in Rotherham.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,840 25/06/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Premier Learning
£2,700 01/06/2020
COVID19 : Purchase of tablets for a charity that works with BAME and asylum seekers in South Yorkshire
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW DUCKER Appointed: 2018
  • CAROLINE LEE (Chair) Appointed: 2018
  • ELIZABETH FROST Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/03/2019, number: 1182413
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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

PREMIER LEARNING
C/O 16 SCHOOL GROVE
ASTON
SHEFFIELD
S26 2DF

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THOSE LIVING IN NORTH EAST ENGLAND WHO ARE UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE DUE TO LACK OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS, IN THE SUBJECTS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND IT SKILLS, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL COURSES AND ACTIVITIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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