Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

THE MIZEN FOUNDATION

Education/trainingEconomic/community Development/employment

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

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
31/03/23	£61,468	£60,736	£732	20
31/03/22	£83,653	£58,864	£24,789	15
31/03/21	£41,911	£24,188	£17,723	10

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

mizenfoundation.org

hello@mizenfoundation.org

02088514515

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Mizen Foundation
£4,020	23/10/2021	With our Safe Haven project, we wish to create safe places for young people to turn to in times of need, inspire individual responsibility, and build connected communities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Safe Spaces
£9,500	14/05/2021	The funding will be used to deliver social action programmes to children and young people. The project aims to improve community relationships and address issues facing young people.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

MICHAEL CONWAY (Chair) Appointed: 2020

NICOLA EVERSON Appointed: 2020

BARRY MIZEN MBE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: None, Other trusteeship: CRIMESTOPPERS TRUST,

CLARENCE EDEN MITCHELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Relations Consultant, Other trusteeship: SPONSORSTARS LTD,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/05/2020, number: 1189642

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events 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

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

11 Dallinger RD
Lee
London
SE12 0TJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 3.1 TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION BY: 3.1.1 ACTING AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 24 BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING APPRENTICESHIP PLACEMENTS; 3.1.2 PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES THAT WILL ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AS INDEPENDENT AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; 3.1.3 PROMOTING GOOD CITIZENSHIP; 3.1.4 PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES FOR RECREATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY BY WORKING WITH SPORTS CLUBS AND TEAMS; AND 3.1.5 ADVANCING EDUCATION. 3.1.6 PROMOTING, BUT NOT PROSELYTISING, THE POSSIBLE BENEFITS OF CHRISTIAN AND OTHER FAITHS IN ENABLING THE PRACTICE OF FORGIVENESS AND TOLERANCE IN SITUATIONS OF CONFLICT FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE WIDER COMMUNITY.3.2 TO PROMOTE THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE AND THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND RELIEVE ALL THOSE AFFLICTED BY VIOLENCE OR ABUSE IN THEIR OWN LIVES WHETHER THEY ARE AGGRESSORS OR VICTIMS OR BOTH INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION BY: 3.2.1 EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO MANAGE ANGER AND TO DEVELOP SKILLS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, ENGAGE AND PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY WITHOUT RESORTING TO VIOLENCE; 3.2.2 BY ENCOURAGEMENT OF GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE PREVENTION AND SOLUTION OF CRIME WITH A VIEW TO THE PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ORDER; 3.2.3 BY ASSISTING THE POLICE IN MEASURES DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE LEVEL OF CRIME; AND 3.2.4 INCLUDING PROVISION OF PEER SUPPORT TO THOSE AFFECTED BY VIOLENT CRIME. 3.4 TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAT IS CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES THAT SUPPORTS OR ASSISTS YOUNG PEOPLE AND THOSE AFFECTED BY CRIME.

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