Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 9
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

IMPACT INITIATIVES 

Impact initiatives operates a range of user-focussed services which help maintain and develop independence, promote learning and support improved health and quality of life. Areas of work include services for children and young people, older people, advocacy, vocational support and supported housing for young women.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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 Volun-
teers
31/03/23£2,707£2,722£-15£34£633£5422.410136
31/03/22£2,503£2,385£117£31£647£59139052
31/03/21£2,476£2,387£89£21£530£4642.3104100
31/03/20£2,412£2,303£109£32£441£3231.750150
31/03/19£1,871£1,957£-86£30£332£2241.449173
31/03/18£2,066£2,162£-96£26£418£36221060
31/03/17£2,410£2,393£17£27£514£4212.1550
31/03/16£2,325£2,419£-94£19£497£4122540
31/03/15£2,260£2,147£113£17£592£4202.3420
31/03/14£2,239£2,122£118£23£479£3672.1700
31/03/13£1,837£1,706£130£11£361£2641.9610
31/03/12£1,548£1,515£33£12£231£2021.6250
31/03/11£1,892£1,809£82£14£176£-10-0.1650
31/03/10*£1,776£1,850£-74£15£67£-121-0.8740
31/03/09£2,224£2,454£-230£29£140£-50-0.2750
31/03/08*£2,553£2,870£-317£112£370£1760.71000
31/03/07*£2,741£2,706£34£99£686£2120.9890
31/03/06*£2,628£2,545£83£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£2,466£2,464£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£2,465£2,391£75£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 47%
Liabilities/Income: 20%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 2.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 45 years

www.impact-initiatives.org.uk

info@impact-initiatives.org.uk

01273322940

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for females
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 101 employees
  • 36 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
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office£367,378
Henry Smith Charity£173,700
BBC Children in Need£122,151
National Lottery Community Fund£17,064
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Impact Initiatives WASP
£119,951 06/10/2023
An afterschool club and a summer programme of fun activities for children experiencing social and economic deprivation. The project will result in children feeling safer and will experience increased ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - MH Get Active
£8,295 28/07/2023
The funding will be used to provide up to 200 hours of organised sports based activities for children and young people. The project aims to support and mentor encouraging good choices and a diversion ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Impact Initiatives
£173,700 07/04/2022
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towards three years' running costs of a project providing advocacy for parents with learning disabilities who are undergoing child care proceedings in Sussex.
National Lottery Community Fund - YPC Cookstartkitchen
£8,769 27/05/2021
The funding will be used to refurbish their kitchen area and develop a learning programme for vulnerable young people. The project aims to provide a supported space to learn new skills around healthy ....more
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation
£367,378 01/04/2021
The majority of the funding in this Business Case will provide lifesaving assistance in response to urgent humanitarian needs, while at the same time continuing to reform the international ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Impact Initiatives WASP
£2,200 17/06/2020
COVID19 - This project will provide at home art activity packs for children from low income families who are isolated due to Covid-19 and will help to reduce social isolation.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Impact Initiatives
£2,800 18/05/2020
Impact initiatives operates a range of user-focused services which help maintain and develop independence, promote learning and support improved health and quality of life. Funding is to enable ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Impact Initiatives
£4,500 04/05/2020
Impact initiatives operates a range of user-focussed services which help maintain and develop independence, promote learning and support improved health and quality of life. Areas of work include ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 08/05/2019
Young People's Centre (YPC)
National Lottery Community Fund - Aspie Trainers
£9,451 24/01/2019
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The organisation will use the funding to run a project to train young people with autism to become trainers themselves and set up peer support groups.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Young People's Centre (part of Impact Initiatives)
£9,492 19/11/2018
We want to provide a young people focused space offering a range of support that will improve their mental health and well-being
Garfield Weston Foundation - WAF award
£70,000 05/10/2018
The ‘YPC Makeover’. Refurbishment, redecoration and renovation of the Centre; making improvements to a well-used, well loved, and popular centre for young people that will create more usable, ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Young People's Centre in Whitehawk
£500 12/10/2017
Impact Initiatives currently run a youth club in Moulescoomb. Funding was provided to support a new session at the young peoples centre in Whitehhawk, providing resources and funds to bring in guest ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Impact Initiatives WASP
£90,099 11/10/2016
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This project will offer a daily after school club for children living in a deprived area. Young people will benefit through increased self-confidence, increased fun and enjoyment and improved health.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-77
  • FIONA ALBONE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Employment Specialist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/04/1979, number: 276669
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/11/1978, number: 01402692
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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
20 returns made; AR10: 2 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 120 days late, AR06: 3 days late, AR05: 15 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from SAFETY NET - KEEPING CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES SAFE on 03/10/2023
Main office

YOUNG PEOPLES CENTRE
69 SHIP STREET
BRIGHTON
BN1 1AE

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE IN ENGLAND, WITH A FOCUS ON THE SOUTH EAST, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX RACE OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER CONVICTIONS BY ASSISTING THE WORK OF STATUTORY AUTHORITIES RELIGIOUS BODIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ENGAGED IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, PROTECTION OF HEALTH, RELIEF OF POVERTY OR SICKNESS, ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION, THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE INTENDED OR IN PURSUING OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTS AND TO THAT END BRING TOGETHER IN THE PROJECT THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AUTHORITIES AND ORGANISATIONS ENGAGED IN THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH PURPOSES WITHIN SUCH AREA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

EAST SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT, SURREY, KENT, OXFORDSHIRE, BERKSHIRE AND BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND IN PARTICULAR THE INHABITANTS OF BRIGHTON AND HOVE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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