Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 9

Poor Liquidity: -1
Spending declining: -1
Volatile income: -3

No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
All female board: -3

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 3

WOMEN'S TECHNOLOGY TRAINING LIMITED

The principal activities are women's education and training which continue to expand in line with skill requirements of local employers and student demand. We also work closely with the Education and Skills Funding Agency and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to help fulfill the local and national education agendas.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Spending is declining
Income has been volatile recently

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
31/07/22		£1,260	£1,244	£17	£0	£380	£292	2.8	41
31/07/21		£1,708	£2,285	£-577	£0	£363	£219	1.1	41
31/07/20		£1,828	£1,547	£281	£0	£940	£139	1.1	43
31/07/19		£2,196	£1,638	£559	£0	£659	£546	4	40
31/07/18		£2,887	£2,878	£9	£0	£100	£100	0.4	39
31/07/17		£1,744	£1,736	£8	£0	£91	£91	0.6	34
31/07/16		£1,162	£1,157	£5	£0	£83	£83	0.9	35
31/07/15		£1,349	£1,337	£12	£0	£79	£79	0.7	35
31/07/14		£1,360	£1,354	£7	£25	£67	£67	0.6	33
31/07/13		£1,306	£1,302	£4	£19	£60	£60	0.6	33
31/07/12		£1,416	£1,404	£12	£21	£56	£56	0.5	35
31/07/11		£1,460	£1,459	£2	£19	£44	£44	0.4	33
31/07/10		£1,657	£1,567	£91	£16	£43	£43	0.3	34
31/07/09		£1,492	£1,618	£-126	£15	£-48	£-48	-0.4	40
31/07/08		£1,430	£1,438	£-8	£15	£54	£54	0.4	41
31/07/07		£1,307	£1,283	£24	£16	£62	£62	0.6	49
31/07/06		£1,279	£1,357	£-78	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/05	*	£1,347	£1,327	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/04		£1,612	£1,684	£-72	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 36%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 77%
Reserves/Spending: 2.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0

Asset Split ?

Established: 40 years

www.blackburnehouse.co.uk

bh.wtec@blackburnehouse.co.uk

01517094356

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

41 employees

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

National Lottery Community Fund	£249,486
DCMS	£94,233
Smallwood Trust	£45,522
John Moores Foundation	£11,400

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Women's Technology Training Limited
£5,000	20/11/2023	Towards the salary of the Lead Counsellor
National Lottery Community Fund - Counselling and Clinical Practice Programme
£249,486	18/02/2022	Funding will enable the group to deliver a tiered system of interventions involving counselling and mindfulness to women in the local community. The project aims to support women in the area by ....more Funding will enable the group to deliver a tiered system of interventions involving counselling and mindfulness to women in the local community. The project aims to support women in the area by providing a variety of activities.
Smallwood Trust - Funding for distribution as grants to individuals
£7,500	16/12/2021	This initiative seeks to shift grant making power directly to local women’s organisations and services. Smallwood provides a block grant and organisations then award hardship grants to individual ....more This initiative seeks to shift grant making power directly to local women’s organisations and services. Smallwood provides a block grant and organisations then award hardship grants to individual women 18+ integrated with their specialist support services.
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Women's Technology Training Limited
£6,400	25/11/2021	Towards Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Group Counselling & Mindfulness Sessions
Smallwood Trust - Improving the financial resilience, mental health and wellbeing of women 18+.
£38,022	12/07/2021	£38,022 has been awarded to Women'sTec to support young mums in North Belfast to learn DIY and trade skills, improve independence/wellbeing, and self-identify health and wellbeing support needs.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£94,233	08/07/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-67

HUMAIRA KHAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Manager, Other trusteeship: BLACKBURNE HOUSE,

JAYNE WORTHINGTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Group Ceo

NINA ROBERTS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Manager

ANNETTE HENNESSEY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

CLAIRE DIXON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director Of Business Assurance, Other trusteeship: BLACKBURNE HOUSE,

ELIZABETH CROSS, Occupation: Executive Director, Other trusteeship: BLACKBURNE HOUSE,

SALLY-ANNE WATKISS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Qualified Accountant, Other trusteeships: THE BLUECOAT, BLACKBURNE HOUSE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/04/1984, number: 514972
Registered at Companies House on 06/04/1983, number: 01712569

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR05: 60 days late,

Main office

Womens Technology Training Ltd
Blackburne House
Blackburne Place
Liverpool
L8 7PE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL NEED BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR WOMEN AND BY PROVIDING GUIDANCE FOR SUCH OF THEM AS ARE IN NEED CALCULATED TO ENABLE THEM TO EARN THEIR OWN LIVING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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