Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 7
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • Overall weighted support: +7
    Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

    PEOPLE AND WORK UNIT

    The charity's objects are the advancement of education by carrying out and/or assisting in carrying out research, action and study associated with social and economic disadvantage and to promote education in all matters related to community organisations. The Unit undertakes action research programmes in partnership with community groups focusing on supporting people to gain qualifications.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • 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
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/12/23£571£436£135£0£312£2015.51335
    31/12/22£576£558£18£0£179£1433.11235
    31/12/21£539£523£17£0£165£1062.41120
    31/12/20£442£413£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/19£308£306£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/18£296£369£-73n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/17£366£366£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/16£317£350£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/15£363£350£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/14£368£319£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/13£309£310£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/12£385£347£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/11£314£325£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/10£324£376£-53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/09£405£390£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/08£365£339£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/07£348£511£-163n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/06£676£308£368n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/05£755£715£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/04£647£613£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 4%
    Liabilities/Income: 2%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 64%
    Reserves/Spending: 5.5 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
    Quick Ratio: 22.7
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 40 years

    www.peopleandwork.org.uk

    admin@peopleandwork.org.uk

    02920488536

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • General Community services
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Throughout Wales,
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • The General Public/Mankind

    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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Rank Foundation - CoL Core Grant People and Work 2023 - Full
    £10,098 27/04/2023
    People and Work received a Cost of Living Core Grant to help cover the cost of staff salaries.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Cenhedlaeth Rhondda: PIAS Lles
    £286,358 06/12/2022
    36
    People And Work Unit in Rhondda Cynon Taf will develop their 'play it again' sport project to include additional physical and wellbeing activities. They will focus on building the capacity skills and knowledge of local community members to take on ....more
    Rank Foundation - GOLDEN AWARDS PEOPLE AND WORK 2022
    £20,000 23/03/2022
    The Golden Award was given to People and Work to help young people and their families re-engage with learning and literacy, post-pandemic.
    Rank Foundation - Resilience Fund People and Work 2020
    £12,000 07/08/2020
    To support core costs
    National Lottery Community Fund - Play It Again Sport
    £99,490 21/06/2019
    36
    Project Summary :_x000D_ The project will collect unwanted sportswear from local communities as well as end of line clothing and equipment from sports companies to be recycled and re-sold at affordable prices or even donated to those who are ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
    £45,000 05/03/2019
    36
    Rhondda 1000
    National Lottery Community Fund - Rhondda Code Club Developer
    £9,975 15/03/2018
    12
    Rhondda Code Club Developer
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to People and Work Unit
    £30,000 10/08/2017
    36
    This project will fund challenge-based activties for children and young people from disadvantaged areas. They will be more physically active, have improved relationships with others, and increase their self-belief.
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The People and Work Unit
    £120,093 16/12/2015
    36
    Towards a project working with 14-25 year olds to develop youth-led solutions to improving outcomes for young people in Rhondda.
    Tudor Trust - Grant to People and Work Unit (PWU)
    £75,000 11/11/2013
    36
    over three years as continuation funding towards the salary and associated costs of a social action research project manager working with disadvantaged communities in Wales
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to People and Work Unit
    £9,000 26/04/2013
    The programme delivered within 5 disadvantaged areas will recruit and train volunteer community sports leaders. They will benefit by increasing their skills and qualifications, which in turn will help to improve their education and employment ....more
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The People and Work Unit
    £107,428 28/03/2012
    Towards the salary of a community support worker to co-ordinate community learning opportunities in Glyncoch.
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The People and Work Unit
    £101,386 12/06/2008
    36
    Towards Project costs Towards the salary of a community development worker to develop a model of community based support, guidance and encouragement for people to progress into and through further and higher education.
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    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: 44-81
    • CLAIRE BETTY VALLANCE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: University Operating Officer
    • DAVID JEFFERY REES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired
    • DR CHRISTALA SOPHOCLEOUS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Researcher
    • GERARD MCHUGH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
    • JAN LOUISE HUYTON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: University Lecturer
    • PHILIP GLYN WATKINS Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Manager
    • RICHARD JOHN THURSTON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Researcher
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/06/1984, number: 515211
    • Registered at Companies House on 17/04/1984, number: 01809654
    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
    20 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    COMMUNITY ROOM
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    Objectives

    A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY CARRYING OUT AND/OR ASSISTING IN CARRYING OUT RESEARCH AND STUDY INTO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROBLEMS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC B) TO PROMOTE EDUCATION IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    GENERAL, BUT WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE PEOPLE GWENT (NOW MONMOUTHSHIRE, TORFAEN, NEWPORT, BLAENAU GWENT AND PARTS OF CAERPHILLY)

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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