Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 4
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

PEOPLE IN ACTION (YORKSHIRE)

The Charity supports people with learning diffiuculties/disabilities, mental health and other similar impairments wtihin communities to create a barrier free - world, a world which provides equality of opportunity and celebrates cultural diversity.Individuals are supported to become independent citizens through, employment, volunteering social and leisure and training actvities.
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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
31/03/23£1,095£1,111£-15£0£427£2462.73845
31/03/22£1,156£1,117£39£0£442£2933.24345
31/03/21£1,222£1,193£29£0£403£2722.74545
31/03/20£1,163£1,222£-59£0£374£2452.44645
31/03/19£1,094£1,096£-1£0£448£27234545
31/03/18£1,041£1,006£35£0£460£3334430
31/03/17£976£999£-22£868£425£3374960
31/03/16*£972£943£30£0£447£3584.6960
31/03/15*£796£688£108£10£388£2865270
31/03/14£793£722£72£8£281£1883.1220
31/03/13£676£674£2£194£210£1803.2260
31/03/12£541£580£-39£12£207£1643.4230
31/03/11£680£668£12£25£245£1643220
31/03/10£687£655£32£18£233£1542.8250
31/03/09£609£619£-10£19£201£1422.8160
31/03/08*£650£618£32£14£211£1362.6260
31/03/07£540£649£-109£13£180£1182.2260
31/03/06*£613£536£77n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£502£397£105n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£303£279£24n/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: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 58%
Reserves/Spending: 2.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 36 years

www.peopleinaction.org.uk

info@peopleinaction.org.uk

01132443729

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities

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
Leeds Community Foundation - Winter Wellbeing 2023
£2,829 30/10/2023
Grant to People in Action
Leeds Community Foundation - Winter Wellbeing 2022
£5,026 20/09/2022
Grant to People in Action
Leeds Community Foundation - PiA Variety Performance - JubiLeeds Talent!
£6,937 24/03/2022
As part of the celebrations for the Queen’s platinum jubilee, we want to put on a Variety Performance, showcasing the best performing talent from within our membership and sector.
Leeds Community Foundation - Winter Wellbeing in Action
£4,845 06/10/2021
We will provide a dedicated project worker to support our learning-disabled members to maximise their understanding of how to be well this winter through triaging need, providing accessible information, practical support and winter warmth items and ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Positive Ageing in Action (subject to change following discussion with project participants)
£19,972 03/03/2021
Grant to People in Action
National Lottery Community Fund - Connections in Action
£52,408 11/06/2020
10
The funding will increase the charities' ability to make connections with and between people with learning disabilities in Leeds to support them through the myriad of challenges posed by COVID-19. The aim is to provide support and advice to reduce ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - PIA Presents
£8,400 18/03/2019
11
PIA Presents is a project that develops and promotes the talent of people with learning disabilities or autism through the provision of entertainment opportunities. Run by people with learning disabilities and autism for their peers and the wider ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Let's Tallk
£9,250 14/02/2019
12
The funding will be used to run a pilot project providing access to peer support groups to enable people with learning disabilities to talk about and address mental health issues. The project aims to reduce isolation and loneliness linked to mental ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to People In Action (Yorkshire)
£117,268 17/10/2017
36
Play Fun Learn - free weekend play sessions to young disabled people from the Otley area and inner city area of Leeds to get them more active, encouraging them to have fun and develop practical life skills.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to People in Action (Leeds) UK
£25,000 29/10/2012
the salary and on-costs of the Volunteers Support and Development Co-ordinator
National Lottery Community Fund - Conserve 8
£10,000 08/11/2010
11
The group in Leeds will use funding to provide learning activities and accreditation focussed on conservation and wildlife awareness for young people with disabilities. This will improve the local environment and young peoples' awareness of ....more
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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: 36-70
  • DR ALLIE WELSH Appointed: 2024
  • DR JAMES GIBSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • LINDA MUSONZA Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Hr Consultant
  • LUCY SMICKERSGILL Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Broadcaster Journalist
  • MARTIN ALEXANDER ELLIS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Financial Planning & Analytics Manager
  • SAMUEL JAMES DOWGILL (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor
  • VICTORIA MARIE KAY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Senior Area Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/04/1989, number: 701434
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/03/1989, number: 02361654
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Investment
  • 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; AR16: 17 days late, AR15: 27 days late, AR08: 20 days late, AR06: 14 days late, AR05: 96 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from PUDSEY GATEWAY CLUB on 17/03/2021
Main office

The Old Fire Station
Gipton Approach
Gipton
Leeds
LS9 6NL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:3.1 THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, DISABILITIES AND SIMILAR CONDITIONS AND THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDENTS AND CARERS, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SERVICES FOR SUCH PERSONS CALCULATED TO ALLEVIATE THEIR NEEDS;3.2 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OR SICKNESS AND THE PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL, OF PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE BY VIRTUE OF BEING A CARER FOR, OR A FAMILY MEMBER OR A DEPENDENT OF, A PERSON WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, DISABILITIES AND SIMILAR CONDITIONS; AND3.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, LIFE SKILLS LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, DISABILITIES AND SIMILAR CONDITIONS IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, DISABILITIES AND SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO EXPERIENCE CLOSER ASSOCIATION AND INTEGRATION WITH THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND BY SUPPORTING THEM TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CITY OF LEEDS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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