Overall GiG Score: 16 ?
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 11
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11

COMPASS SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED 

Provision of community centre, social and recreational facilities in the interests of social welfare. Relieve poverty, advance education, provide reachout and employability services.
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 and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Established: 26 years

http://www.compass-support.org.uk/

lisa.martinali@pioneergroup.org.uk

07841067626

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebook
UN SDGs
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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£1,401£1,330£71£0£593£5935.4052
31/03/22£1,369£1,270£99£0£522£5224.9057
31/03/21£1,271£1,083£188£0£423£4234.70110
31/03/20£1,160£1,186£-26£0£235£2352.44186
31/03/19£1,591£1,637£-46£0£261£2611.93870
31/03/18*£1,720£1,791£-71£0£307£3072.1490
31/03/17£861£825£36£0£378£3785.5250
31/03/16£1,146£1,024£122£0£342£3424280
31/03/15£1,074£1,024£50£2£220£2202.6270
31/03/14£933£861£72£2£170£1702.4240
31/03/13£811£754£57£3£98£981.6230
31/03/12£686£668£18£3£41£410.7180
31/03/11£688£683£5£3£23£230.4130
31/03/10£538£535£3£3£18£180.4180
31/03/09£457£451£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08?£421£420£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/07£1£11£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/06£2£40£-38£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/05£13£14£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/04£74£115£-41£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 26%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 52 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Stoke-on-trent City, Walsall, Wolverhampton,

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£336,686
Henry Smith Charity£252,800
DCMS£181,822
BBC Children in Need£93,641
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Falcon Lodge Family Coaching Project
£125,510 27/07/2023
This funding will be used to contribute to total project costs to continue and further develop their current Family Compass Project in Falcon Lodge. The project aims to support over 105 more families ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Compass Support
£125,600 06/12/2022
36
towards three years' continuation funding of a project providing employability and healthy living support for unemployed people with mental health problems in Birmingham, West Midlands.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Compass Support Services Ltd
£68,594 03/02/2022
This project will deliver a SEN friendly support sessions to young people with special educational needs experiencing mental health issues. Sessions will result in positive relationships, better ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Thrive on your doorstep
£9,950 22/12/2021
The funding will be used to pay for a youth mentor and an accredited mental health champions programme. The project aims for young people to gain skills that will benefit their peers and wider ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Compass Support Services Ltd
£25,047 30/11/2020
This grant will fund a mentoring programme working with young people experiecing mental health issues impacted by the C-19 pandemic. The activities will improve friendships, increase motivation and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Compass Support Covid-19 Response
£84,966 28/05/2020
9
The funding will be used to deliver family Support services youth services health and wellbeing support and signposting to other local services during Covid-19. The project is a local community ....more
Birmingham City Council - Wellbeing Packs
£9,995 20/05/2020
To offer wellbeing packs to the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Compass Support
£116,260 10/12/2019
35
This project will focus on increasing resilience in parents and young people and utilising coaching and mentoring techniques delivered by a team of family coaches. They will act as navigators to ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Compass Support
£127,200 12/06/2019
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing support with employability and healthy living for unemployed people with mental health problems in Birmingham
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£90,911 01/04/2019
.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£90,911 01/04/2019
.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bring em on
£9,931 06/07/2018
12
This funding will be used to deliver a mental and physical health awareness project for members of the local community. The project aims to promote wellbeing, deliver information and awareness around ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£90,911 25/05/2017
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DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£90,911 25/05/2017
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£90,911 25/05/2017
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£68,183 25/05/2017
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£68,183 25/05/2017
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Compass Project
£215,000 08/03/2017
24
This project will develop existing activities aimed at improving the quality of life of families who live on the Falcon Lodge Estate in Sutton Coldfield. It will employ three coaches who will support ....more
Birmingham City Council - Four Seasons Community Health & Welleing
£9,952 01/01/2017
FOUR SEASONS COMMUNITY HEALTH & WELLEING; Health and wellbeing; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Advice & Information
Birmingham City Council - Four Seasons Community Health & Welleing
£19,904 01/07/2016
FOUR SEASONS COMMUNITY HEALTH & WELLEING; Health and wellbeing; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Advice & Information
Birmingham City Council - Four Seasons Community Health & Wellbein
£9,952 01/04/2016
FOUR SEASONS COMMUNITY HEALTH & WELLBEIN; Health and wellbeing; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Advice & Information
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-75
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/02/1998, number: 1068324
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/02/1998, number: 03506460
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 1 days late,
Main office

11 HIGH STREET
CASTLE VALE
BIRMINGHAM
B35 7PR

Objectives

1. THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF CASTLE VALE, BIRMINGHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. 2. TO PROVIDE SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF PERSONS IN NEED BECAUSE OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.3. TO PROVIDE CARE, COMMUNITY AMENITIES, OTHER SERVICES OR ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH CARE, AMENITIES BECAUSE THEY ARE POOR CHRONICALLY SICK, AGED OR HAVE MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES OR ARE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. 4. TO RELIEVE SICKNESS GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR THROUGH PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE.5. TO RELIEVE POVERTY 6. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND 7. TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FROM TIME TO TIME.6. TO RELIEVE POVERTY7. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION8. TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE. FOR FULL OBJECT DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

AREA KNOWN AS CASTLE VALE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF THE KINGSBURY ELECTORAL WARD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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