Overall GiG Score: 16 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 12
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12

LEAP CONFRONTING CONFLICT 

Leap is an award-winning national youth charity that provides inspirational conflict management training and support to young people and the professionals working with them.By taking part in our training, young people gain the skills and personal resources to understand, manage and resolve conflict, and become leaders in their communities.
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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 25 years

www.leapcc.org.uk

info@leapcc.org.uk

02075613700

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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
31/12/22£1,512£1,717£-206£241£648£4132.9235
31/12/21£1,690£1,767£-77£223£853£6494.4280
31/12/20£1,935£1,781£154£212£930£7264.92810
31/12/19£2,043£2,036£8£254£776£4512.7300
31/12/18£2,010£1,965£45£260£769£4132.53025
31/12/17£1,899£1,755£144£273£724£3882.7230
31/12/16£1,424£1,319£105£216£581£2662.4210
31/12/15£1,205£1,103£102£178£476£2102.3150
31/12/14£1,007£1,075£-68£155£374£2062.3130
31/12/13£993£1,003£-10£165£442£2212.6130
31/12/12£968£922£46£150£452£2963.9110
31/12/11£1,104£1,028£76£117£406£2853.3110
31/12/10£1,663£1,893£-230£111£330£2841.8280
31/12/09£2,014£2,218£-204£84£560£2831.5230
31/12/08£1,888£1,596£292£86£764£2571.9310
31/12/07£1,279£1,186£93£77£473£2022210
31/12/06£1,054£872£182£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£770£673£97£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£552£637£-86£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 16%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 64%
Reserves/Spending: 2.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 7.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 23 employees
  • 5 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

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£900,000
Esmee Fairbairn£264,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£225,000
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£200,000
Tuixen Foundation£150,000
Henry Smith Charity£120,000
The Rayne Foundation£60,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Leap Confronting Conflict (Leap)
£12,000 27/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Leap Confronting Conflict (Leap)
£12,000 06/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
National Lottery Community Fund - Leadership and Enterprise
£450,000 16/12/2022
The project looks to support friendship groups of young people aged 11-25 to manage conflict and improve relationships in a safe space. The project aims to improve relationships between young ....more
Kurt and Magda Stern Foundation - KMSF - unrestricted
£25,000 01/11/2022
Towards core and capital costs
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to LEAP Confronting Conflict
£120,000 02/11/2021
36
towards three years' running costs of the 'Improving Prospects' project, a conflict management programme offering participatory training courses and one-to-one mentoring for young people throughout ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£30,000 16/07/2021
Transforming Conflict Together
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Leap Confronting Conflict
£50,000 05/05/2021
Leap works with young people and those in contact with young people to manage conflict in their lives, reduce violence in their communities and help lead our society.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Leap Confronting Conflict (Leap)
£180,000 01/04/2021
36
Towards project costs to support the next phase of Under Our Roof, a programme offering conflict management training, mentoring and support for young people in care and the adults who care for them.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Leap Confronting Conflict - growing impact and influence
£40,000 08/03/2021
Leap Confronting Conflict is a national charity, expert at reducing youth conflict, delivering interactive training for young people (11-25) and professionals, focusing on prevention, reducing public ....more
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Leap Confronting Conflict
£60,000 08/03/2021
Towards developing the next phase of a pilot programme supporting young people in care and the adults who care for them to manage conflict more effectively.
CHK Foundation - CHK Main Grant
£25,000 09/09/2020
to support specified work
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Leap Confronting Conflict
£24,682 11/06/2020
£24,682 towards remaining costs of the project as outlined in your application
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Leap Confronting Conflict - growing impact and influence
£100,000 27/05/2020
Leap Confronting Conflict is a national charity, expert at reducing youth conflict, delivering interactive training for young people (11-25) and professionals, focusing on prevention, reducing public ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£20,000 07/05/2020
3
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Leap Confronting Conflict (Leap)
£60,000 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Leap Confronting Conflict
£50,000 24/04/2020
Leap works with young people and those in contact with young people to manage conflict in their lives, reduce violence in their communities and help lead our society.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Leap Confronting Conflict - growing impact and influence
£40,000 16/03/2020
Leap Confronting Conflict is a national charity, expert at reducing youth conflict, delivering interactive training for young people (11-25) and professionals, focusing on prevention, reducing public ....more
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Leap Confronting Conflict
£20,000 27/02/2020
Improving Prospects - training and personal development with support for young people at risk
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Leap Confronting Conflict
£225,000 03/12/2019
To expand delivery of the Improving Prospects education programme
National Lottery Community Fund - Leadership and Enterprise
£450,000 29/08/2019
36
Leadership and Enterprise
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Leap Confronting Conflict
£50,000 10/07/2019
Leap works with young people and those in contact with young people to manage conflict in their lives, reduce violence in their communities and help lead our society.
Home Office - Knife Crime Community Fund 2019-20
£30,000 01/04/2019
The fund was set up in 2017/18 to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people at risk of carrying a knife and committing crime. The fund was open to ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Additional package of support
£45,000 11/03/2019
0
Towards organisational growth and development as part of Growth Fund annual package of support.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Leap Confronting Conflict
£95,794 23/10/2018
36
This project will provide training in conflict management to young people displaying destructive or violent behaviour. It will support them to understand their relationship with conflict, improve ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Leap Confronting Conflict (Leap)
£600,000 19/09/2018
60
Towards unrestricted core costs to deepen impact for young people experiencing conflict in their lives, developing partnerships to deliver collective outcomes and influencing policy and practice to ....more
Home Office - Knife Crime Community Fund 18-19
£30,000 03/09/2018
The fund was set up in 2017/18 to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people at risk of carrying a knife and committing crime. The fund was open to ....more
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Leap Confronting Conflict
£50,000 10/08/2018
Leap works with young people and those in contact with young people to manage conflict in their lives, reduce violence in their communities and help lead our society.
Home Office - SOC Prevent (Local) Pilot 2018-19
£58,591 01/07/2018
To support the Home Office in delivering a commitment set out in the Governments Serious and Organised Crime (SOC) Strategy to prevent people from becoming involved in serious and organised crime. ....more
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Leap Confronting Conflict
£30,000 15/03/2018
24
Towards the Data and Impact Manager Post.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Additional package of support 2017-18 (part of the Growth Fund support)
£36,000 26/02/2018
12
Leap Confronting Conflict empowers vulnerable young people to make changes in their lives by supporting them to gain a greater understanding of themselves and their relationship with conflict. Leap ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Leap Confronting Conflict (Leap)
£188,845 18/12/2017
30
Towards a programme to improve relationships between looked after children, their carers and others around them, empowering them to manage conflict before it becomes destructive.
Home Office - Knife Crime Community Fund 17-18
£20,000 01/12/2017
The fund has been set up to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people at risk of carrying a knife and committing crime. Bids have been assessed on ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£100,000 15/09/2017
Core Costs
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Leap Confronting Conflict
£50,000 11/07/2017
Leap works with young people and those in contact with young people to manage conflict in their lives, reduce violence in their communities and help lead our society.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Leap Confronting Conflict
£20,000 28/04/2017
Office refurbishment and training facilities for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in London
Spirit of 2012 - Girl Story
£15,000 20/04/2017
Funded via Fawcett Society contract with Spirit of 2012 to intensively work with 8 young women facing multiple disadvantages and at risk of gang activity to help them develop a positive self-image ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Core funding to support strategic and operational growth.
£500,000 21/03/2017
48
Leap aims to widen and deepen its impact, clarifying purpose and expanding reach. It also aims to grow its influence through professional training for those starting their careers and spread their ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to LEAP Confronting Conflict
£95,000 08/12/2016
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing specialised youth work to vulnerable and disengaged young people throughout the UK
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Leap Confronting Conflict
£50,000 22/06/2016
Leap works with young people and those in contact with young people to manage conflict in their lives, reduce violence in their communities and help lead our society.
National Lottery Community Fund - Gangways
£499,189 26/11/2015
36
This is a new project that will utilise learning from previous work the group has undertaken and aims to transform current approaches to working with gangs by delivering an intervention focused on ....more
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Leap Confronting Conflict
£50,000 13/07/2015
Leap works with young people and those in contact with young people to manage conflict in their lives, reduce violence in their communities and help lead our society.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Leap Confronting Conflict
£30,000 01/05/2015
12
over one year as continuation funding towards the roll out beyond London of the Improving Prospects conflict resolution project for young people
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Leap Confronting Conflict (Leap)
£375,000 05/03/2015
36
Towards core costs of this organisation working with young people and adults, helping them to understand and manage the everyday conflict in their lives and supporting them to become role models and ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to LEAP Confronting Conflict
£96,600 11/09/2014
24
towards two years' running costs of a project that supports young people across the UK experiencing conflict in their lives
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Leap Confronting Conflict
£30,000 01/07/2014
Leap works with young people and those in contact with young people to manage conflict in their lives, reduce violence in their communities and help lead our society.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Leap Confronting Conflict
£30,000 01/07/2013
Leap works with young people and those in contact with young people to manage conflict in their lives, reduce violence in their communities and help lead our society.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Leap Confronting Conflict
£30,000 01/07/2012
Leap works with young people and those in contact with young people to manage conflict in their lives, reduce violence in their communities and help lead our society.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Leap Confronting Conflict (Leap)
£25,000 26/06/2012
Towards the research, scoping and preparation of the Resilience Consortium's multi-sector support network for 18-24 year-olds convicted of offences during the public disorders in August 2011.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Leap Confronting Conflict
£15,000 01/12/2011
Leap works with young people and those in contact with young people to manage conflict in their lives, reduce violence in their communities and help lead our society.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Leap Confronting Conflict (Leap)
£300,000 03/11/2011
Towards core costs to support conflict resolution and peer mediation work.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Leap Confronting Conflict
£30,000 01/07/2011
Leap works with young people and those in contact with young people to manage conflict in their lives, reduce violence in their communities and help lead our society.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Leap Confronting Conflict
£30,000 01/07/2010
Leap works with young people and those in contact with young people to manage conflict in their lives, reduce violence in their communities and help lead our society.
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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 25-66
  • JAN LEVY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director
  • MARK SPELMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Managing Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/11/1998, number: 1072376
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/09/1998, number: 03628271
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

LEAP CONFRONTING CONFLICT
UNIT 7
5-7 WELLS TERRACE
LONDON
N4 3JU

Objectives

(1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION; AND (11) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY YOUNG PEOPLE, BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PERSONAL AND SOCIAL EDUCATION AND FOR THE RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN ORDER THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase

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