Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 11
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS

The School for Social Entrepreneurs supports social entrepreneurs, people developing solutions to problems in their communities and the wider world, through innovative 'learning by doing' based programmes that combine personal and project development.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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£8,711£7,934£777£94£2,827£2,1773.363330
31/03/22£9,362£9,484£-121£72£2,108£1,0131.360320
31/03/21£8,645£8,515£130£36£2,172£1,2151.747307
31/03/20£5,156£5,260£-104£46£1,945£1,299335210
31/03/19£4,639£4,315£324£37£2,048£1,5814.433222
31/03/18£5,586£5,432£154£38£1,675£1,3643290
31/03/17£3,916£4,001£-84£36£1,517£1,1473.4260
31/03/16£3,936£4,117£-181£35£1,602£1,0803.1240
31/03/15£4,139£3,809£329£143£1,783£9543180
31/03/14£3,711£3,623£88£139£1,453£9403.1150
31/03/13£2,621£2,202£419£143£1,366£8614.7120
31/03/12£1,077£994£84£35£947£7729.380
31/03/11£1,094£1,066£28£42£863£7047.9110
31/03/10£1,771£1,485£287£26£835£6845.590
31/03/09£739£638£102£23£548£4578.690
31/03/08£652£568£84£22£446£3527.470
31/03/07£413£428£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£399£400£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£305£305£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£322£284£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 25%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 77%
Reserves/Spending: 3.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 24 years

www.sse.org.uk

office@sse.org.uk

02070899120

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Other education support
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Canada, India, Scotland, Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Heritage Fund£949,100
City Bridge Trust£388,260
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs£265,538
Dulverton Trust£200,000
DCMS£200,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Dulverton Trust - Community Business Trade Up (AKA Trading for Good) 2024
£100,000 26/10/2023
Community Business Trade Up (AKA Trading for Good) 2024
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Match Trading for better EDI outcomes
£58,400 15/11/2022
Developing the reach and accessibility of Match Trading to grow the resilience and representation for black and ethnically minoritised-led social enterprises.
DCMS - VCSE Contract Readiness Programme
£200,000 09/11/2022
to enable VCSEs to compete alongside other organisations and increase their participation in public service procurement in England by: 1. improving the skills, knowledge and support networks of VCSEs for successful bidding 2. improving the awareness ....more
Dulverton Trust - Community Business Trade Up
£100,000 19/10/2022
Community Business Trade Up
City Bridge Trust - Grant to School for Social Entrepreneurs
£388,260 13/10/2022
36
Approve £388,260 over three years (£16,500; £188,830; £182,930) to the School for Social Entrepreneurs to develop a match trading portal and provide match trading grants to London-focused social enterprises.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - School for Social Entrepreneurs FFCP New Entrants Pilots
£132,394 25/08/2022
School for Social Entrepreneurs FFCP New Entrants Pilots
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - The School for Social Entrepreneurs FFCP New Entrants Pilot
£133,144 25/08/2022
The School for Social Entrepreneurs FFCP New Entrants Pilot
Power to Change - Research and Development- SSE
£24,705 17/01/2022
Grant to Research and Development- SSE
Power to Change - School for Social Entrepreneurs Funding Portal Development
£15,000 26/03/2021
Grant to School for Social Entrepreneurs Funding Portal Development
Co-Op Foundation - Environmental Entrepreneurs continuation funding
£54,700 19/11/2020
Capacity building support to community groups with environmental benefit to become more financially and environmentally sustainable.
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to School of Social Entrepreneurs
£30,000 06/10/2020
12
To support the development of Match Trading and Trade Back
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£40,000 01/05/2020
24
Tranforming Leadership
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The School for Social Entrepreneurs
£949,100 23/03/2020
Enterprise Development: Heritage Trade Up Programme
Co-Op Foundation - Capacity building grants
£50,000 15/08/2019
Funding to enable delivery of a learning programme focused on supporting environmental organisations to build a sustainable business model, deliver environmental impact, and grow long lasting peer networks.
DCMS - Digital Leadership Fund - School for Social Enterprise
£92,850 01/01/2019
In collaboration with Zoe Amar Digital, their Third Sector Digital Leaders programme is a successful and popular course that's been delivered since 2016. The course runs 2 x 2 day blocks of training days with a 4 week gap in between each block for ....more
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - SSE Trade Up
£243,235 17/10/2018
find and support ideas in L & S that address issues relating to our impact goals
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The School for Social Entrepreneurs
£60,000 31/05/2018
24
Towards the costs of developing the concept of Match Trading, which seeks to support the growth of small scale social enterprises by alternative funding mechanisms.
National Lottery Community Fund - School for Social Entrepreneurs Scotland
£247,500 09/11/2017
48
This initiative will support people using entrepreneurial approaches to tackle complex social issues through the introduction of Match Trading Grants in Scotland. This will encourage social entrepreneurs to develop their business model by focusing ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£42,000 31/05/2017
24
Building Resilience through Diversity and Entrepreneurship
National Lottery Community Fund - Social Entrepreneurs Programme – Sustainability Funding
£350,000 18/05/2017
60
Social Entrepreneurs Programme – Sustainability Funding
National Lottery Community Fund - Social Entrepreneurs Programme – Grant Funding
£2,200,000 18/05/2017
60
Social Entrepreneurs Programme – Grant Funding
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneurs - Start Up
£10,000 13/10/2016
12
Support for training of social entrepreneurs
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The School for Social Entrepreneurs
£5,000 18/03/2015
Towards the cost of a feasibility study that will scope the potential for a new UK School for Environmental Entrepreneurs dedicated to encouraging social enterprises that address local and wider environmental concerns.
National Lottery Community Fund - Social Entrepreneurs Programme (SEP)
£6,936,314 24/10/2012
60
The School for Social Entrepreneurs will use a £6,936,314 grant to expand the Lloyds Banking Group Social Entrepreneurs Programme, doubling the number of areas they work in and supporting over 1,000 social entrepreneurs across England. They will ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-87
  • CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH YOUNG Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Management Consultant
  • GENEVIEVE DOWOKPOR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing Communications
  • JOHN DOMINIC WEARE BROWN Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Consultant
  • JILL ANNE HALFORD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Accountant
  • MICHAEL DAVID ROBERT PHILLIPS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Business Consultant
  • MEGAN EMERY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: People & Business Change Lead
  • RICHARD DAVID COLLIER-KEYWOOD (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Accountant
  • STEVEN JOHNSON Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • SHARON MCPHERSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: -
  • WILLIAM RANJAN-CHURCHILL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Technology Lead
  • YVONNE FARQUHARSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Managing Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/03/2001, number: 1085465
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/12/1999, number: 03900741
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

13-15 Dock Street
LONDON
E1 8JN

Objectives

1. THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY OF ENGLAND AND WALES FOR THE TIME BEING WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION AS TO AGE, SEX, RACE, RELIGION OR OPINION AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY EDUCATING AND TRAINING IN THE SKILLS, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES REQUIRED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF CHARITABLE, PHILANTHROPIC AND BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS AND PROJECTS.2. THE PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AND SOCIAL BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.3. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY PROMOTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHIN SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AND SOCIAL BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.IN THIS CLAUSE THE PHRASE “SOCIAL ENTERPRISE” SHALL MEAN A BODY WHICH A PERSON MIGHT REASONABLY CONSIDER ACTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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