Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -9

Support Score: 3

Good reserves management: +3
Strong growth: +2

No conflicts policy: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1
Latest return overdue -5
Multiple returns filed late: -3

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -1

PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT

The charity provides vocational training and social enterprise for young adults from 19 and over with special needs at our centre in Fishponds Bristol.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly male
The Board has little diversity in terms of age
and returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years

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
31/12/22	*	£995	£1,060	£-64	£131	£406	£383	4.3	42	5
31/12/21	*	£748	£729	£18	£104	£470	£355	5.8	38	5
31/12/20		£722	£613	£109	£30	£452	£328	6.4	33	1
31/12/19		£620	£526	£94	£58	£343	£311	7.1	19	12
31/12/18	*	£542	£436	£106	£66	£249	£239	6.6	15	30
31/12/17		£374	£378	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£301	£287	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£290	£288	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£313	£344	£-31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£260	£256	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£230	£208	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11		£146	£97	£49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10		£106	£85	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09	*	£60	£68	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08		£78	£88	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/07	*	£71	£72	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/06		£70	£32	£38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05	*	£40	£25	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 15.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 4.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 11.4

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 23 years

www.propsbristol.org

kevin@propsbristol.co.uk

01179653514

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Bristol City, South Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
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
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Providing Opportunities and Support
£10,000	04/08/2023	Purchase of kitchen equipment for a café and enterprise hub for a charity which works with adults with learning disabilities in Bristol
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to PROPS (Providing Opportunities & Support)
£4,334	31/03/2023	Equipment to launch a public-facing bicycle maintenance workshop that will train and employ learning disabled adults and generate a sustainable source of income.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to PROPS (Providing Opportunities & Support)
£2,941	28/06/2022	To expand the group's sports programme so 30 trainees can access better facilities and different sports, whilst creating an expert, guided pathway for trainees to become sports leaders.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-64

KEVIN A SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Business Analyst

KEITH CHARLES BEATTIE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor

MATTHEW JOHN HAMILTON-JAMES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant

SARAH JANE LEWIS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Head Of Hr

SIMON LITTLE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Managing Director

TIM DUTTON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Project Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/01/2002, number: 1089951
Registered at Companies House on 25/07/2001, number: 04258857

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR22: 50 days late, AR21: 94 days late, AR18: 8 days late, AR09: 17 days late, AR07: 201 days late, AR05: 14 days late,

Main office

P R O P S
The Vassall Centre
Gill Avenue
BRISTOL
BS16 2QQ

Objectives

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.2. THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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