Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 1

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -1

THE FRESH VISIONS PEOPLE LIMITED

Fresh Visions aims to support children and young adults who face extreme disadvantage as a result of poverty, domestic abuse, lack of education and social exclusion. We emphasise activities in neighbourhoods and communities where we have a role to play (Stockwell, Croydon, South London, Sheppey, Swale, Hastings and Sidley Sussex.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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		£371	£580	£-208	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/22		£196	£448	£-252	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	200
31/03/21		£528	£343	£185	£4	£771	£724	25.3	0	200
31/03/20		£515	£459	£56	£5	£586	£560	14.6	0	200
31/03/19		£505	£373	£132	£8	£518	£487	15.7	0	200
31/03/18		£521	£356	£165	£2	£386	£370	12.5	0	0
31/03/17		£339	£322	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£352	£340	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£380	£282	£97	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£262	£214	£48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£206	£251	£-45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£179	£246	£-67	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£249	£222	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£194	£200	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£272	£231	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£208	£194	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£94	£56	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£278	£201	£76	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£108	£111	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£121	£119	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 22 years

www.freshvisions.org.uk

info@freshvisions.org.uk

01795434273

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex, Kent, Surrey, Throughout London, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Fresh Visions
£1,600	14/07/2023	towards the cost of a trip to a trampoline park for 40 children from disadvantaged communities in Hastings, East Sussex.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	19/02/2021	Thrive - Domestic Abuse Counselling Service
National Lottery Community Fund - First Steps Counselling Service
£341,602	19/10/2016 36	The aim of the project is to transform the lives of women, children and men affected by domestic abuse through specialised counselling. The project will deliver individual counselling sessions for ....more The aim of the project is to transform the lives of women, children and men affected by domestic abuse through specialised counselling. The project will deliver individual counselling sessions for women and men aged 18 and over and individual counselling and/or play therapy sessions for children aged 3 â€“ 17. A variety of other sessions will also be offered to help support mothers as they face the challenge of parenting an emotionally damaged / traumatised child, offering practical techniques.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a refugee arts project and exhibition in Stockwell
£1,500	06/08/2015	Towards a refugee arts project and exhibition in Stockwell.
Comic Relief - Build Yourself
£169,184	28/01/2015 36	Youth unemployment is over twice the national average in some coastal areas of Sussex (national average - 6.2%. Hastings - 15%). This grant will enable Fresh Visions to begin vocational training for ....more Youth unemployment is over twice the national average in some coastal areas of Sussex (national average - 6.2%. Hastings - 15%). This grant will enable Fresh Visions to begin vocational training for young people wanting skills and opportunities within the construction industry; by siting the practical training in community venues, not only will young people get work experience, but these spaces will benefit from redecoration. The grant will fund 2 staff to manage the work and provide support to the young people; it will also cover tutors to lead courses such as brick lying and tiling. The project will help young people to gain links within their communities, and to escape the catch-22 of not securing jobs because they lack experience.
Walcot Foundation - Motiv8 Lambeth
£35,000	04/03/2014	Motiv8 Lambeth
National Lottery Community Fund - First Steps
£296,686	20/08/2013 36	This is an expanding project providing a specialist counselling service to women, children and adolescents fleeing domestic abuse, residing at seven refuges in Kent. The service will provide weekly ....more This is an expanding project providing a specialist counselling service to women, children and adolescents fleeing domestic abuse, residing at seven refuges in Kent. The service will provide weekly counselling sessions to residents. At present a child counsellor provides support for children in three refuges and this project will expand this to all seven refuges. The aim is for the children to have reduced anxiety, confidence at voicing their needs and a calmer disposition.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Fresh Visions
£32,000	29/07/2013	The charity provides a range of community based services. The funding will help support their work with child victims of domestic abuse; helping them to address issues and improve their development, ....more The charity provides a range of community based services. The funding will help support their work with child victims of domestic abuse; helping them to address issues and improve their development, raise confidence and build self-esteem.
National Lottery Community Fund - Neighbourhood Furniture Store: Maidstone Outlet
£10,000	21/02/2013 12	This is a project by an incorporated charity in Kent. The organisation will use the funding to open a new furniture store in a new part of the county. This will enable the group to make recycled and ....more This is a project by an incorporated charity in Kent. The organisation will use the funding to open a new furniture store in a new part of the county. This will enable the group to make recycled and restored furniture available to more families and individuals in need, and ensure the sustainability of the group by opening an additional outlet to fund projects and activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Motiv8 Lambeth
£159,900	12/10/2011 48	This project aims to engage vulnerable young people to improve their prospects and increase their aspirations by addressing each individual's needs through interactive group work to build self-esteem ....more This project aims to engage vulnerable young people to improve their prospects and increase their aspirations by addressing each individual's needs through interactive group work to build self-esteem and provide a way for young people to express themselves. The project will be delivered by qualified tutors and youth workers with experience of intuitive ways of encouraging YP to explore different aspects of the world of work and learning, and the barriers that might stop them accessing opportunities.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Counselling service for domestic violence
£10,000	08/02/2007	Towards providing a counselling service for women affected by domestic violence in Kent.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-78

GRACE ALANEME Appointed: 2021

SARAH LOUISE MORGAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

ALEXANDRA WEST Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Digitial Marketing Manager

RALPH SCOTT-GORDON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired Businessman

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/04/2002, number: 1091627
Registered at Companies House on 07/02/2001, number: 04155343

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR05: 0 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

FLEET HOUSE
59-61 CLERKENWELL ROAD
LONDON
EC1M 5LA

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: 1 ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND PROVIDE UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE AMONGST THE RESIDENTS OF ANY GROUP MEMBER AND OTHER PERSONS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES;2 PROVIDE SERVICES, ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE ON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS TO ELDERLY, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED (WHETHER MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY) OR CHRONICALLY SICK RESIDENTS OF ANY GROUP MEMBER AND OTHER PERSONS IN NEED THEREOF AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES WHICH ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED OR ADAPTED TO MEET THE DISABILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH PERSONS;3 RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST THE RESIDENTS OF ANY GROUP MEMBER AND OTHER PERSONS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT;4 PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF ANY GROUP MEMBER AND OTHER PERSONS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES INCLUDING ESPECIALLY PERSON WHO BY YOUTH AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES MAY HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES;5 PROVIDE OR MANAGE ACCOMMODATION FOR THOSE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES;6 PROVIDE PUBLIC HEALTH AND CHILDCARE FACILITIES (BUT NOT INCLUDING FACILITIES WHICH ANY PUBLIC AUTHORITY IS OBLIGED TO PROVIDE SUCH PERSONS);7 PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY AND UNDERTAKE MEASURES INTENDED TO PREVENT CRIME; AND 8 TO ENCOURAGE, FOSTER, ASSIST AND PROMOTE SUCH OF THE ACTIVITIES OF ANY GROUP MEMBER AS ARE CHARITABLE AS SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME.

Defined Area of Benefit:

KENT, SURREY, SUSSEX AND GREATER LONDON

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