Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 8

Reasonable growth: +1
Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 16

FREE@LAST

Providing support and opportunities for local people to improve their standards of living and reach their full potential. This includes youth work, teenage pregnancy and sexual health, dad's support, debt & benefit advice, outdoor activities, multi-media and career support.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

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		£462	£482	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/12/21?		£530	£502	£28	£112	£2,121	£174	4.1	17	14
31/07/20		£387	£363	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/07/19		£379	£379	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/07/18		£1,440	£322	£1,118	£68	£2,070	£29	1.1	18	18
31/07/17		£903	£247	£656	£61	£952	£19	0.9	18	0
31/07/16		£405	£392	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/15		£347	£354	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/14		£250	£212	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/13		£209	£212	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/12		£308	£217	£91	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/11		£259	£259	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/10		£295	£216	£79	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/09		£184	£147	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/08		£149	£135	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/07	*	£221	£212	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/06		£142	£174	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/05		£157	£161	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/04		£212	£210	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 20 years

www.freeatlast.st

info@freeatlast.st

01213275959

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for young people

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Birmingham City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Henry Smith Charity	£300,000
Power to Change	£20,000
The MSE Charity	£6,500
Heart Of England Community Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Free@Last
£120,000	17/05/2022 36	towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing support for disadvantaged communities, who have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, in the Nechells ward, Birmingham.
Power to Change - Renewal - free@last
£20,000	14/05/2021	Grant to Renewal - free@last
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Entrepreneur Programme
£5,000	08/03/2021	To employ a part-time youth worker to engage young people in the Entrepreneur Programme.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Free@Last
£180,000	04/02/2021 36	towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing support to disadvantaged people in Nechells ward, Birmingham.
The MSE Charity - Grant to Free@Last
£6,500	15/11/2020	Breaking the Nechells Poverty Mentality project
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£50,326	01/04/2019	.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£50,326	01/04/2019	.
National Lottery Community Fund - Development Grant
£20,000	22/03/2019 59	This funding will enable Free@Last to develop and strengthen their capacity by using the services of two consultant coaches, who together, can identify all the strengths and development areas of the ....more This funding will enable Free@Last to develop and strengthen their capacity by using the services of two consultant coaches, who together, can identify all the strengths and development areas of the organisation.
Sport England - Completion of Climbing Wall - Training Wall
£45,000	08/12/2017 5	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Completion of Climbing Wall - Training Wall. This project is a Adapted Sport project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Completion of Climbing Wall - Training Wall. This project is a Adapted Sport project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£50,326	01/05/2017	[Placeholder]
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£50,326	01/05/2017	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 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 the open access youth provision, through a £1m evaluation
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£50,326	01/05/2017	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 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 the open access youth provision, through a £1m evaluation
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£37,744	01/05/2017	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 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 the open access youth provision, through a £1m evaluation.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£37,744	01/05/2017	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 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 the open access youth provision, through a £1m evaluation.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Free @ Last
£124,734	09/02/2017 36	This mentoring project will work with young people from a deprived area, offering them access to activities and one to one support. Through mentoring, the young people will learn to manage feelings ....more This mentoring project will work with young people from a deprived area, offering them access to activities and one to one support. Through mentoring, the young people will learn to manage feelings of anger and improve their self-esteem.
National Lottery Community Fund - The free@last Norton Centre
£982,537	15/10/2015 24	A project to build a new community facility to provide opportunities, activities, mentoring and support services with a special focus on children and young people.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Free@Last
£100,000	17/09/2015 12	a Main Grant grant towards the cost of demolishing an existing building and replacing with a new youth and community facility in a deprived area of Birmingham
Tudor Trust - Grant to Free at Last
£75,000	13/04/2015 12	towards the rebuilding of a youth centre in Nechells, Birmingham
Barrow Cadbury Trust - ICAN B7
£31,000	25/03/2015 24	To support the development of a tri -sector approach to increase local prosperity in Nechells
National Lottery Community Fund - The free@last Norton Centre
£97,704	17/09/2014 12	Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Be Better Off!
£127,083	02/07/2013 48	This project will develop the current debt and benefit advice and support service for families living in the Nechells area of Birmingham. Its aim is to reduce poverty and improve the financial ....more This project will develop the current debt and benefit advice and support service for families living in the Nechells area of Birmingham. Its aim is to reduce poverty and improve the financial literacy of those involved.The current service provides advice appointments delivered by a specialist adviser. If the beneficiary requires support above and beyond this, the advisor will refer them to a member of the Free@last youth or families team which run separate support projects.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Free@Last
£30,000	31/05/2013	the grant will ensure the stability and continuation of an established charity operating in the Nechells area of Birmingham. It provides a range of engaging activities for young people and support ....more the grant will ensure the stability and continuation of an established charity operating in the Nechells area of Birmingham. It provides a range of engaging activities for young people and support programmes for adults and families to address the cycle

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 30-67

MITESH BHARATKUMAR PARMAR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

MATTHEW JOHN CHAPMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

THOMAS OWEN O'BRIEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Copywriter

DR RASHIDA SHARIF Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant, Other trusteeship: THE BENEVOLENT FUND OF HER MAJESTY'S INSPECTORS OF SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND AND WALES,

JOHN MOORE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Accountant

MELISSA SHERVINGTON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Estate Agent

NAOMI SPENCER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

PETER MARK ADKINS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: Steps to Work,

RUBINA DARR Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Head Teacher

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/12/2003, number: 1101078
Registered at Companies House on 04/04/2003, number: 04723576

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR07: 17 days late,

Main office

49 Nechells Park Road
Nechells
BIRMINGHAM
B7 5PR

Objectives

2.1 THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, IN EACH CASE ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO:(A) PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF EACH AREA OR REGION IN WHICH THE COMPANY OPERATES WITHOUT DISTINCTION ON GROUNDS OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, SKILLS AND WELL-BEING (BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL) AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS;(B) ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE, WHERE COMMUNITY CENTRE MAY MEAN ONE OF A SERIES OF BUILDINGS, IN EACH OF THE AREAS OR REGIONS IN WHICH THE COMPANY OPERATES AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME, WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OF OTHER PERSON OR BODY IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS;(C) ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A BUSINESS ORIENTATED SOCIAL ENTERPRISE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2.1(A), WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OF OTHER PERSON OR BODY IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS; AND (D) CARRY OUT ANY OTHER ACTIVITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2.1(A). 2.2 THE COMPANY SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN.2.3 NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY STATUTORY PROVISION REGARDING THE MEANING OF THE WORD CHARITABLE OR THE WORDS CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN FORCE IN ANY PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

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