Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 1

Poor Liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2

No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 3

THE NR5 PROJECT

Future Projects is a registered charity that aims to address severe and multiple deprivation in Norfolk by providing high quality, community-based services which promote employment, education, health, skills, physical and mental wellbeing and improved life chances.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Established: 20 years
(22 years as a company)

www.futureprojects.org.uk

info@futureprojects.org.uk

01603250505

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/08/22		£2,346	£2,283	£63	£0	£438	£306	1.6	60	70
31/08/21		£1,991	£1,975	£16	£0	£375	£294	1.8	57	76
31/08/20		£1,839	£1,777	£62	£0	£359	£296	2	55	75
31/08/19		£1,652	£1,590	£63	£0	£297	£201	1.5	40	67
31/08/18		£1,093	£1,091	£3	£16	£235	£178	2	40	60
31/08/17?	*	£1,237	£1,367	£-130	£17	£256	£188	1.6	34	0
31/03/16		£828	£818	£10	£65	£386	£360	5.3	32	0
31/03/15		£805	£784	£21	£61	£376	£339	5.2	21	0
31/03/14		£794	£794	£0	£62	£355	£340	5.1	23	0
31/03/13		£744	£736	£8	£57	£355	£315	5.1	23	0
31/03/12		£740	£825	£-85	£46	£348	£329	4.8	30	0
31/03/11		£804	£1,075	£-271	£58	£433	£444	4.9	39	0
31/03/10		£937	£964	£-26	£51	£704	£138	1.7	24	0
31/03/09		£818	£870	£-52	£33	£730	£175	2.4	21	0
31/03/08		£716	£695	£21	£28	£782	£159	2.8	27	0
31/03/07	*	£1,163	£520	£643	£21	£761	£73	1.7	17	0
31/03/06	*	£323	£355	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£298	£326	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 59%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 70%
Reserves/Spending: 1.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

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

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Norfolk, Suffolk,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

60 employees
70 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
Department for Education - Summer Schools
£2,028	01/04/2021	The aim of the programme is to deliver a short summer school with a blend of academic education and enrichment activities.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to NR5 Project (Trading As Future Projects)
£90,000	07/12/2017 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing employability advice, guidance, advocacy and support to disadvantaged and vulnerable people in Norwich
National Lottery Community Fund - Future Radio
£9,520	25/01/2017 12	This is a project by a charity in Norwich. The organisation will use the funding to relocate their community radio studio to a new premises which will be shared with another charity for young people. ....more This is a project by a charity in Norwich. The organisation will use the funding to relocate their community radio studio to a new premises which will be shared with another charity for young people. This will engage and train more disadvantaged young people to become volunteer producers, presenters and editors.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to NR5 Project (Trading As Future Projects)
£90,000	04/12/2014 36	towards three years' running costs the 'Baseline Project', providing employment advice, guidance, advocacy and support to disadvantaged and vulnerable people in Norwich
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Future Projects
£30,000	28/06/2013	The charity provides a range of support mainly to disadvantaged people in Norwich. The Baseline service provides advice and advocacy support and enables service users to overcome barriers and help ....more The charity provides a range of support mainly to disadvantaged people in Norwich. The Baseline service provides advice and advocacy support and enables service users to overcome barriers and help them move forward in their lives.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 35-71

ALEC DARLOW Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Manager

ANDREAS MAVROUDIS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Insurance Marketing

BENEDICT RAUL GERARD VINCENT KEANE Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Solicitor

DR JOHN PACKMAN, Occupation: Chief Executive Broads Authority

GARETH NICHOLLS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Marketing

LAWRIE HALLETT Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Director

LETICIA PAULA ARAUJO DEUS GIL Appointed: 2023

MICHAEL JOHN STONARD (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Self Employed Co Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/04/2004, number: 1103200
Registered at Companies House on 23/01/2002, number: 04358690

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR17: 43 days late, AR07: 21 days late, AR06: 10 days late,

Main office

The Baseline Centre
65-67 Knowland Grove
NORWICH
NR5 8YD

Objectives

TO EDUCATE AND ASSIST YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH INFORMAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SOCIAL SKILL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW UP TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS TO PROVIDE SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMMES OTHER YOUTH CLUB BASED EDUCATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE LARKMAN, WEST EARLHAM & MARLPIT ESTATES, NORWICH

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