Finance Score: -50

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

In administration/insolvent: -50

Overall GiG Score: -50

SKILL FORCE DEVELOPMENT

SKILLFORCE INSPIRES YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUCCEED BY WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLS AND BY DRAWING ON THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES OF PREDOMINANTLY EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

This charity is in Administration or Insolvent

Established: 20 years

CREDITOR.CORRESPONDENCE@SMITHCOOPER.CO.UK

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/18		£4,665	£4,001	£664	£336	£1,714	£1,543	4.6	107	0
31/03/17		£5,089	£4,696	£393	£215	£1,117	£958	2.4	106	29
31/03/16		£5,838	£5,670	£169	£534	£724	£338	0.7	134	28
31/03/15		£6,905	£7,244	£-339	£464	£588	£192	0.3	168	25
31/03/14		£6,729	£7,052	£-323	£388	£927	£494	0.8	175	5
31/03/13		£8,119	£7,958	£161	£406	£1,249	£1,128	1.7	187	0
31/03/12		£7,208	£7,007	£200	£395	£1,088	£983	1.7	170	0
31/03/11		£6,608	£6,364	£243	£285	£888	£650	1.2	159	0
31/03/10		£7,464	£7,435	£29	£320	£645	£540	0.9	177	0
31/03/09		£8,959	£9,877	£-918	£370	£615	£540	0.7	217	0
31/03/08		£9,462	£9,664	£-203	£273	£1,534	£1,490	1.8	228	0
31/03/07		£8,694	£8,465	£228	£228	£1,736	£1,715	2.4	200	0
31/03/06		£7,497	£6,914	£583	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£6,923	£5,998	£925	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 43%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 4.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

107 employees

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
Dulverton Trust - The Prince William Award in Derby
£75,000	13/02/2019	The Prince William Award in Derby
Ministry of Defence - ALB - Armed forces Covenant Fund Trust- Covenent Fund
£20,000	01/04/2018	Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants for local projects that support community integration or local delivery of services.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards SkillsForce Primary Pathway Project
£5,000	24/06/2015	Towards SkillsForce Primary Pathway Project
Dulverton Trust - SkillForce East Anglia
£75,000	23/10/2013	SkillForce East Anglia
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to SkillForce Development
£112,600	05/12/2012 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of the Skill Force Team Leader to provide alternative vocational training for NEET young people in Birmingham

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How is it governed?

Trustees (14)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 12/14 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 43-73

CHRISTOPHER JAMES LUCK RAF Appointed: 2018

DAVID COURTLEY Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Business Consultant

JANE LIDDELL Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Rtd Head Of Education Services North Lanarkshire C

JOHN GELLETT Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director

MAJOR GENERAL RETIRED Appointed: 2018

MS ABI TOPLEY Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Compliance Consultant

MARIA ELISABETH JOHANNA PAULINE VAN BOVEN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Managing Director Research & Analytics

PATRICK TRUEMAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director

PAUL KETT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Civil Servant

RACHEL ELIZABETH HANGER Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

SHELLEY COLLINS

SIR IAIN MCMILLAN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director

TIM RENNIE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Lawyer

MATT BRIERS Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/07/2004, number: 1105022
Registered at Companies House on 10/12/2003, number: 04991442

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR05: 2 days late,

Main office

Smith Cooper Ltd
St. Helens House
King Street
DERBY
DE1 3EE

Objectives

5. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO:- 5.1 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE INCLUDING, BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO, THOSE WHO ARE AT RISK OF BEING EXCLUDED FROM SCHOOL OR FURTHER EDUCATION OR WHO ARE NOT OTHERWISE DERIVING THE FULL BENEFIT FROM SCHOOL OR FURTHER EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. 5.2 THE RELIEF AND SUPPORT OF FORMER SERVICE PERSONNEL IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE. THE CHARITY WILL ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTS PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY UTILISING THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE OF FORMER SERVICE PERSONNEL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

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