Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 3

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -1

INNOVISTA INTERNATIONAL

The charity works to identify and develop young leaders - in their twenties and thirties - to bring hope to their communities with the Christian faith.Leadership development involves a range of initiatives including training, coaching, mentoring and a wide range of service projects with a focus on areas that are under-resourced.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
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
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Established: 19 years

www.innovista.org

info@innovista.org

01865788350

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£1,193	£1,025	£168	£108	£425	£115	1.4	11	0
31/12/21		£685	£550	£135	£103	£248	£87	1.9	12	15
31/12/20		£634	£642	£-7	£124	£114	£29	0.5	14	18
31/12/19		£634	£772	£-138	£116	£121	£18	0.3	16	32
31/12/18		£686	£609	£77	£99	£259	£137	2.7	15	39
31/12/17		£618	£531	£87	£65	£182	£57	1.3	15	0
31/12/16		£530	£495	£35	£52	£95	£22	0.5	14	0
31/12/15		£442	£434	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£390	£351	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£303	£301	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£286	£271	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£262	£269	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£274	£303	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£299	£302	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£369	£326	£43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	*	£296	£300	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	*	£286	£296	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£30	£26	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 27%
Reserves/Spending: 1.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 13.8

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

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

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Northern Ireland, Oxfordshire, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

11 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
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Re-establishing relationships
£3,000	19/05/2021	Re-establishing relationships with isolated young people and enable them to bounce back from the pandemic.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - COVID-19 Responding to vulnerable young people through new activities during the Coronavirus pandemic
£3,116	29/04/2020 3	Advice & support - online youth work to build resilience and maintain a positive attitude through a time of challenging events
Oxford City Council - Grant to Innovista International
£6,000	01/04/2019	Funding awarded to run a year long intensive mentoring programme targeting 14 'high risk' young people on Barton & Sandhills.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Equipping Young People in South Abingdon
£6,131	15/10/2018 11	We will run a mentoring programme for 10 young people in South Abingdon so that by the end of it they are equipped with the skills, and have developed character, so that they can confidently take ....more We will run a mentoring programme for 10 young people in South Abingdon so that by the end of it they are equipped with the skills, and have developed character, so that they can confidently take social action opportunities in their community. We have already identified six young people who would benefit from this input who are aged 15-17. The programme will consist of weekly one-to-one mentoring with either a Thrive South Abingdon youth worker or a trained volunteer. They will help the young people develop the skills and attitudes required for them to become productive members of society. Mentors will encourage the young people to set achievable goals such as re-engagement with education, considering their training pathway to improve their prospects for the future, and planning towards gaining employment. These goals will be set within a context of encouraging the young people to engage with social action. Our carefully chosen volunteer mentors will also provide young people with positive role models who are themselves engaging in social action. These mentors will encourage the young people to development their character, helping them to avoid crime and anti-social behaviour that some in their community have modelled.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£30,000	27/06/2018	Believing in Young People
Oxford City Council - Grant to Innovista International
£8,000	19/04/2018	Funding awarded to run a year long intensive mentoring programme targeting 14 'high risk' young people on Barton & Sandhills.
Oxford City Council - Grant to Innovista
£4,500	25/03/2018	Funding was awarded to contribute towards a weekly multi sport club running during term time for young people in Blackbird Leys
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Resilience Builders project
£4,254	28/02/2018 11	Mentor 15 young people from Blackbird Leys.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Young Volunteers
£5,000	08/05/2017 12	Equipping young people with the character and skills to become positive role models in their own community.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Mentoring in the Leys
£5,000	30/03/2017	Young people in the Leys estate face more obstacles than opportunities, which we quantify in terms of: • Child poverty – 34% of children are growing up in poverty; • Family breakdown – 47% of ....more Young people in the Leys estate face more obstacles than opportunities, which we quantify in terms of: • Child poverty – 34% of children are growing up in poverty; • Family breakdown – 47% of families have a lone parent; • Poor education – 63% of young people leave school without 5 GCSEs A*-C including English and Maths. The resilience of the young people will be built up with the following activities: • Providing them with an adult they can trust; • Helping them to map out a sense of their future; • Developing in them the life skills that they need to get there.
Oxford City Council - Grant to Innovista - Thrive Project
£8,000	09/02/2017	Funding awarded to run a year long intensive mentoring programme targeting 14 'high risk' young people on Barton & Sandhills.
Joseph Rank Trust - Thrive, Oxford
£45,000	25/01/2017 36	To fund the Youth Worker in the South Abingdon Thrive Team
Oxford City Council - Grant to Innovista - Thrive Project
£8,000	11/02/2016	Funding awarded to run a year long intensive mentoring programme targeting 12 'high risk' young people on Barton & Sandhills.
Oxford City Council - Grant to Innovista - Thrive Project
£6,000	12/02/2015	Funding awarded to run a year long intensive mentoring programme targeting 12 'high risk' young people on Barton & Sandhills.
Oxford City Council - Grant to Innovista - Thrive Project
£2,892	12/02/2014	Funding was awarded to work with up to 16 girls and young women on Barton who have a low self-esteem.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-53

CLAIRE GOODMAN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director Talent & Development

RICHARD JOHN MYERS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: BIRCH HALL ADVENTURES,

STUART WEEKES Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Director

TIM WILLS Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/03/2005, number: 1108679
Registered at Companies House on 21/02/2005, number: 05371169

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR07: 7 days late, AR06: 51 days late,

Main office

Suite 143
266 Banbury Road
Oxford
OX2 7DL

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR: A) TO COMMUNICATE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN WORD AND DEED IN WAYS THAT CONNECT WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND YOUNG ADULTS B) TO EQUIP CHRISTIANS TO LEAD INNOVATIVE LOCAL MISSION THAT ENGAGES WITH THEIR CONTEXT C) TO INSPIRE AND RESOURCE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES TO ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEAD LOCAL MISSION THAT ENGAGES WITH THEIR CONTEXT 2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR: A) TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND YOUNG ADULTS THAT INCREASES THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND PRACTICE OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP B) TO PROVIDE EDUCATION IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, LIFESTYLE AND VALUES C) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR ALL SUCH EDUCATION AND TRAINING 3. TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR: A) TO EQUIP YOUNG PEOPLE AND YOUNG ADULTS IN DISADVANTAGED* COMMUNITIES WITH UNDERSTANDING, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES FOR LEADERSHIP FOR THE GOOD OF THESE COMMUNITIES B) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF YOUNG PEOPLE SO THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO BETTER IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITY 4. TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE POVERTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR: A) TO COACH, SUPPORT AND RELIEVE YOUNG PEOPLE AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO ARE POOR, DISADVANTAGED*, DEPENDENT OR OTHERWISE IN PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SPIRITUAL OR SOCIAL NEED OR DISTRESS B) TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SERVICES, INCLUDING TRAINING TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THEM C) TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SERVICES, INCLUDING TRAINING, TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE POVERTY

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

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