Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 10

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 17

ABLAZE A BUSINESS LEARNING ACTION ZONE FOR EDUCATION

Projects designed to improve aspiration, achievement and attainment in schools

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
Spending has increased 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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 19 years

www.ablazebristol.org

enquiries@ablazebristol.org

07467225034

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£138	£176	£-38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	252
31/08/21		£133	£152	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	130
31/08/20		£143	£157	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	435
31/08/19		£219	£160	£58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	471
31/08/18		£165	£133	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	546
31/08/17		£150	£109	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16		£144	£118	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15		£85	£89	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14		£79	£90	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13		£75	£95	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/12		£142	£132	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/11		£113	£155	£-42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/10		£119	£160	£-41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/09		£174	£152	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/08		£180	£162	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/07	*	£131	£91	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/06	*	£131	£91	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
252 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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£40,000
Quartet Community Foundation	£10,000
Woodward Charitable Trust	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
£3,000	15/03/2024	Core costs
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to ABLAZE
£5,000	09/02/2024 12	Project and Programme Management costs for development and delivery of programmes which support young people's employability through mentoring.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to ABLAZE
£5,000	09/03/2023	To provide mentoring for young people in schools to deliver key skills including reading, employability and careers skills.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	03/12/2021	Ablaze Mentoring in Primary and Secondary Schools
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	18/06/2019	Core costs
OVO Foundation - It's Right to Write
£3,400	02/03/2018	This grant was used to fund a writing course which was delivered over five workshops for 20 pupils. The course was delivered in Woodlands Academy which is one of OVO's partner schools in Bristol
OVO Foundation - Secondary school mentoring
£4,300	18/09/2017	This grant was used to support the delivery of WEM's Group Mentoring programme. Through this programme, OVO employees mentored secondary students from local schools in Bristol.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to ABLAZE
£4,980	02/12/2016	Towards the cost of running the Book Worms programme that enables 11-13 year olds to increase their literacy skills with 1-2-1 help from volunteers.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-65

ASHLEY JOHN REGINALD DANIELLS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Associate Lawyer

BETHAN EVANS (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant

JULIA SIAN THOMAS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Human Resources

RICHARD STOKES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Culture & Inclusion Manager

SHAWNETT MORGAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Teacher, Other trusteeship: BRISTOL AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH,

SIMON RUPERT JOHN WILKS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: It Business Development Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/08/2005, number: 1110956
Registered at Companies House on 08/03/2005, number: 05385880

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

17 returns made; AR07: 35 days late, AR06: 130 days late,

Main office

C/O MILSTED LANGDON
Freshford House
Redcliffe Way
BRISTOL
BS1 6NL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF YOUNG PEOPLE, BY CREATING, DEVELOPING AND SUSTAINING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND THE PUBLIC SECTORS, THEREBY RAISING THE EQUITY AND QUALITY OF EDUCATION AND THE ASPIRATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

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