Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 5
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

INCLUSION VENTURES LIMITED 

To promote the mental moral and physical development and improvement of young people within the North East Essex community ( in particular those who are socially excluded or at risk of becoming socially excluded) by working with them and their families to enable them to become responsible members of society so that their condition of life and that of their community be improved.
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Established: 18 years

www.inclusionventures.co.uk

admin@inclusionventures.co.uk

01255688685

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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
31/07/22£655£673£-19£0£517£1522.7152
31/07/21£550£328£222£0£536£1766.5162
31/07/20£344£273£71n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/07/19£207£213£-6n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/07/18£242£220£22£0£0£0n/a05
31/07/17*£258£212£46£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/16£226£243£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/15£265£240£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/14£215£213£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/13£213£220£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/12£199£209£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/11£175£156£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/10£112£116£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/09£121£152£-31£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/08£331£266£65£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/07£91£93£-3£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 29%
Reserves/Spending: 2.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 17.4
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • 15 employees
  • 2 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
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Inclusion Ventures Ltd
£1,000 16/03/2023
purchase of equipment and help with running costs for a newly formed stay and play toddler group in Jaywick
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Inclusion Ventures Ltd
£6,000 09/03/2023
to continue and expand a healthy food provision In Jaywick and Clacton
National Lottery Community Fund - Nourish and Flourish
£9,950 27/01/2023
The funding will be used to support the provision of cooked meals in 6 weekly drop-in community sessions as well as expanding the food provisions to their new community base. This project aims to ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Inclusion Ventures Ltd
£10,000 28/04/2022
towards the salary of a part-time community centre manager in Jaywick
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Inclusion Ventures Ltd
£4,500 06/01/2022
to support a community food project in Jaywick
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Inclusion Ventures Ltd
£6,000 11/02/2021
to purchase equipment for and running costs of an outreach project in Clacton supporting young people at risk of anti-social behaviour and also involvement with the County Lines drug culture
Essex Community Foundation - PK Outreach project
£4,550 06/02/2020
12
To support an outreach project in Clacton for young people at risk of involvement with the County Lines drug culture
National Lottery Community Fund - Inclusion Ventures Community Hub
£483,615 31/01/2020
Inclusion Ventures (IV) provides support to young people in Jaywick, Essex. The organisation will use funding to expand its provision by purchasing and refurbishing a new youth-focused community hub ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Ventures
£1,221,488 30/05/2019
60
The organisation will use funding to provide a safe and secure environment for vulnerable young people to feel safe and supported, and tackle fast-increasing gang activity, crime and wide-reaching ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Inclusion Ventures (Development Grant)
£21,000 07/05/2019
12
This organisation runs drop-in sessions for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. The project offers young people a specialised staff team that understand the underlying issues that lead young ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Inclusion Ventures
£129,450 23/10/2018
36
Art, drama and play therapy for young people living in an area of high deprivation and experiencing a range of disadvantages. Sessions will help improve emotional health, develop positive ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Continuation of Sessional Youth Worker Role
£10,000 11/10/2017
12
The project will employ sessional youth workers to who will continue to deliver positive activities for vulnerable young people at their Clacton venue, with the aim of preventing them from ....more
Comic Relief - Strengthening Inclusion
£36,000 30/11/2016
24
Based in the heart of Jaywick in Essex, the most deprived area in England, Inclusion Ventures provides engaging, safe activities and support for children and young people to help them to build ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Inclusion Ventures
£105,000 26/05/2015
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of a Development Worker and two part-time Youth Workers at a youth project in a deprived area of Essex
National Lottery Community Fund - Jaywick Voices
£10,000 13/04/2015
12
The group will use the funding to deliver a series of creative workshops for disadvantaged young people that will culminate in the creation of a film celebrating their achievements which will be ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Inclusion Ventures
£450,420 24/03/2015
48
Not Available
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Inclusion Ventures
£32,300 26/04/2013
Inclusion venture provides support and activities for young people from deprived areas. The Health Development Worker provides support to enable young people to stay emotionally and physically ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - West Clacton Inclusion Ventures
£490,838 09/06/2010
60
This project supports young people in Clacton and Jaywick through the provision of educational, recreational and physical activities. Free drop-in sessions are currently offered in addition to a ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-74
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/04/2006, number: 1113939
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/07/2004, number: 05174648
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR17: 5 days late,
Main office

1 - 7 Broadway
Jaywick
CLACTON-ON-SEA
Essex
CO15 2EB

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO PROMOTE THE MENTAL MORAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITHIN THE NORTH ESSEX COMMUNITY (IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED OR AT RISK OF BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED) BY WORKING WITH THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY TO ENABLE THEM TO BECOME RERPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY SO THAT THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE AND THAT OF THE ESSEX COMMUNITY BE IMPROVED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTH EAST ESSEX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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