Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

THE RISE TRUST

Providing social development support and activities for the North Wiltshire community - aged 0-19 years. Children's Centre programmes and outreach for parents and children under 5 years; pre-school settings; health and family support services; Youth safe spaces; detached support and activities; volunteer support for families; Supported Contact Centre and domestic abuse help and support.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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 and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£1,196£1,195£1£0£705£5605.65855
31/03/22£1,197£1,123£73£0£703£5215.65566
31/03/21£1,134£1,042£91£0£630£4595.35874
31/03/20£1,203£1,146£57£0£539£3964.15865
31/03/19£1,201£1,268£-66£0£482£3283.136101
31/03/18£1,272£1,198£75£0£548£2582.6350
31/03/17£1,304£1,034£270£0£474£2773.2610
31/03/16£728£647£81£0£203£1743.2460
31/03/15£733£710£24£18£122£901.5290
31/03/14£712£670£42£15£99£771.4310
31/03/13£609£602£8£15£57£400.8210
31/03/12£540£526£15£11£49£400.9220
31/03/11*£339£350£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£339£350£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£159£145£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£102£76£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£25£4£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 79%
Reserves/Spending: 5.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 17.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 18 years

www.therisetrust.org

admin@therisetrust.org

01249 463040

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Wiltshire Community Foundation£10,681
National Lottery Community Fund£7,930
Co-Operative Group£2,746
Ministry of Justice£2,670
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MH increased Chippenham youth work and positive activities summer holidays
£7,930 04/08/2023
The funding will be used to deliver additional detached youth work and activities to young people aged 11 to 18 and up to 25 years of age for young people with additional needs during the summer holidays. The project aims to reduce anti-social ....more
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to The RISE Trust
£5,428 15/12/2022
The Rise Trust provides services for children and families including Children's Centres and youth provision. Funding is towards the development of young leaders/mentors in their youth clubs.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The RISE Trust
£2,746 22/10/2022
We would like to provide a social opportunity for children and parents alongside other services. We would share information on our own service as well as inviting other services to attend.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - RISE youth Detached outreach
£2,500 20/01/2021
To deliver street based Outreach to young people who are out in the community, offering a listening ear, signposting to services and to our other Centre based indoor provision.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to The RISE Trust
£2,753 07/07/2020
Detached youth work in Chippenham, Calne, Malmesbury and Cricklade.
Ministry of Justice - Supported Child Contact Centres
£2,670 01/01/2020
To help sustain supported contact centres to contribute to costs to enable them to continue delivering supported contact in the community.
Ministry of Justice - Supported Contact
£2,850 01/04/2017
Delivery of Separated Parent Information Programme to participants ordered to attend by Family Courts (CA 1989)
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Rise Trust
£14,800 26/04/2013
The Rise Trust provides a range of services for children and families living in Chippenham. The after school club provides places for children who have additional needs. Through play and support the children improve their confidence and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-81
  • ANITA SEATON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Public Servant
  • CLAIRE TRACY HAYES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired Accountant
  • DAVID POWELL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired
  • DR MIRENA WAINWRIGHT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Psychologist Lecturer
  • EVE CALE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Small Business Owner
  • MO ELLEN SIMMONS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Midwife/Nurse
  • REV SIMON DAVID DUNN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Church Of England Priest
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/05/2006, number: 1114446
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/12/2005, number: 05662408
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR11: 96 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from CHIPPENHAM STREET PASTORS on 17/11/2021
Main office

The Rise Trust Childrens Centre
The Oaks
CHIPPENHAM
SN15 1DU

Objectives

TO PROMOTE GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF CHIPPENHAM AND OTHER PARTS OF WILTSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA;TO PROVIDE RELIEF FROM FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND SOCIAL AND/OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE AMONGST ITS RESIDENTS;TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ITS RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES (INCLUDING EDUCATION IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH); AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THE LIFE OF THEIR COMMUNITY IN WAYS WHICH ADDRESS AND ALLEVIATE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE. FULLY IN SOCIETY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CHIPPENHAM AND OTHER PARTS OF WILTSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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