Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

GRAFT THAMES VALLEY LTD

Relief of unemployment for disabled / disadvantaged people by the provision of employment opportunities and work related training opportunities. Provision of work trials, training and in-work support. Support for clients to achieve both soft and hard outcomes.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 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
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 17 years

www.graft.org.uk

info@graft.org.uk

07483341353

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
31/03/23	£43	£49	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/22	£58	£62	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/21	£61	£42	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/20	£34	£34	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/19	£24	£30	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/18	£28	£33	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£46	£33	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£35	£69	£-34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£152	£131	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£123	£115	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£121	£125	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£115	£113	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£104	£98	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£54	£63	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£58	£67	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/04/08	£122	£94	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Bracknell Forest, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
4 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Levelling Up for Work
£10,000	27/05/2022	The funding will be used to provide a series of training sessions and workshops to help people living with Autism (ASD) to level up and have a fairer chance of gaining and sustaining meaningful paid ....more The funding will be used to provide a series of training sessions and workshops to help people living with Autism (ASD) to level up and have a fairer chance of gaining and sustaining meaningful paid employment. The project aims to improve soft skills such as confidence communication and social interactions – along with digital competencies literacy & numeracy.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,800	29/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Being Me
£9,883	04/04/2019 12	The organisation will run a 12 week course to support people with Asperger's syndrome. The project aims to support people to improve their confidence, communication, social and employment skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - Diversity in Action Plus
£224,261	21/11/2012 24	This continuing project based in Reading aims to provide bespoke training and employability support to disabled or disadvantaged people seeking work.The group will provide an initial assessment of ....more This continuing project based in Reading aims to provide bespoke training and employability support to disabled or disadvantaged people seeking work.The group will provide an initial assessment of clients, as well as information, skills assessment and action planning. There will also be job search support including CV writing, job clubs, help with completing applications, interview skills audit, volunteering opportunities and mentoring. The project will also offer training from a range of 14 workshops.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 32-69

HILARY DANELIAN Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Career And Transition Coach

KATHERINE MINGON GRAFE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Self Employed

LAKSHIKA KHULLAR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Product Strategy Advisor

MADDIE MCCARTNEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Product Owner (Seo)

MICHAEL HODGES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Charity Worker

PAULETTE FALCONER (Chair) Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/05/2007, number: 1119388
Registered at Companies House on 06/12/2006, number: 06021004

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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

16 returns made; all on time

Main office

WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH
84 QUEENS ROAD
READING
RG1 4BW

Objectives

1) TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT BY:A) THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND TRAINING TO UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS CONCERNING MATTERS OF EMPLOYMENT, SELF EMPLOYMENTB) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE ENTERPRISESC) THE PROVISION OF JOB SEARCH AND JOB CLUB FACILITIES AND SUPPORT IN CURRICULUM VITAE WRITING2) THE RELIEF OF NEED FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL SUPPORT BY WAY OF ACCOMMODATION, CHILD CARE FACILITIES OR ASSISTANCE WITH TRANSPORT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE READING AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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