Finance Score: 8
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 14
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +14
Overall GiG Score: 25 ?

BLACK SOUTH WEST NETWORK 

BSWN supports BME and other marginal community organisations in the South West. Its vision and mission are to promote and advocate on behalf of the BME and other marginal Voluntary and Community Sector organisations (BVCS). To strengthen the BVCS by increasing influence in policy arenas, developing the capacity, providing support, facilitating skills and knowledge sharing across the sector.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end but this has been generated by an income surplus in the latest year and spending has been increasing rapidly
Established: 16 years
(18 years as a company)

https://www.blacksouthwestnetwork.org

admin@bswn.org.uk

01179396648

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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
31/03/23£1,546£880£666£1£1,683£1,17316100
31/03/22£1,083£615£468£1£971£5641180
31/03/21£840£539£301£9£503£224572
31/03/20£350£247£104n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/19£192£96£96n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£74£73£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£94£70£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£56£50£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£7£10£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£58£51£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£133£140£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£231£220£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£289£251£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£294£301£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£285£252£32£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 70%
Reserves/Spending: 16 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 19 months
Quick Ratio: 15.9
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Who works here?
  • 10 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£660,381
Quartet Community Foundation£405,175
The Clothworkers Foundation£180,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund£165,691
Joseph Rowntree Foundation£120,000
Barrow Cadbury Trust£90,000
Power to Change£82,000
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£82,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Power to Change - COM-TECH - Black South West Network
£82,000 02/10/2023
360G-ptc-gr-18805COM-TECH - Black South West Network
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Black South West Network
£20,000 25/04/2023
To provide 150 hot, culturally appropriate meals for Black and Minoritised households per week over 3 month pilot to address Cost of Living Crisis needs in communities.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Black South West Network
£272,000 13/03/2023
To build the capacity of VCSE organisations in Bristol, enabling strong and confident leadership in the sector and reflects the diversity of the city.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Evaluation of an approach to racial justice work
£2,000 18/01/2023
Black South West Network (BSWN) works to build strong Black, Asian, and minority ethnic communities, businesses and organisations that are empowered to flourish while challenging systemic barriers in ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Black South West Network
£30,000 30/11/2022
Grant uplift 'Cost of Living crisis': purchase and construction of a building for a charity supporting minority ethnic communities in Bristol
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Black South West Network
£165,691 30/11/2022
Re-Telling and Reimagining the Histories and Cultural Heritage of Racially Minoritized Communities in the Southwest
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Black South West Network
£650 05/09/2022
Towards the VCSE Strategy Away Day
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Black South West Network
£150,000 21/06/2022
purchase and construction of a building for a charity supporting minority ethnic communities in Bristol
National Lottery Community Fund - Delivering Racial Justice in the South West
£499,950 25/05/2022
The project is using funding towards the cost of their systems wide approach to addressing racial justice across the South West. They will work alongside black and minoritised community led VCSE ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Evaluation of an approach to racial justice work
£40,000 11/05/2022
Black South West Network (BSWN) works to build strong Black, Asian, and minority ethnic communities, businesses and organisations that are empowered to flourish while challenging systemic barriers in ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - The Coach House B.A.M.E Hub - Influencing Stakeholders
£9,040 14/01/2021
11
The time of the Director to engage the relevant stakeholders, investors and funders, policy setters and key institutions alongside providing day-to-day management for the Coach House Social ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Infrastructure grant to Black South West Network
£30,000 08/12/2020
12
Unrestricted grant over one year to Black South West Network under the Infrastructure funding programme
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Black South West Network
£10,000 08/12/2020
Toward the continuing cost of delivering a food hub during the coronavirus outbreak that sources and distributes culturally appropriate food packages.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Black South West Network
£120,000 28/11/2020
36
Core costs
Barrow Cadbury Trust - One City Approach to Race Equality
£90,000 24/10/2020
36
To fund a policy post to support the change towards race equality in Bristol
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Black South West Network
£15,000 06/10/2020
Continued Emergency co-ordination of intensive 1-2-1 support and virtual sessions to support BAME community groups rebuild by raising resources to tackle the disproportionate affect of Covid-19 on ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Changemaking in Race Equality: Testing and learning through strategic approaches
£40,000 22/09/2020
Black South West Network (BSWN) works to build independent Black, Asian and minoritized communities, businesses and organisations that are empowered to flourish while challenging systemic barriers ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Saving Lives 24/7
£160,431 18/09/2020
11
The funding aims to effectively support African Caribbean Black African and Asian communities Somali Pakistani Sudanese and Yemeni families in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. This includes help ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Black South West Network
£10,000 16/07/2020
Toward the continuing cost of delivering a food hub during the coronavirus outbreak that sources and distributes culturally appropriate food packages.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£10,000 16/07/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Black South West Network
£10,000 27/06/2020
Towards research into the state and future of the VCSE sector in Bristol.
Quartet Community Foundation - Catalysing BAME Led Community Groups in COVID19 Emergency
£15,000 04/06/2020
Toward emergency co-ordination of intensive 1-2-1 support and virtual sessions to support BAME groups to rebuild by raising resources to tackle the disproportionate impacts of Coronavirus on ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Catalysing BAME Led Community Groups in COVID19 Emergency
£5,000 04/06/2020
Toward emergency co-ordination of intensive 1-2-1 support and virtual sessions to support BAME groups to rebuild by raising resources to tackle the disproportionate impacts of Coronavirus on ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Black South West Network
£10,000 30/04/2020
A food depot, distribution & satellite model operating from Malcolm X Community Centre as the main hub to supply culturally appropriate ingredients to underserved BAME people in Bristol's ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Reinvigorating Bristol's Malcolm X Community Centre
£28,485 12/02/2020
25
BSWN are to be the Accountable Body for a Business Operations Manager to second to The Malcolm X Community Centre, enabling the Centre to develop its community anchor role in Bristol.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Black Southwest Network (BSWN)
£185,700 09/01/2019
Developing BSWN’s ICH Management Capacity
Quartet Community Foundation - BRISTOL SOMALI CULTURAL FESTIVAL 2018
£2,500 23/08/2018
0
A contribution toward the cost of holding the Bristol Somali Cultural Festival 2018.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Social Investment Connect
£59,900 08/02/2018
25
Provide BAME VCSEs across the South West with information and support on social investment; identify investment ready organisations and link to funders
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Black Southwest Network (BSWN)
£73,000 08/02/2017
#ThereISBlackInTheUnionJack
Quartet Community Foundation - Developing and agreeing a Business Plan 2016-2021
£3,000 22/08/2016
3
Toward the the cost of employing a consultant to assist in developing the group's 5 year business plan.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Black Southwest Network (BSWN)
£64,700 01/07/2015
Where Are We From and Who Are We Now? - Bristol Somali Diaspora
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Black Southwest Network (BSWN)
£46,900 01/05/2013
Race’ through the Generations: Digital stories from BME communities in Gloucester and Bristol
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 41-62
  • AFZAL SHAH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Local Authority Councillor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/04/2008, number: 1123633
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/04/2005, number: 05437953
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR15: 28 days late, AR14: 25 days late,
Main office

The Coach House
2 Upper York Street
BRISTOL
BS2 8QN

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN THE SOUTH WEST REGION OF ENGLAND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL AND IN PARTICULAR PEOPLE OF AFRICAN, AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN, ASIAN, CHINESE AND OTHER MINORITY GROUPS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST ON THE BASIS OF COLOUR, RACE OR NATIONALITY, BY MEANS OF:3.1 LIASING BETWEEN CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER GROUPS ON RELEVANT ISSUES INCLUDING THOSE THAT AFFECT MINORITY GROUPS;3.2 IDENTIFYING NEEDS IN THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND ESTABLISHING PROJECTS OR POLICIES TO ADDRESS THEM;3.3 PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE OPERATION OF, OR PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN GENERAL AND MINORITY GROUPS IN PARTICULAR;3.4 ACTING AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR ESPECIALLY ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS OF MINORITY GROUPS IN RELATION TO GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND LEGISLATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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