Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times

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

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 9

BUILDING FUTURES EAST LIMITED

Our aim is significant social impact through the creation of business that creates local employment opportunities through delivery of appropriate local services. The services we provide being of a tangible benefit to local communities, and more specifically neighbourhoods of need.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £49,921 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Established: 16 years

www.buildingfutureseast.org

admin@buildingfutureseast.org

01912632752

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
30/09/22		£719	£680	£39	£71	£-39	£-50	-0.9	22	40
30/09/21	*	£948	£918	£30	£81	£-78	£-84	-1.1	29	50
30/09/20		£701	£677	£25	£56	£-108	£-108	-1.9	23	50
30/09/19		£474	£557	£-83	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/09/18	*	£420	£474	£-53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	1
30/09/17		£394	£438	£-44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/16		£470	£452	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/15		£508	£485	£23	£69	£70	£35	0.9	14	0
30/09/14?		£946	£903	£43	£98	£47	£47	0.6	20	0
31/03/13		£545	£587	£-41	£84	£3	£-1	-0	16	0
31/03/12		£586	£706	£-120	£90	£45	£36	0.6	20	0
31/03/11		£969	£814	£155	£25	£165	£165	2.4	15	0
31/03/10		£498	£571	£-73	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£489	£405	£84	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 123%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 128%
Reserves/Spending: -0.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

22 employees
40 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

Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£35,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£28,885
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£26,500
Power to Change	£8,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Power to Change - LTW - Building Futures East Limited
£8,000	04/07/2023	360G-ptc-gr-17553LTW - Building Futures East Limited
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Women Together
£9,701	15/07/2022	The funding will be used to continue to support domestic abuse victims with practical and emotional group recovery. The project aims to improve mental health and ensure women have access to the ....more The funding will be used to continue to support domestic abuse victims with practical and emotional group recovery. The project aims to improve mental health and ensure women have access to the correct support.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Building Futures East
£1,500	24/06/2021	Core costs to support the organisation’s work to address poverty and disadvantage in the labour-market in Newcastle
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - The organisation’s work to address poverty and disadvantage in the labour-market in East Newcastle arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
£25,000	27/05/2021	The organisation’s work to address poverty and disadvantage in the labour-market in East Newcastle arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Building Futures East
£25,000	27/05/2021	The organisation’s work to address poverty and disadvantage in the labour-market in East Newcastle arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
National Lottery Community Fund - Walker Recovery Project
£9,758	12/01/2021 12	The funding will be used to provide a tailored package of emergency support for the local community in Walker due to the impact of COVID-19. This will involve employability support financial and debt ....more The funding will be used to provide a tailored package of emergency support for the local community in Walker due to the impact of COVID-19. This will involve employability support financial and debt advice wellbeing calls and signposting to other health services. This aims to reduce isolation and improve mental health and wellbeing.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Support for local residents affected by the Covid 19 pandemic
£5,000	07/05/2020	Support for local residents affected by the Covid 19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - support for local residents affected by the Covid 19 pandemic
£5,000	07/05/2020	support for local residents affected by the Covid 19 pandemic
National Lottery Community Fund - My Future Matters
£9,426	26/09/2019 12	My Future Matters
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Youth BEaT Project - Year 3.
£9,866	01/04/2019	Youth BEaT Project - Year 3.
National Lottery Community Fund - Women Together 1/2
£194,997	21/03/2019 36	Women Together 1/2
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - to offer numeracy support as part of existing support programmes
£3,000	30/01/2019	to offer numeracy support as part of existing support programmes
National Lottery Community Fund - East End Women - DIY/Home Maintenance
£9,204	03/05/2018 12	The group will deliver a DIY and home maintenance programme and support for women who have been affected by domestic violence, developing their practical and employability skills for the future.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Youth BEaT Project Year 1
£9,388	07/03/2018	Youth BEaT Project Year 1
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Youth BEaT Project Year 2
£9,722	04/01/2018	Youth BEaT Project Year 2
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Walker SOUP
£4,921	26/04/2017	Walker SOUP
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards St. Paul's Community Garden
£10,000	22/03/2017	Towards St. Paul's Community Garden
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards 'Care Start'
£9,992	02/02/2017	Towards 'Care Start'
Pears Foundation - Grant to Building Futures East
£118,950	08/01/2016 24	National Youth Social Action Fund Starter SOUP_x000D_
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Building Futures East
£34,183	20/11/2015 12	Grant to provide training and job opportunities in an environmental improvement programme in Walker.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Walker SOUP
£3,600	23/09/2015	Towards Walker SOUP
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Emergency funding to address short term cash flow issue
£9,620	23/04/2015	Towards Emergency funding to address short term cash flow issue
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Building Futures East
£16,000	27/04/2012	the salary of the Health and Social Care Vocational Skills Tutor

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 28-77

ASHLEIGH LOUISE WRIGHT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Commercial Director

BRUCE STEWART SHEPHERD Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Director

CHRISTOPHER MARK SAYERS Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Chairman, University Of Northumbria, Other trusteeship: FAITH WELFARE TRUST,

DAISY ALYS TURNELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing Consultant

DR EMMA BARRON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Development Manager

EVETTE CALLENDER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: None

HELEN MARIA WOODS-WATERS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive

KERRY LOUISE MCFARLANE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor

PETER STONER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Data Manager

PHOEBE ELIZABETH CRABTREE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/08/2008, number: 1125555
Registered at Companies House on 29/05/2007, number: 06261491

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR21: 109 days late, AR18: 86 days late,

Main office

BUILDING FUTURES EAST
WHITE STREET
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE6 3PJ

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR THE EAST END OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE THE AREA OF BENEFIT) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY:2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RE-TRAINING3)_ THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND SOCIAL EDUCATION OF OPPORTUNITIES AND FACILITIES FOR RECREATION, LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION AND PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF THE TARGET AREA, AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, ABILITY, GENDER, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NEED OF SUCH OPPORTUNITIES AND FACILITIES.4) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT.5) THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND PROVISION OF CHILDCARE.6) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME.7) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY ARISE FROM TIME TO TIME TO BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE CHARITIES COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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