Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

N-COMPASS TOWARDS A BRIGHTER FUTURE LIMITED

The relief of those in need by reason of facing disadvantage through illness, disability, age, the demands of the carers role, social exclusion or adverse life events, by providing information and services to enable those people to improve their quality of life. The advancement of education to address the difficulties faced by disadvantaged people seeking to express themselves.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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
31/03/24£6,245£6,303£-58£0£1,066£1,06621380
31/03/23£6,684£6,703£-19£0£1,098£1,0982150198
31/03/22£6,291£6,245£46£0£1,120£1,1202.2165218
31/03/21£5,237£5,119£118£0£1,074£1,0742.5142237
31/03/20?£6,326£6,180£146£0£956£9561.9144190
31/03/18£5,470£5,517£-47£0£803£8031.71440
31/03/17£4,844£4,751£93£0£850£8502.11070
31/03/16£3,932£3,681£251£0£758£7582.5880
31/03/15£2,129£2,041£88£5£506£4882.9720
31/03/14£1,817£1,897£-80£5£419£4192.6550
31/03/13£1,643£1,515£128£5£499£4993.9480
31/03/12£1,416£1,389£27£80£371£2051.8380
31/03/11£1,274£1,307£-33£4£344£1711.6360
31/03/10£1,268£1,152£116£3£378£1261.3290

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 34%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 16 years

https://www.n-compass.org.uk/

admin@n-compass.org.uk

03450138208

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • 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
BBC Children in Need£99,061
DCMS£69,810
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to n-compass North West Limited
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 17/09/2021
N-compass Lancashire Deaf Link Service
BBC Children in Need - Grant to n-compass North West Limited
£98,561 21/12/2020
This project will provide one to one counselling and group support sessions for young people experiencing poor mental health and wellbeing. It will lead to improved family relationships, raised aspirations and better emotional wellbeing.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£69,810 23/07/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to n-compass North West Limited
£107,522 02/03/2018
36
The Butterfly and Phoenix project will deliver one to one and group counselling for young people actively engaging in self-harming or at increased risk of doing so. They will increase their personal resilience and have an improved network of support.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-65
  • ADAM DAVID GRAINGER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Company Director
  • AJAY PATEL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Company Director
  • ANGIE BOYLE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director
  • CATHERINE SCIVIER (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Trustee
  • CAROLINE MARY SMITH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Company Director
  • CATHERINE WALSH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Trustee
  • DR MANDY PATRICIA DIXON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Senior Manager For Business Engagement, Health & M
  • JANET EDWARDS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Trustee
  • JOANNA FRITH-WILLIAMS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Trustee
  • JORDAN LEWIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director
  • RACHAEL MCCULLOUGH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/03/2009, number: 1128809
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/03/2009, number: 06845210
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
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
  • Investing charity funds 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
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from CARLISLE CARERS LIMITED on 17/05/2021
Main office

1 EDWARD VII QUAY
NAVIGATION WAY
ASHTON ON RIBBLE
PRESTON
PR2 2YF

Objectives

4(1) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF FACING DISADVANTAGE THROUGH ILLNESS, DISABILITY, AGE, THE DEMANDS OF THE CARER'S ROLE, SOCIAL EXCLUSION OR ADVERSE LIFE EVENTS, BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THOSE PEOPLE TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.4(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION TO ADDRESS THE DIFFICULTIES FACED BY DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE SEEKING TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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