Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

VALUES ACADEMY 

To advance the full or part-time education of children and young people aged 11-18 who by reason of exclusion from education or otherwise by special educational needs may not for any period received suitable provision unless alternatives are made for them. To promote or advance for the benefit of the social welfare or education of people living in the area of benefit in which the charity operates.
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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*£1,262£1,234£28£0£425£0n/a381
31/03/22£1,153£1,145£8£0£397£0n/a360
31/03/21£1,094£1,167£-73£0£389£0n/a420
31/03/20*£1,269£1,250£20£0£462£0n/a450
31/03/19£1,195£1,188£8£0£442£0n/a450
31/03/18£1,198£1,075£123£0£435£0n/a450
31/03/17£1,115£1,061£54£0£312£0n/a490
31/03/16£1,077£1,096£-19£0£257£0n/a530
31/03/15£1,251£1,107£145£0£276£0n/a540
31/03/14?£1,179£1,222£-43£15£131£30450
31/12/12£956£872£83£13£175£30600
31/12/11*£832£738£93£2£91£30390
31/12/10£493£559£-66£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 15 years
(25 years as a company)

www.valuesacademy.org.uk

info@valuesacademy.org.uk

0121 523 0222

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Warwickshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 38 employees
  • 1 volunteer

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 - Values Home and Away Project
£10,000 06/01/2016
12
The group will use the funding to provide a residential trip for the benefit of SEN pupils. This will broaden the experiences of the beneficiaries and engage them in activities designed to improve ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Ingestre Hall Residential Week
£10,000 06/08/2014
12
Not Available

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 51-66
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/10/2009, number: 1131991
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/08/1998, number: 03618159
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR23: 19 days late, AR20: 59 days late, AR11: 0 days late,
Main office

15 Key Hill
Hockley
Birmingham
B18 5PB

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION;TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 BY PROVIDING ADVICEAND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHERACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:A. ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS,CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY ASINDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;B. ADVANCING EDUCATION;C. RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;D. PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASONOF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMICCIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCHPERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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