Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 9
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

THE TALENT FOUNDRY TRUST

Our aim is to promote social mobility by creating and delivering high-quality opportunities for young people in the most deprived communities that will help them develop and build the skills they will need for work in the 21st Century and which will inspire and motivate them to discover what they are amazing at and fulfil their potential.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
31/08/23£1,541£1,391£149£85£788£4213.6181,452
31/08/22£1,071£1,019£52£0£638£2973.5141,015
31/08/21£664£652£12£24£586£2524.610638
31/08/20£960£654£307£0£574£1252.310811
31/08/19£991£882£109£0£268£1331.89882
31/08/18£862£986£-124£0£159£84150
31/08/17£845£867£-22£0£282£300.400
31/08/16£752£684£68£0£304£130.200
31/08/15£980£940£40£23£165£180.210
31/08/14?£985£1,090£-105£108£125£230.310
31/03/13£552£468£84£73£229£1684.310
31/03/12£496£351£145n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£431£483£-51n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 35%
Liabilities/Income: 27%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 53%
Reserves/Spending: 3.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 15 years

www.talentfoundry.org.uk

info@talentfoundry.org.uk

02071480934

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 30/09/2022
An asset-based approach to employability for disadvantaged youth following Covid.
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to The Talent Foundry Trust
£20,000 06/09/2021
Towards a series of targeted pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programmes for disadvantaged young people in the aftermath of the Covid-19.
National Lottery Community Fund - Transforming the lives of disadvantaged young people.
£10,000 21/03/2018
12
The project will fund the charity’s core costs for the service which supports disadvantaged young people by providing education and employment opportunities. This will enable the group to continue their skills development programme and connecting ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 36-71
  • AMY CLARE LEONARD MBE Appointed: 2024
  • CATHERINE LISA MURPHY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Finance Director
  • DUNCAN JAMES SCOTT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Management Consultant
  • FIONA MICHELLE RYLAND Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Hr Director
  • GRAEME WAIND Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Finance Director
  • LORD RICHARD MARK NEWBY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Politician
  • LUKE BRADLEY-JONES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Manager
  • MICHAEL GREEN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director General
  • MOHSEN OJJA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Education Director
  • SIR DAVID CHARLES MAURICE BELL (Chair)
  • SARAH LOUISE RICHARDSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Journalist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/02/2010, number: 1134468
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/03/2009, number: 06852919
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

GOODMAN JONES LLP
29-30 FITZROY SQUARE
LONDON
W1T 6LQ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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