Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 7
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

CLARION FUTURES 

The objects of the Charity are to develop the capacity and skills of the members of any socially and economically disadvantaged community so that they are better able to participate more fully in society; the prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship and to promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • 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:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Established: 14 years

http://www.clarionhg.com/charitable-foundatio

company.secretariat@clarionhg.com

07800 861595

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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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£26,005£15,797£10,208£0£23,205£0n/a1671,115
31/03/22£6,623£15,993£-9,370£0£12,997£0n/a1611,055
31/03/21£5,406£13,678£-8,272£0£22,367£0n/a141789
31/03/20£6,914£16,403£-9,489£0£30,639£0n/a156999
31/03/19£4,921£12,302£-7,381£0£40,128£0n/a145283
31/03/18£3,220£10,465£-7,245£0£47,509£0n/a1140
31/03/17£5,250£5,250£0£0£54,804£1,8044.1640
31/03/16£4,794£4,794£0£0£54,804£1,8044.5580
31/03/15£4,660£4,998£-338£137£54,804£1,8044.3670
31/03/14£5,209£5,209£0£148£55,142£2,1424.9670
31/03/13£4,909£4,909£0£145£55,142£2,1425.2630
31/03/12£4,428£2,907£1,521£144£55,142£2,1428.800
31/03/11£2,621£2,000£621£0£53,621£6213.700

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 34%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 167 employees
  • 1,115 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
Mercer's Charitable Foundation£52,489
The Earl of Northampton's Charity£27,041
Hyde Charitable Trust£12,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Hyde Charitable Trust - HAYN Young persons Post
£12,000 23/03/2022
HAYN Young persons Post
The Earl of Northampton's Charity - Grant to Clarion Futures
£27,041 30/04/2019
15
Pop-Up Innovation Labs
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Clarion Futures
£52,489 30/04/2019
15
Pop-Up Innovation Labs
National Lottery Community Fund - iwill Fund
£839,630 26/02/2018
36
iwill Fund
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Affinity Sutton
£52,800 30/03/2016
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Comic Relief - Sutton Youth Sport programme
£117,337 25/11/2015
36
In the Tong area of Bradford, 17% of 16-24 year olds claim out of work benefits compared to 5.5% nationally, and it is one of the most deprived parts of England (bottom 5%). A grant will enable ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-69
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/03/2010, number: 1135056
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/02/2010, number: 07156509
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

Clarion Housing Group Ltd
Level 6
6 More London Place
LONDON
SE1 2DA

Objectives

(A) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF ANY SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY(B) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY (IN PARTICULAR):(1) PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.(2) PROVIDING INTERPRETING/TRANSLATING/ADVOCACY/ HEALTH/HOUSING ADVICE AND EDUCATION.(3) PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.(4) THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO ENABLE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD(5) PROVIDING HOUSING ACCOMMODATION AND ASSISTANCE TO HELP HOUSE PEOPLE ANDASSOCIATED FACILITIES AND AMENITIES FOR POOR PEOPLE(C) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL ANDDRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS;CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY); DIGITAL EXCLUSION; SOCIAL HOUSING.(D1) TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(1) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THEPRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES;(2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY ANDECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES;(3) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH ANDREGENERATION.(D2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROMOTE STUDYAND RESEARCH IN SUCH SUBJECTS PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY AREDISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THENEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWNNEEDS(E) THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIALAND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(1) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP:(2) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT:(3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYEDPEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE:(4) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE ORCONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FORUNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: (I) INSETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES:(5) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE,BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS:(6) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND THEIMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OR IN CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED THATSUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF ASTATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING:(7) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES:(8) THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE:(9) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASONOF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL ANDECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES;(10) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT;(11) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE;(12) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME;(13) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIORWRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMMISSION.(F) PROVIDING HOUSING ACCOMMODATION AND ASSISTANCE TO HELP HOUSE PEOPLE AND ASSOCIATEDFACILITIES AND AMENITIES FOR THE RELIEF OF AGED DISABLED OR HANDICAPPED (WHETHER PHYSICALLY ORMENTALLY) OR CHRONICALLY SICK PEOPLE

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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