Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

PROTEGE DNA 

The main objective of the charity is to advance the education of young people, in particular those who have been excluded from mainstream educational establishments and those who have been otherwise marginalised or disadvantaged, by providing them with personalised learning programmes to better meet their individual needs and cultivate their potential.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • 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
30/06/23£157£156£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/22£143£116£27n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/21£141£102£39n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/20*£241£101£140n/an/an/an/an/a4
30/06/19*£128£72£56n/an/an/an/an/a4
30/06/18*£95£81£13£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/17£116£92£24£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/16*£92£82£9£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/15£116£95£21£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/14£129£135£-6£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/13£90£133£-43£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/12£100£80£20£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/11*£188£91£97£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years
Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • City Of London, Ealing, Hounslow, Richmond Upon Thames,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups

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
National Lottery Heritage Fund£85,400
Greater London Authority£49,500
City Bridge Trust£42,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Greater London Authority - Protégé DNA Ltd
£49,500 29/07/2022
This is a partnership Programme between City Bridge Trust, the National Lottery Community Fund and the GLA. Protégé supports disadvantaged young people who are struggling with school, with life and ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Protege DNA Ltd
£42,000 28/09/2020
towards the cost of a digital producer, developer, designer and artist (35 days for each) to support digital delivery of training to young people, as outlined in your application.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Protege
£85,400 05/09/2019
MONSOON MEMORIES - HERITAGE IN TRANSITION
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Protégé DNA
£6,700 03/02/2017
purchase of IT equipment for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in London
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Protege
£47,300 11/01/2017
Flora Indica to Flora Romantica: Flora heritage explored through the adventures of Joseph Dalton Hooker
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Protege
£47,900 10/09/2014
Birth of the Boutiques - From Kings Road to Hill Rise
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Protege DNA Ltd
£4,000 13/03/2014
£4,000 to match CEP funding towards the wage costs of 2 Apprentices for 1 year.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Protege
£96,000 22/09/2011
Towards the core costs of a creative education and transition programme for young people who have been excluded from school.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 60-75
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/11/2010, number: 1139004
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/06/2009, number: 06933072
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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
13 returns made; AR20: 11 days late, AR19: 6 days late, AR18: 14 days late, AR16: 112 days late, AR11: 1 days late,
Main office

PROTEGE DNA
THE OLD WALL
UPPER BUTTS
BRENTFORD
TW8 8DA

Objectives

A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO HAVE BEENEXCLUDED IN MAINSTREAM EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND THOSE WHO HAVE BEENOTHERWISE MARGINALISED OR DISADVANTAGED (MARGINALISED YOUNG PEOPLE), IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING THEM WITH PERSONALISED LEARNING PROGRAMMES IN ORDER TO BETTER TO MEET THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND CULTIVATE THEIR POTENTIAL.B) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE MARGINALISED YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIESWHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.IN THIS CLAUSE MARGINALISED YOUNG PEOPLE IS DEFINED AS YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEENEXCLUDED FROM, OR MATERIALLY DISADVANTAGED BY, MAINSTREAM EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OR WHO HAVE ENCOUNTERED SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLES TO LEARNING WITHIN A CONVENTIONAL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, OR WHO HAVE A HISTORY OF DIFFICULTIES IN LIFE WHETHER DUE TO A LACK OF SOCIAL SKILLS, POOR HEALTH, CULTURAL OR ECONOMIC FACTORS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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