Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -8

Support Score: 12

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Very static board: -5

Grant maker support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 4

ELAYS NETWORK

ELAYS NETWORK IS A MULTI-PURPOSE CHARITY THAT SERVES AS MODEL ORGANISATION REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITIES OF WANDSWORTH AND LAMBETH SINCE 2003. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION. ADDRESSING INEQUALITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION, DEVELOPMENT AND ADVOCACY. WHILE HELPING TO PROMOTE ACTIVE CITIZENS

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board composition appears to be very static and 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
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 13 years
(20 years as a company)

www.elaysnetwork.com

info@elaysnetwork.com

07949842627

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

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		£283	£280	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/22?	*	£110	£176	£-66	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/05/21		£275	£163	£112	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/05/20		£98	£105	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/05/19		£94	£109	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/05/18		£77	£66	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/17		£38	£57	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/16	*	£59	£35	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/15	*	£61	£53	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/14	*	£26	£30	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/13		£39	£30	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/12	*	£11	£22	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£256,879
Trust for London	£188,700
City Bridge Trust	£157,000
DCMS	£100,000
The London Community Foundation	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Elays Network
£142,000	26/04/2023	£142,000 over three years (£49,000; £45,000; £48,000) towards the Community Chef position (1FTE) and associated activity costs.
Trust for London - Elays Network Ltd
£10,400	29/09/2022	This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-05.10.2021-9367
National Lottery Community Fund - Getting back out to socialise
£10,000	15/08/2022	The funding will be used to provide weekly lunch clubs for older members of ethnic minority communities. The project aims to provide access to activities which benefit wellbeing reduce feelings of ....more The funding will be used to provide weekly lunch clubs for older members of ethnic minority communities. The project aims to provide access to activities which benefit wellbeing reduce feelings of isolation and enable people to obtain information and advice on the challenges affecting their lives.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Communities
£246,879	06/05/2022	The project is using funding towards the core running costs of their community hub supporting disadvantaged communities in Wandsworth with a focus in their local community in Battersea. The aim it to ....more The project is using funding towards the core running costs of their community hub supporting disadvantaged communities in Wandsworth with a focus in their local community in Battersea. The aim it to reduce stress and anxiety by increasing knowledge of services provisions regulations and legal issues affecting the community.
Trust for London - Elays Network Ltd
£125,000	09/02/2022	The funding is for a continuation of advice and advocacy service which aims to ensure that disadvantaged members of the local community are able to access the necessary information and advice through ....more The funding is for a continuation of advice and advocacy service which aims to ensure that disadvantaged members of the local community are able to access the necessary information and advice through 1-2-1 and virtually support and monthly workshops by professionals and advocates.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Elays Network
£15,000	22/03/2021	towards the salary of an assistant advisor as agreed in the revised budget with the assessor
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£100,000	09/10/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Elays Network
£10,000	16/06/2020	The funding is for a full time advisor post to support us with providing advice support specifically on Covid-19 related issues. The advisor will support clients via telephone calls & online ....more The funding is for a full time advisor post to support us with providing advice support specifically on Covid-19 related issues. The advisor will support clients via telephone calls & online platforms, gathering data on the support needed and creating materials to send out and post on our social media platforms.
Trust for London - Elays Network Ltd
£53,300	13/06/2019 24	The funding is for its advice and advocacy programme, which aims to ensure that disadvantaged members of its local community are able to access information and support on social welfare issues ....more The funding is for its advice and advocacy programme, which aims to ensure that disadvantaged members of its local community are able to access information and support on social welfare issues through 1-2-1 guidance in drop-in sessions and monthly presentations and workshops by professionals and advocates.
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Mental Health Awareness
£10,000	24/01/2018 12	This project will run filmmaking workshops for young people where they can develop their skills while also raising awareness of mental health issues through channels including Youtube.
Sport England - Elays Football plus Project
£8,040	28/04/2014	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Elays Football plus Project'. This project is a Association Football project, with a focus on younger ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Elays Football plus Project'. This project is a Association Football project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 47-57

AHMED ADAM Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Sales Manager

IBRAHIM DUAALE (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Teacher

ISTARLIN MOHAMED Appointed: 2014, Occupation: None

LEILA FARAH Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Consultant Social Worker

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/04/2011, number: 1141157
Registered at Companies House on 14/05/2003, number: 04763530

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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

12 returns made; AR22: 39 days late, AR16: 70 days late, AR15: 198 days late, AR14: 28 days late, AR12: 33 days late,

Main office

Elays Network
68 St. Rule Street
Battersea
LONDON
SW8 3EH

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, CHILDREN AND YOUNGPEOPLE OF SOMALI ORIGIN NOW LIVING IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH BY PROVIDING ADVICEAND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS AMEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES ANDCAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLEINDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLELIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY ORDISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THECONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS

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