Overall GiG Score: 0 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +6

CHAOS THEORY 

Violence Interruption (High risk conflict mediation)Social inclusion of ex offendersOutreach services to assist with welfare issues of 18 yr plus Prison /rehabilitation supportEducation/employment support
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 13 years

www.chaostheory.org.uk

info@chaostheory.org.uk

02085043861

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
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£92£158£-66n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£175£130£46n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£197£131£66n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£157£138£19n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£143£139£3n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/18£182£138£44£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£147£146£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£148£127£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£112£108£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£118£106£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13?£90£126£-36£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/12£79£52£27£0£0£0n/a00

Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 49%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Waltham Forest,

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
City Bridge Trust£135,975
AB Charitable Trust£45,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Chaos Theory
£20,000 21/04/2022
An unrestricted grant of £20,000 (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). Chaos Theory works with young people in North London, in communities, in prison and upon release to reduce ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Chaos Theory
£35,000 12/03/2021
towards a Violence Interrupter targeted at the Somali community in Waltham Forest, increasing the role from 10 hpw to full-time
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 18/12/2020
VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION PROJECT
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Chaos Theory
£15,000 08/10/2020
An unrestricted grant of £15,000. Chaos Theory works with young people in North London, in communities, in prison and upon release to reduce violence and reoffending.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Chaos Theory
£11,075 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £11,075, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Chaos Theory
£89,900 10/03/2020
24
£89,900 over two further and final years (£44,300; £45,600) for a full time Senior Violence Interrupter and associated running costs.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Chaos Theory
£10,000 27/06/2019
An unrestricted grant of £10,000. Chaos Theory works to reduce serious violence and violent behaviours within the community and to reintegrate and rehabilitate high risk offenders, through a model ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION PROJECT
£255,765 19/12/2018
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The project aims to reduce violence in communities and amongst young black minority men.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 05/07/2018
Violence Interruption Project
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Chaos Theory
£2,888 29/11/2017
We want to help more young people in prison through our resettlement support services to achieve positive outcomes in their lives.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Chaos Theory
£13,893 25/01/2017
24
The charity supports young men who are often persistent offenders in the criminal justice system. Through development support they will have planning, systems and processes in place that make them ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Chaos Theory
£99,700 22/09/2016
36
£99,700 over three years (£32,400; £33,200; £34,100) for a full time Outreach Worker and associated running costs and overheads.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Chaos Theory
£150,000 01/03/2016
36
over three years as continuation funding towards the salary of the Head of Violence Interruption at this youth charity working with gangs in Waltham Forest, East London
Tudor Trust - Grant to Chaos Theory
£100,000 24/01/2014
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over two years as continuation funding towards the salary and associated costs of the Head of Violence Interruption at this youth charity working with gangs in Waltham Forest, London
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Chaos Theory
£30,000 28/08/2013
The charity supports young people involved in violence. With support from an Outreach Worker they are supported to break the cycle of violent offending behaviour, access training and education and ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Chaos Theory
£27,000 09/04/2013
Towards the salary of a violence interrupter, who offers high-risk mediation and ongoing intensive support to gang-affected communities.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 39-77
  • GILLIAN MEZEY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Medical Practitioner/Forensic Psychiatrist
  • MARK PARSONS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Headteacher (Retired)
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/04/2011, number: 1141485
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/01/2011, number: 07493894
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

37
MILL LANE
london
WOODFORD GREEN
IG8 0UG

Objectives

- 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 PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY); UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, CREED OR SEXUALITY; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP BREAKDOWN;- THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY; AND- TO PROMOTE CONFLICT RESOLUTION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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