Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 4

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 3

MARS TRUST

MARS Trust runs key skill workshops for young people including Communication, Conflict Management, Commitment and Choice, bringing communities together to facilitate the empowerment of youth to make informed relationship decisions to enhance personal, family, work and sports opportunities. MARS evidence based work dispels myths and encourages personal exploration to increase fulfilment potential.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/12/22		£43	£33	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/21	*	£30	£41	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/20		£52	£41	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/12/19		£41	£39	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	90
31/12/18		£34	£34	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	90
31/12/17		£25	£27	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£39	£36	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£26	£25	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£16	£13	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£17	£11	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£11	£13	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£11	£5	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years

www.themarstrust.co.uk

info@themarstrust.co.uk

07713 465788

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,750	28/09/2020	"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."
CAF - Grant to The MARS Trust
£2,200	05/06/2020	Grant to The MARS Trust to support the organisation through COVID19

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AARON LINDON Appointed: 2023

IAN JOHN SHEARS Appointed: 2021

VICTORIA C RICHMOND Appointed: 2011

JOHN M ROLLESTON Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LONGFLEET (ST MARY'S), POOLE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/05/2011, number: 1141794

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; AR21: 49 days late,

Main office

c/o 32 Springdale Road
BROADSTONE
BH18 9BU

Objectives

2. THE ADVANCEMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (ÔÇ£THE AREA OF BENEFITÔÇØ) OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN MATTERS CONCERNING INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP SKILLS AND STRENGTHENING AND ENRICHING FAMILY LIFE MARRIAGE AND RELATIONSHIPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND THE DOING OF ALL SUCH THINGS BEING CHARITABLE IN LAW AS ARE INCIDENTAL OR CONDUCIVE TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THESE OBJECTS AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING: -2.1 BY DEVELOPING LONG TERM CULTURAL CHANGES TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF RELATIONSHIP SKILLS AND THUS PROMOTING BETTER RELATIONSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY GENERALLY2.2 BY OFFERING ALL YOUNG PEOPLE KEY RELATIONSHIP SKILL COURSES THAT GIVE THEM HELP WITH SUCH ISSUES AS COMMUNICATION CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND COMMITMENT AND CHOICE2.3 BY CONDUCTING DIALOGUE WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND THOSE INVOLVED WITH EDUCATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO HELP CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO LEARN LIFE SKILLS AND VALUES TO EMPOWER THEM TO MAKE BETTER RELATIONSHIP DECISIONS2.4 BY ENCOURAGING THE USE (AND TAKE UP) OF FURTHER RELATIONSHIP SKILLS TRAINING AT DIFFERENT LIFE STAGES2.5 BY ENCOURAGING BENEFICIAL COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN SUCH EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

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