Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE DISCOVERY OF TALENTS

Employment support and Training ProvisionsAdvice and Guidance on Welfare Benefits,ImmigrationYouth activities Sport and physical activitiesEducation Debt Management Advice Befriending Antisocial behaviour Domestic violence Homeless Signposting to a free legal representative

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Income has been volatile recently

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	*	£10	£9	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22	*	£25	£15	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/21	*	£13	£13	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/20		£16	£15	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/19	*	£16	£15	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/18	*	£11	£2	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£2	£2	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£13	£13	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£41	£30	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£35	£25	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£31	£25	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£32	£29	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years

DISCOVERYOFT@GMAIL.COM

01902401400

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for victims of domestic or sexual abuse

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Birmingham City, Dudley, Sandwell, Wolverhampton,

Who it helps

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

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

BBC Children in Need	£35,500
DCMS	£5,000
Woodward Charitable Trust	£500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Woodward Charitable Trust - Summer Playscheme
£500	16/05/2022	Summer Playscheme
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Discovery of Talents
£30,500	31/01/2022	This project will deliver a homework club to Black, Asian and ethnic minority young people experiencing poverty. Activities will result in increased performance at school, improving self-esteem and ....more This project will deliver a homework club to Black, Asian and ethnic minority young people experiencing poverty. Activities will result in increased performance at school, improving self-esteem and improving knowledge in Maths and English.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Discovery of Talents
£5,000	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant is for staffing, technology, training and activities. It will benefit young people living in deprived areas experiencing lockdown due to Covid-19. The aim is to increase ....more COVID19 - This grant is for staffing, technology, training and activities. It will benefit young people living in deprived areas experiencing lockdown due to Covid-19. The aim is to increase performance in school work and to reduce levels of stress.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000	29/05/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
People's Health Trust - Turn Around Project
£5,710	12/04/2018	This project delivered two weekly activities for residents of an estate on the outskirts of Wolverhampton: Youth football coaching and Adult computer skills. Participants were local young people aged ....more This project delivered two weekly activities for residents of an estate on the outskirts of Wolverhampton: Youth football coaching and Adult computer skills. Participants were local young people aged 8-15 and adults who experience social isolation. The project aimed to break down social barriers between people from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds, enabling them to build friendships. Participants shaped and ran the project through two sub-committees made up of volunteers and participants.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Discovery of Talents
£30,000	13/11/2017 36	This project will deliver after school activity sessions and a home work club for young people in a deprived area. Outcomes include increased self-esteem, greater essentials skills and improved ....more This project will deliver after school activity sessions and a home work club for young people in a deprived area. Outcomes include increased self-esteem, greater essentials skills and improved relationships with friends and family.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Discovery of Talents
£30,000	29/01/2014	Supporting the integration and settlement of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants from African French speaking communities in the UK, through training, advice and workshops. Support will overcome ....more Supporting the integration and settlement of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants from African French speaking communities in the UK, through training, advice and workshops. Support will overcome language barriers which impend their integration.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

ADELE DIKOKO Appointed: 2011

BERNADETTE MAYOMBO Appointed: 2022

BERNADETTE MBALA Appointed: 2022

JUSTIN NGOLU NSEYA Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Senior Project Manager

PATRICK SALI MASS (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Project Manager, Other trusteeship: GAS-MINISTERE CHRIST NOTRE RESTAURATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/06/2011, number: 1142536
Registered at Companies House on 21/12/2010, number: 07474651

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; AR23: 1 days late, AR22: 104 days late, AR21: 9 days late, AR19: 55 days late, AR18: 6 days late, AR17: 3 days late, AR16: 148 days late,

Main office

Saturn Centre
Spring Road
Ettingshall
WOLVERHAMPTON
WV4 6JX

Objectives

1. TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS, TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS FROM FRENCH SPEAKING AFRICAN COUNTRIES, WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE UK BY THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE IN SUCH MATTERS AS HEALTH, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, IMMIGRATION AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION.2. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 24 LIVING IN BIRMINGHAM BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

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