Finance Score: 8
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 10
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

IMO CHARITY 

IMO undertakes a range of activities which are designed to enhance the capabilities of young people and their life chances, along with services to help improve the quality of life of adults in the community. These include positive mentoring through sports and recreation; health awareness; community safety; employability; self-esteem; responsible citizenship and cohesion; education and training.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age
Established: 13 years

www.inter-madrassah.org

info@inter-madrassah.org

01254 781310

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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£966£873£93£28£721£6188.52640
31/03/22£828£689£139£16£628£5569.71835
31/03/21£606£322£284£2£489£37213.81040
31/03/20£279£200£79n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/19£223£191£33n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/18£157£134£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£109£119£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£160£114£46£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£92£103£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£61£54£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£47£35£12£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 8.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 36.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Blackburn With Darwen,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 26 employees
  • 40 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£169,999
BBC Children in Need£82,485
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£65,000
DCMS£54,050
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
Power to Change£49,107
Garfield Weston Foundation£31,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - Youth Connect: supporting youth at risk of offending with mental health
£10,000 04/08/2023
This funding will be used to deliver a programme for 40 ethnic-minority young people aged 14-17 who have behavioural problems and low-to-moderate mental health issues. It will look to resolve mental ....more
DCMS - Cyber Ark
£22,000 01/01/2023
This project aims to start to build knowledge and understanding in the local communities of Blackburn with Darwen about the potential job opportunities in digital and cyber security. It will allow ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to IMO Charity
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
BBC Children in Need - Grant to IMO Charity
£48,000 02/09/2022
This grant will empower children and young people from Blackburn to deliver Social Action in their community.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,500 01/07/2022
WCA Winner 2022-2023
National Lottery Community Fund - The IMO Community Volunteer College
£150,000 27/05/2022
The funding will support the charity to deliver a comprehensive volunteering programme for the BAME community of Blackburn and Darwen. The project will offer training access to opportunities and ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to IMO Charity
£1,570 23/10/2021
We would like to run mental wellbeing sessions for the local women, which will help them to build confidence and resilience.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to IMO Charity
£65,000 29/04/2021
47% of salary and operating costs over 2-years for a project to support ex-offenders and their families in Lancashire.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 18/12/2020
Motivate ME
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Recovery grant to IMO Charity
£50,000 02/12/2020
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of IMO Charity, awarded under the Foundation's Racial Equity funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to support charities to emerge ....more
Power to Change - C-19 CCLORS - Inter Madrassah Organisation
£49,107 14/10/2020
Grant to C-19 CCLORS - Inter Madrassah Organisation
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£17,250 15/09/2020
"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
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£10,000 17/07/2020
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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Inter Madrassah Organisation
£4,800 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund technology to help deliver online activities for children and young people living in poverty in Blackburn, who are isolated at home due to Covid-19. This will help ....more
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£4,500 16/06/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,800 18/05/2020
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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Inter Madrassah Organisation
£29,685 01/08/2019
36
This three year project will fund wellbeing support for boys living in poverty in Blackburn, leading to improved confidence, empowerment and coping strategies.
National Lottery Community Fund - Learn English
£9,999 02/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to continue to provide literacy programme to BAMER residents and resettled refugees. The project aims to improve their mental health, self-confidence and reading and writing ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Live & Learn
£9,999 21/02/2018
12
This group will provide a literacy programme for Black, Asian, Ethnic, Minority and Refugee residents, helping them to improve their mental health, self-confidence and reading and writing abilities.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Inter Madrassah Organisation
£60,000 02/05/2017
24
over two years restricted towards the salary and associated costs of a part time CEO for a BME led charity working with the South Asian community in Blackburn
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Inter Madrassah Organisation
£105,661 11/10/2016
36
INSPIRE ME will deliver a three year programme of enrichment activities to improve resilience, future aspirations and broaden the horizons of children and young people aged 10 to 18 from Blackburn ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 52-58
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/10/2011, number: 1144447
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/06/2010, number: 07282497
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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; all on time
Main office

Unit 11
Business Development Centre
Eanam Wharf
Blackburn
BB1 5BL

Objectives

THE CHARITY WILL ACT AS A RESOURCE TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE, WOMEN, FAMILIES AND OTHER SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL WELL-BEING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:A. ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLY INDIVIDUALS.B. ADVANCING EDUCATION;C. RELIEVING EMPLOYMENT;D. 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.E. TO ASSIST IN THE NON-CLINICAL TREATMENT AND CARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION, BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, PRACTICAL ADVICE AND TAILORED SUPPORT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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