Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
    • No volunteer policy: -2
    • No conflicts policy: -1
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Large volunteers +3
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

    I-PROBONO 

    iProbono operates a website at www.i-probono.com which enables civil society organisations from around the world that further charitable purposes to post their projects that require legal assistance. iProbono encourages people in the legal community to volunteer their skills and expertise to such organisations.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
    • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

    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
    30/04/23£982£698£284£0£708£2063.51200
    30/04/22£986£831£156£0£424£3535.10150
    30/04/21£717£639£78£0£269£1312.50150
    30/04/20£451£320£132n/an/an/an/an/a20
    30/04/19£218£211£7n/an/an/an/an/a25
    30/04/18£137£124£13£0£0£0n/a00
    30/04/17£198£160£38£0£0£0n/a00
    30/04/16£152£64£89£0£0£0n/a00
    30/04/15*£4£45£-41£0£0£0n/a00
    30/04/14£79£41£38£0£0£0n/a00
    30/04/13£1£34£-33£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 4%
    Liabilities/Income: 3%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 29%
    Reserves/Spending: 3.5 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
    Quick Ratio: 27.5
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 12 years
    (14 years as a company)

    www.i-probono.com

    contact@i-probono.com

    02078616728

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • General Charitable Purposes
    GiG Classification
    • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 1 employee
    • 200 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
    GMSP Foundation - Grant to iProbono
    £48,000 06/04/2020
    Support towards organisational capacity building and expansion of litigation services

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Age Range of Trustees: 42-75
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/08/2012, number: 1148556
    • Registered at Companies House on 22/09/2009, number: 07026261
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    11 returns made; AR15: 1 days late,
    Main office

    FIELDFISHER LLP
    RIVERBANK HOUSE
    LONDON
    EC4R 3TT

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS ARE THE PROMOTION OF VOLUNTEERING TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (AS ARE CHARITABLE UNDER ENGLISH LAW) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING AND ARRANGING ONLINE COMMUNITY MATCHING PRO BONO PROJECTS (THAT REQUIRE LEGAL AND OTHER ADVICE) AND ASSISTANCE WITH VOLUNTEERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALESINDIAUSA

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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