Finance Score: 8

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 4

Good reserves management: +3
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

WONDER FOUNDATION

1: Empowering Women through supporting/creating healthcare & education initiatives in the UK and overseas so that they can exit poverty2: Instigating Social Change through engaging with beneficiaries, experts, policymakers, donors and contributors3: Sharing Best Practice and learning among our partners to improve operational & management efficiencies, maximizing resource use & impact.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/24	£1,410	£1,402	£7	£67	£910	£487	4.2	10	21
31/03/23	£1,829	£1,692	£137	£49	£908	£555	3.9	8	80
31/03/22	£954	£896	£58	£3	£763	£560	7.5	7	60
31/03/21	£999	£577	£422	£0	£705	£290	6	4	43
31/03/20?	£439	£366	£73	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£798	£558	£240	£17	£284	£49	1.1	4	0
31/03/17	£174	£181	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16	£131	£159	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15	£192	£198	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14	£143	£58	£85	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 54%
Reserves/Spending: 4.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 51.5

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 12 years

www.wonderfoundation.org.uk

olivia@wonderfoundation.org.uk

07956146955

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Empowering young people with employability skills
£10,000	19/05/2023	The funding will be used to run a week of interactive training workshops for young people and volunteering opportunities throughout the year for young women who have experience of migration. The project aims to develop their employability skills ....more The funding will be used to run a week of interactive training workshops for young people and volunteering opportunities throughout the year for young women who have experience of migration. The project aims to develop their employability skills raise aspirations and build self-confidence.
The Blagrave Trust - School attendance for immigrant young women
£18,000	31/05/2022	To map any existing provision to support migrant girls to enter and stay in education
National Lottery Community Fund - Training and support of diaspora young people to develop employability skills
£10,000	28/01/2022	The project will run a series of interactive workshops and volunteering opportunities for migrant young women. This will enable them to gain new employability skills and access to activities as well as increase confidence and resilience.
National Lottery Community Fund - Skill Up
£10,000	14/06/2019 12	The funding will be used to deliver employment workshops for young women from Black, African and Minority Ethnic communities. The project aims to develop skills and improve confidence and employability.
National Lottery Community Fund - Training and support of diaspora young people to develop employability
£10,000	31/01/2018 12	This project will offer young women from black and ethnic minority backgrounds work placements. The placements will include training and volunteering opportunities, allowing them to develop a variety of skills including public speaking, coding and ....more This project will offer young women from black and ethnic minority backgrounds work placements. The placements will include training and volunteering opportunities, allowing them to develop a variety of skills including public speaking, coding and written communication.
National Lottery Community Fund - Engaging safeguarding that works
£10,000	24/08/2016 12	The group will use the funding to work with different communities locally and produce information surrounding the issue of female genital mutilation (FGM). This will increase confidence of beneficiaries to engage with national and local health ....more The group will use the funding to work with different communities locally and produce information surrounding the issue of female genital mutilation (FGM). This will increase confidence of beneficiaries to engage with national and local health services and ultimately reduce FGM by raising awareness of the risks and side effects.
National Lottery Community Fund - Entrepreneurial Tech Skills development
£10,000	29/04/2015 12	The group will use the funding to train 30 young women from VCS organisations in sales, photography and digital technology skills. This will provide beneficiaries with a range of transferable skills that will enable them to increase the capacity of ....more The group will use the funding to train 30 young women from VCS organisations in sales, photography and digital technology skills. This will provide beneficiaries with a range of transferable skills that will enable them to increase the capacity of the community organisations they serve.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 33-45

ALEJANDRA FABREGA Appointed: 2014, Occupation: N/A

EKENE NGWUOCHA Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Management Accountant

JULIE ANNE HUDTOHAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Hr

KIRTANA RAJ Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Project Manager

MODUPE DA SILVA Appointed: 2012

RAPHAELLA GABRASADIG (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor

UZOMA IGBOAKA Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Banker

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/08/2012, number: 1148679
Registered at Companies House on 24/01/2012, number: 07921757

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Investing charity funds 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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; all on time

Main office

C/O Baytree Centre
300-302 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6AE

Objectives

4.1 The charity's objects (Objects) are specifically restricted to the following:4.1.1 The advancement of education amongst, but not exclusively, women and girls by developing or improving the necessary knowledge or skills for living a fulfilled, safe, healthy or self-sufficient life;4.1.2 The prevention or relief of poverty amongst, but not exclusively, women and girls;4.1.3 The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage in particular, but not exclusively, women and girls affected by exploitation, domestic abuse and forced marriages;4.1.4 Promotion of efficiency and effectiveness in the charitable activities of not-forprofit organisations, voluntary groups and charities working for the benefit of the public.

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