Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 12
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

THE CENTRE FOR JUSTICE INNOVATION UK 

The Centre for Justice Innovation seeks to build a justice system which every citizen believes is fair and effective. Weprovide hands on support to practitioners in the justice system, conduct research, promote evidence-based, innovative justice policy, and share lessons between the jurisdictions of the UK and with our sister organisation in New York City, the Center for Justice Innovation.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
Established: 11 years

www.justiceinnovation.org

info@justiceinnovation.org

020 3036 2884

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX

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£1,229£1,263£-34£0£686£5925.6184
31/03/22£1,016£1,077£-61£0£720£5936.6172
31/03/21£953£941£11£2£782£5787.4140
31/03/20£1,053£788£265£1£770£5668.6100
31/03/19£589£522£67£3£505£45910.680
31/03/18£534£613£-79£1£438£4178.280
31/03/17£671£591£80£3£517£396880
31/03/16£665£599£66£26£438£3336.770
31/03/15£468£468£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£744£372£371£116£371£3711230

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 15%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 5.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 12.5
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 18 employees
  • 4 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
Esmee Fairbairn£495,000
Barrow Cadbury Trust£203,670
Lloyds Bank Foundation£194,020
National Lottery Community Fund£114,490
Department for Education£97,895
AB Charitable Trust£40,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Centre for Justice Innovation
£30,000 13/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Supporting police forces in the development of pre-court disposals
£100,000 28/01/2023
To support police forces incorporate diversion into the two tier out of court disposal framework
National Lottery Community Fund - Cardiff & The Vale of Glamorgan Family Drug and Alcohol Court
£114,490 16/12/2022
The Centre for Justice Innovation UK will use the funding to increase the capacity and strengthen the services of the pilot Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Family Drug and Alcohol Court. Using an ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Centre for Justice Innovation
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to The Centre for Justice Innovation UK
£20,000 06/10/2022
An unrestricted grant of £20,000 (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). The Centre for Justice Innovation aims to build a justice system which all citizens believe is fair and ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Centre for Justice Innovation
£20,000 07/10/2021
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Centre for Justice Innovation undertakes research, evidence-based policy advocacy and pilots initiatives and works with practitioners with the aim of working ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Problem-solving courts in the West Midlands
£24,670 24/05/2021
6
To produce a feasibility report for children and young adult problem-solving courts in the West Midlands
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Centre for Justice Innovation
£450,000 28/04/2021
Towards project costs Towards unrestricted core costs of an organisation seeking to improve the life chances of vulnerable young people by creating change within the justice system.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Developing pre-court diversion for adults
£79,000 11/07/2020
24
To facilitate the adoption of diversion schemes by police forces and Police and Crime Commissioners to reduce numbers of vulnerable young adults, women and BAME people entering the justice system
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Centre for Justice Innovation
£15,000 12/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Department for Education - Supporting Families Investing In Practice (SFIP)
£97,895 01/04/2020
Investing over £17 million into innovation projects to help keep families safe.Successful local authorities will be supported to embed one of three models: Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDACs), a ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Centre for Justice Innovation
£191,770 19/11/2019
36
Spreading partner CASSPLUS’ community advice service which supports people attending magistrates’ courts in Devon and Cornwall, to increase the provision of effective early intervention services ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Centre for Justice Innovation
£60,000 10/12/2018
24
Towards a programme that improves practice and roll out of youth arrest diversion schemes, and investigates whether BAME young people are equally supported through these schemes.
Nuffield Foundation - Justice grant
£32,157 04/10/2018
Enhancing problem-solving practice in youth court
Barrow Cadbury Trust - T2A Court programme - implementation phase
£77,200 21/03/2017
24
To support the implementation phase of the young adult court pilot sites
Nuffield Foundation - Justice grant
£155,640 05/12/2016
Enhancing problem-solving practice in youth court
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Young Adult Courts Programme
£80,000 23/01/2016
12
To initiate and oversee the development of a network of young adult court pilots
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Problem Solving Court for Young Adults
£17,500 15/08/2014
A feasibility study for a young adult court demonstration project in the West Midlands
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Centre for Justice Innovation
£450,000 15/09/2011
Towards core costs of a new Centre for Justice Innovation.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 47-85
  • AUBREY FOX Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Non-Profit Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/05/2013, number: 1151939
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/10/2012, number: 08274430
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
10 returns made; AR14: 200 days late,
Main office

Unit 321 Edinburgh House
170 Kennington Lane
London
Kennington
SE11 5DP

Objectives

1.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE “OBJECTS”) ARE TO:-1.1.1 PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND TO PROMOTE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE PREVENTION AND EXCLUSION OF CRIME;1.1.2 FURTHER SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Data Sources

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