Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 8

Spending falling: -1
but now stabilising: +1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 0

PRACTICAL TOOLS INITIATIVE LIMITED

The prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship anywhere in the world by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, healthcare projects and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient in particular by collecting, refurbishing and supplying used tools to those with a charitable need.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 11 years

www.practicaltoolsinitiative.org

info@practicaltoolsinitiative.org

07800586533

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/07/22		£145	£168	£-23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	200
31/07/21		£177	£343	£-165	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	225
31/07/20		£294	£130	£164	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	120
31/07/19	*	£163	£167	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/07/18		£647	£629	£18	£0	£27	£4	0.1	3	125
31/07/17		£241	£239	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/16		£45	£44	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/15		£61	£57	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/07/14		£8	£8	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides other finance
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Liberia, Philippines, Sierra Leone,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
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
Brian Mercer Trust - Grant to Practival Tools Initiative
£5,000	15/07/2021 12	Solar-powered water pump supplying 68 houselholds in Eastern Sierra Leone
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Practical Tools Initiative
£15,000	26/02/2021	Water and sanitation project in Waroma, Eastern Sierra Leone

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 51-54

ARCHIELIA BARBARA JAMES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Public Health

BOCKARIE MUSA Appointed: 2020

HAWAH GAMANGA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Social Worker

JAMES FALLAH-WILLIAMS Appointed: 2012, Occupation: International Development, Other trusteeship: Gateway Fareham LTD,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/06/2013, number: 1152292
Registered at Companies House on 11/10/2012, number: 08249953

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR19: 121 days late,

Main office

C/O Fareham Community Church
Church Office
18 Russell Place
FAREHAM
Hampshire
PO16 7FH

Objectives

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT IN PARTICULAR BY COLLECTING, REFURBISHING AND SUPPLYING USED TOOLS TO THOSE WITH A CHARITABLE NEED.

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