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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

MAKE IT SUSTAINABLE LTD

Make It Sustainable is a charity that aims to fuel a creative, low-carbon, local economy through teaching, sharing and using making skills and promoting local resilience and cooperation. The Old Print Works is a reinvented historic building providing bespoke, versatile and fun spaces for work and leisure in the heart of Balsall Heath, giving endless reasons to meet, learn, collaborate and grow.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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
31/05/23£251£215£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/22£209£234£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/21£361£326£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/20£157£146£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/19£137£136£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/18£142£147£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/17*£117£133£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/16£99£91£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/15*£93£91£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/14*£80£121£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years
(13 years as a company)

www.oldprintworks.org

info@oldprintworks.org

07410442334

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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
Power to Change - Make It Sustainable Ltd (TU)
£10,750 29/04/2020
Grant to Make It Sustainable Ltd (TU)
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Dedicated Youth Storytelling Space
£5,000 16/11/2017
12
Grant to Make It Sustainable Ltd
Nesta - Arts, heritage, sports and faith
£300,000 27/06/2017

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 31-71
  • ADEFEMI BOLANLE KINGSLEY ADEKUNLE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Lecturer
  • DANIEL EDMUND FREDERICK BURWOOD Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Photographer
  • DEON BAILEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Potter
  • FARRAH CHAUDHRY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Writer
  • IAN GREENWOOD Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Civil Engineer
  • JOEY MOINUL ISLAM Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Programme Manager
  • JUDITH GREENWOOD Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Manager
  • PIP BRADLEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Entrepreneur
  • SHREYA PATEL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Hr Advisor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/08/2013, number: 1153298
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/05/2011, number: 07646675
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR17: 30 days late, AR15: 12 days late, AR14: 41 days late,
Main office

Make It Sustainable
The Old Print Works
498-506 Moseley Road
Balsall Heath
BIRMINGHAM
B12 9AH

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(A) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES;(B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES;(C) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN SUCH SUBJECTS PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS “DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.”3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF HISTORY, ART, ARCHITECTURE THROUGH THE STUDY OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.4. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BIRMINGHAM AND THE MIDLANDS THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.5. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT. 6. TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF, BY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ARTS IN ALL FORMS AMONGST THE PEOPLE, INCLUDING ARTISTS, OF BIRMINGHAM THROUGH THE VARIOUS ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS, SUCH AS DRAMA, MUSIC AND EXHIBITIONS OF WORK, OF THE DIFFERENT CULTURES WHICH REFLECT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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