Finance Score: -19
Governance Score: -14
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -31 ?

ONTRAK COMMUNITY INITIATIVE 

Ontrak is a children's charity providing motor vehicle training to young people aged between 13 and 19 years old working with local schools, colleges and connections. Ontrak also runs a bike project within local schools promoting road safety and bike maintenance.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years
  • This charity appears to be dormant

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
01/04/20*£408£321£87n/an/an/an/an/a8
01/04/19£432£392£40n/an/an/an/an/a7
01/04/18*£454£392£62£0£0£0n/a08
01/04/17*£400£383£16£0£0£0n/a05
01/04/16*£315£180£135£0£0£0n/a05
01/04/15*£249£232£16£0£0£0n/a00
01/04/14*£239£231£9£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

www.ontrakcommunity.org.uk

admin@ontrakcommunity.org.uk

01274678272

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Social & legal advocacy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bradford City, Calderdale, City Of Wakefield, City Of York, Kirklees, Leeds City, North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 8 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
Leeds Community Foundation - OnTrak Community Initiative
£5,000 12/05/2020
12
Grant to OnTrak Community Initiative
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ontrak Community Initiative
£4,235 19/11/2018
Money will help purchase parts needed to refurbish bicycles to give to more young people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Ontrak for Success
£10,000 17/08/2018
12
The funding will enable young people previously not in education, employment and training and who have had low motivation to have a stand at an annual motor show to showcase their restoration work on ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/08/2013, number: 1153311
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR20: 53 days late, AR18: 6 days late, AR17: 67 days late, AR16: 55 days late, AR15: 30 days late, AR14: 58 days late,
Main office

St. Enochs Garage
164 St. Enochs Road
Wibsey
Bradford
BD6 3BU

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION; (C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; (D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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