Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 6

THE BLOSSOM CHARITY

Blossom is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) aimed at developing, educating and assisting with the employability of individuals of the socially and economically disadvantaged communities of Norfolk and Suffolk.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/12/22		£166	£182	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	86
31/12/21		£193	£131	£62	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
31/12/20	*	£119	£99	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/12/19		£156	£116	£40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	71
31/12/18		£113	£92	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	15
31/12/17		£136	£104	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£79	£109	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£102	£100	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£132	£81	£51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.theblossomcharity.co.uk

info@theblossomcharity.co.uk

01379678483

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Norfolk, Suffolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
86 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
Suffolk Community Foundation - Blossom fundraising
£10,219	09/02/2021 11	To fund The Blossom Programme.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANGELA RALPH Appointed: 2017

ANGELA SUSAN DOOLIN Appointed: 2017

BRIDGET MCINTYRE (Chair) Appointed: 2013

DAVID LOUIS SUTHERLAND Appointed: 2023

SHIRLEY MARJORIE HUMPHREY Appointed: 2013

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/09/2013, number: 1153881

Gift Aid

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; AR20: 3 days late,

Main office

13 Castle Street
EYE
IP23 7AN

Objectives

THE CHARITABLE OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, AND IN SUCH WAYS THAT ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES TO: DEVELOP, EDUCATE AND ASSIST WITH THE EMPLOYABILITY OF INDIVIDUALS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF EAST ANGLIA, WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH ADVICE AND SUPPORT. IN SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE CHARITABLE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BY: THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF INDIVIDUALS WITH A VIEW OF DEVELOPING SKILLS TO ENHANCE THE EMPLOYABILITY OF INDIVIDUALS; WHILST ALSO DEVELOPING INTER-PERSONAL SKILLS AND DEALING WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE SUFFERING FROM A WIDE SPECTRUM OF DIFFICULTIES SUCH AS: LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, A LACK OF MEANS AND / OR INDIVIDUAL HARDSHIP; BY TRAINING, COACHING AND COUNSELLING INDIVIDUALS SO THEY ARE BETTER EQUIPPED TO INTERACT OTHERS, FIND EMPLOYMENT, DEAL WITH HARDSHIP AND TO INTERACT WITH SOCIETY AS A WHOLE AND TO BENEFIT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

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