Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 10

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 8

GRASSROOTS ENTERPRISE FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION AND POVERTY RELIEF-GESIPR

Rehabilitation of offenders and ex-offendersSkills Training Social Enterprise workSupport Black and Minority Ethnic Groups through training, information sharing, signposting, referrals.Support and work with refugee and asylum seekers Support disadvantaged youth groupsDistribution of surplus foodProvide Housing support for the street homeless and other vulnerable groupsFundraising

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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 are only 4 trustees
The Board composition appears to be rather static

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
04/12/22		£187,439	£186,460	£979	10
04/12/21		£80,508	£72,077	£8,431	15
04/12/20		£49,802	£27,380	£22,422	20
01/12/19?		£20,320	£17,318	£3,002	5
09/09/18	*	£0	£0	£0	5
09/09/17	*	£0	£0	£0	0
09/09/16	*	£0	£0	£0	0
09/09/15		£0	£0	£0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

https://grassrootsenterprise.org

marynelson1302@yahoo.com

01134144785

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Leeds City,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 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

Lloyds Bank Foundation	£52,250
People's Health Trust	£34,599
Leeds Community Foundation	£22,500
New Philanthropy Capital (NPC)	£15,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,319
Two Ridings Community Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Leeds Community Foundation - GESIPR Harehills Community Hub Project
£20,000	14/03/2023	Grant to Grassroots Enterprise for Social Inclusion and Poverty Relief
New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) - Open Philanthropy Fund A
£15,000	14/02/2023	Unrestricted funding to tackle financial hardship
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Grassroots Enterprise for Social Inclusion and Poverty Relief
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Grassroots Enterprise for Social Inclusion and Poverty Relief
£50,000	20/10/2021 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Grassroots Enterprise for Social Inclusion and Poverty Relief
National Lottery Community Fund - The COVID-19 Support Gateway Project
£9,319	29/07/2021	The funding will be used to provide an IT suite for prison leavers and ex-offenders from the BAME community. The project aims to improve access to IT and internet based facilities for people to ....more The funding will be used to provide an IT suite for prison leavers and ex-offenders from the BAME community. The project aims to improve access to IT and internet based facilities for people to improve their skills find employment and seek advice/support where necessary.
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Grant to Grassroots enterprise for social inclusion and poverty relief- GESIPR
£5,000	13/07/2021	Funding for trustee, staff and volunteer development and utilities to increase the organisations capacity, which supports people living in poverty in Leeds.
Leeds Community Foundation - One Stop Shop Project for BAME Female Teenage Ex-offenders
£2,500	08/01/2021	Grant to Grassroots Enterprise for Social Inclusion and Poverty Relief
People's Health Trust - BAME Women's Awareness and Well-Being Project
£34,599	21/09/2020	This two-year project provides weekly support for unemployed migrant women from black and minority ethnic backgrounds who live in the Beeston and Harehills neighbourhoods of Leeds who want to talk ....more This two-year project provides weekly support for unemployed migrant women from black and minority ethnic backgrounds who live in the Beeston and Harehills neighbourhoods of Leeds who want to talk about their sexual and mental health needs but find it challenging to express themselves in English. They will establish a safe space and network to help them feel more confident to receive the support they need, and participants will have the opportunity to help run the group by taking on specific roles and engaging in regular planning meetings. They will form new social networks and support each other, improving their self-confidence and English language skills, and promoting their mental and sexual health and general wellbeing.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

AKIMBOBOLA AKINMADE Appointed: 2019

OJINIKA EMENIKE Appointed: 2019

ZAINABU MUKWANGA Appointed: 2018

MARY NELSON (Chair) Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/04/2014, number: 1156503

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

8 returns made; AR18: 113 days late, AR17: 154 days late, AR16: 362 days late,

Main office

75A Vesper Road
LEEDS
LS5 3QT

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN THE UK AND AFRICA BY WORKING WITH ORGANISATIONS ESTABLISHED TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY AND PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT. 2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE UK AND AFRICA BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

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