Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 7
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

INSPIRING GRACE

Feeding the homeless/needy.Setting up Prophetic sports for all ages and genders.Educational courses for all ages and genders covering the essential elements of the religion.Working in schools/colleges to help young Muslims understand, appreciate and practice their faith.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/07/23*£48£109£-61n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/22*£116£175£-59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/21£251£169£83n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/20£163£99£64n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/19£51£49£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/18£40£45£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/17£52£51£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/16£58£55£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/15£70£38£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

www.inspiringgrace.co.uk

info@inspiringgrace.co.uk

07438205482

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Muslim congregations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lancashire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
BBC Children in Need£17,900
UK Community Foundations£10,370
DCMS£9,540
Sport England£4,960
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Inspiring Grace
£17,900 30/11/2020
This project will deliver online and face to face fitness and educational sessions for vulnerable children and young people from Nelson, Lancashire who are isolated due to Covid-19, improving their health, engagement in education and self-expression.
UK Community Foundations - BAME Infrastructure Fund
£10,370 13/08/2020
Restricted funding for COVID-19 Relief (led by people of Black, Asian and/or Minority Ethnic Heritage)
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,540 13/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£4,960 12/06/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Inspiring Grace
£3,000 21/04/2020
12
Covid Fund Small Grant unrestricted core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Scouting 4 Inspiration
£10,000 22/08/2019
12
Scouting 4 Inspiration
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Inspiring Grace
£1,500 29/05/2019
24
towards a two night trip to a campsite for a group of disadvantaged children from Lancashire
Sport England - Jiu-Jitsu Club Pendle
£9,750 27/03/2019
35
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Jiu-Jitsu Club Pendle. This project is a Ju Jitsu project, with a focus on beneficiaries from a BAME background.
Show more rows

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

  • ANISA RASUL Appointed: 2014
  • MUHAMMAD UMAR IQBAL Appointed: 2018
  • TAHIR HUSSAIN ANWAR (Chair) Appointed: 2014
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/07/2014, number: 1158044
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR23: 67 days late, AR22: 27 days late,
Main office

172 Regent Street
NELSON
Lancashire
BB9 8SG

Objectives

1)THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN PENDLE, LANCASHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ESSENTIAL FOOD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. (2)THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL COURSES WHICH PROMOTE, SUSTAIN AND INCREASE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ON TOPICS RELATED TO ISLAMIC THEOLOGY, JURISPRUDENCE AND SPIRITUALITY. (3)TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC FAITH THROUGH THE HOLDING OF WEEKLY PRAYER MEETINGS WHERE PEOPLE GATHER TO SING ISLAMIC HYMNS IN PRAISE OF GOD AND THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD. (4THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF PENDLE, LANCASHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR ARCHERY, HORSE-RIDING, SWIMMING AND WRESTLING.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Giving is Great