Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

INCLUSION BARNET 

Inclusion Barnet uses lived experience of disability, including mental health issues and long term conditions, to create better services and more inclusive communities. Inclusion Barnet delivers services to disabled people and the wider community in Barnet.
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
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
Established: 10 years

www.inclusionbarnet.org.uk

caroline@inclusionbarnet.org.uk

02034751301

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UN SDGs
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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
31/03/23£1,219£1,185£34£8£532£3743.83150
31/03/22£985£764£221£20£431£1312.12540
31/03/21£819£760£59£7£210£1802.81920
31/03/20£521£509£12£7£152£12731150
31/03/19£426£424£3n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/18£491£440£51£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£403£403£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£170£84£86£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 37%
Liabilities/Income: 25%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 70%
Reserves/Spending: 3.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.3
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnet, Enfield, Haringey,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 31 employees
  • 50 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
National Lottery Community Fund£337,296
Trust for London£230,260
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs£66,588
London Catalyst£6,531
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Trust for London - Inclusion Barnet
£2,550 29/09/2022
This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-SVRR-05.06.20-8577
Trust for London - Inclusion Barnet
£8,910 29/09/2022
This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-SVRR-2021-9023
Trust for London - Inclusion Barnet
£118,800 13/10/2021
24
The funding is for the continuation of our Touchpoint Welfare Benefits Advice Service, namely to cover the salary and associated costs of a full-time Peer Welfare Advisor to provide accessible ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - STAGES - Breaking through barriers together
£9,899 29/07/2021
The group will use the funding to provide support and advice for people who are living with disabilities. This will help vulnerable people who have been particularly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - Touchpoint
£327,397 28/07/2021
The group is using funding to continue the Touchpoint service which supports disabled residents including those with learning disabilities mental health and long-term conditions who struggle to ....more
London Catalyst - Inclusion Barnet - 3
£700 27/01/2021
HOSPITAL PEER OUTREACH PROGRAMME P4H + SHST additional grant for Covid costs & evaluation
Trust for London - Inclusion Barnet
£100,000 07/10/2020
24
The funding is for a challenge to a change to LB Barnet’s Community By Default policy (undermining independent living), and to create a step change in person-led and centred care locally and ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Covid-19 Food Charity Grant Scheme
£33,294 18/06/2020
The aim of this activity is to provide immediate support for a limited period of time to keep food charities and front-line charities that provide food aid open and supporting those most vulnerable ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Covid-19 Food Charity Grant Scheme
£33,294 18/06/2020
The aim of this activity is to provide immediate support for a limited period of time to keep food charities and front-line charities that provide food aid open and supporting those most vulnerable ....more
London Catalyst - Inclusion Barnet - 2
£5,831 10/06/2019
HOSPITAL PEER OUTREACH PROGRAMME with the Edgware Community Hospital - Mental Health Ward
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 29/11/2018
Inclusion Barnet
Trust for London - Inclusion Barnet
£174,660 29/11/2018
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The funding is for placing a full-time Peer Welfare and Money Advisor within the Touchpoint team, which is IB’s information navigation service, to provide a full-time accessible welfare and money ....more
London Borough of Barnet - Grant to Inclusion Barnet
£4,625 19/07/2018
12
A volunteering programme for young people with a disability or chronic condition
National Lottery Community Fund - Touchpoint
£480,340 21/03/2018
36
This project will provide a listening and connecting service aimed at people who experience physical and/or learning disabilities, ensuring they are linked to the right services at the right time. A ....more
London Borough of Barnet - Grant to Inclusion Barnet
£2,500 21/03/2017
12
Fundraising scheme for local community groups
London Borough of Barnet - Grant to Inclusion Barnet
£2,500 25/11/2016
12
Development of 'barnet giving' scheme
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/09/2014, number: 1158632
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from HEART REACH on 13/11/2019
Main office

INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTRE
Barnet & Southgate College
7 Bristol Avenue
LONDON
NW9 4BR

Objectives

The objects of Inclusion Barnet are:1 To relieve the needs of disabled people, including people with mental health issues and long term conditions, by providing support, education and practical advice to enable them to achieve and maintain choice, control and independence in their lives and to access services, entitlements and opportunities..2 Such charitable purposes for the public benefit as are exclusively charitable according to the laws of England and Wales as the trustees may from time to time determine.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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