Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 7

Accounts overdue -5
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: -3

SKILLS WORK AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY LTD

SWEDA's primary objective is 'for the relief of unemployment for the public benefit'. It is SWEDA's mission to be an independent and authoritative advocate to support disadvantaged people across Sandwell and the Black Country towards employment and/or self-employment. Our vision is that all deprived communities have access to equal opportunities for employment

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
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
Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years

Established: 10 years
(34 years as a company)

www.sweda.org.uk

01215252558

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/22	*	£322	£295	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/03/21	*	£432	£312	£120	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/20	*	£339	£335	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19		£336	£370	£-34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/18		£344	£354	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£372	£302	£70	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£267	£311	£-44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Birmingham City, Dudley, Sandwell, Wolverhampton,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
9 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	£405,718
DCMS	£60,497
The Clothworkers Foundation	£3,120

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Making A Difference For Everyone
£395,870	30/06/2022	The funding will be used to create an Opportunities Hub. This will enhance the organisation's core services by supporting the local communities of Sandwell and the Black Country to engage with ....more The funding will be used to create an Opportunities Hub. This will enhance the organisation's core services by supporting the local communities of Sandwell and the Black Country to engage with employment and self-employment support at an earlier point avoid crisis and escalating disadvantage and build upon their skills and confidence making them more resilient as individuals and communities.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Skills Work and Enterprise Development Agency
£3,120	19/06/2020	COVID19 : purchase of IT equipment and office furniture for a charity that works with a disadvantaged community in West Midlands
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£60,497	18/06/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Unlock Universal Credit
£9,848	17/05/2019 12	The funding will be used to provide training and practical support for vulnerable people. This will increase participant's digital skills, understand personal budgets and improve money management

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 39-77

EMAAN SYED Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

ICYLINE O'CONNER Appointed: 1998, Occupation: Nurse/Child Minder

MATTHEW INNISS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeships: HOME FROM HOSPITAL CARE AFTER TREATMENT, HOME FROM HOSPITAL (BIRMINGHAM),

PERMJEET PANESAR Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/10/2014, number: 1158859
Registered at Companies House on 04/09/1989, number: 02419631

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR22: 104 days late, AR21: 1 days late, AR20: 57 days late,

Main office

SANDWELL WOMENS ENTERPRISE
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CHURCH STREET
WEST BROMWICH
WEST MIDLANDS
B70 8RP

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TOTHE FOLLOWING:THE CHARITY PROVIDES SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS THROUGH: THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY THE PROVISION OF FREE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS WHO, THROUGH LACK OF MEANS, WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH ADVICE. (B) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT (C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, THIS MAY BE BY PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE: (D) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE / SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS / SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, OR TO EXISTING BUSINESSES / SOCIAL ENTERPRISES. THIS MAY BE DIRECTLY THROUGH SWEDA OR IN ASSOCIATION WITH EXISTING BUSINESSES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OFFERING PROGRESSION / VOLUNTEERING ROUTES FOR THE INDIVIDUALS SUPPORTED. (E) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS(F) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

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