Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 7
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

BREAK THA CYCLE

Boys projects, Work around gangs, sexual health and Child sexual exploitation, Violence Against Women and Girls, Women and Girls projects. Mentoring (face to face and online), Supporting the elderly, Focus Groups and group sessions, Live Debates, Sponsored Walks, Black History Events,
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
  • 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
31/03/23*£58£58£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£76£76£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£124£123£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£20£11£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£20£11£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£6£15£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17*£13£4£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.breakthacycle.org

info.breakthacycle@gmail.com

07535280467

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Waltham Forest,
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
City Bridge Trust£72,790
Youth Music£30,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Power to Change£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Youth Music - Expressionz
£30,000 21/07/2022
Expressionz
National Lottery Community Fund - Another Perspective
£10,000 06/05/2022
The funding will be used to deliver a 6-month pilot project where disadvantaged and socially excluded children aged 7-18 will tell their stories through film making. The project aims to educate the wider community on issues young people are facing ....more
Power to Change - C-19 CCLORS - Break Tha Cycle
£10,000 14/10/2020
Grant to C-19 CCLORS - Break Tha Cycle
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Break Tha Cycle
£40,990 28/09/2020
towards the cost of delivering activities to build confidence, self-esteem and wellbeing in 185 young people as outlined in your application.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Break Tha Cycle
£31,800 28/05/2020
£31,800 towards 3 months of costs as outlined in your application, excluding evaluation costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Be Wizer Project
£10,000 17/08/2018
12
The funding will be used to run an educational programme on maintaining healthy relationships for young males who are socially excluded. The project aims to build resilience and encourage positive life choices.
National Lottery Community Fund - The B.R.E.A.K Project
£10,000 25/01/2017
12
This project will use funding to run a programme of activities including motivational talks, group chats and problem solving to promote positive relationships for women and girls. This will empower, encourage and support the women to develop ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANTHONY B Appointed: 2019
  • DOREEN JOSEPH - MILLER Appointed: 2019
  • JAMES H Appointed: 2015
  • VANESSA BW (Chair) Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/05/2015, number: 1161740
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR23: 1 days late, AR17: 31 days late,
Main office

Community Based Housing Association
3 Ching Way
LONDON
E4 8YD

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN BUT NOT LIMITED TO WALTHAM FOREST BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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