Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

UPBEAT COMMUNITIES LTD 

Upbeat Communities aims to relieve the charitable needs of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in particular those coming to the United Kingdom and to promote racial harmony for the public benefit. This is achieved by practical help, advice and education delivered directly to meet individual needs. This work is currently carried out in the Counties of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material 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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Established: 9 years
(18 years as a company)

www.upbeatcommunities.org

hello@upbeatcommunities.org

01332916150

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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£824£805£19£5£196£1592.42747
31/03/22£568£567£2£5£177£1463.11840
31/03/21£424£464£-39n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/20£535£503£32£2£215£1453.51360
31/03/19£539£489£51£6£183£1283.11360
31/03/18£353£355£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£292£191£101£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£140£122£18£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 37%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 81%
Reserves/Spending: 2.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Derby City, Derbyshire, Leicester City, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Who works here?
  • 27 employees
  • 47 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£301,546
Rank Foundation£49,874
Barrow Cadbury Trust£33,100
AB Charitable Trust£10,000
DCMS£9,996
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Rank Foundation - CoL Core Grant Welcome Churches 2023 - Full
£24,874 27/04/2023
Welcome Churches received a Cost of Living Core Grant to help cover the cost of staff salaries.
Rank Foundation - Col Small Grant Welcome Churches 2023
£5,000 27/04/2023
Welcome Churches received a Cost of Living Small Grant to cover the cost of Additional Fuel, Transport and Training and development for staff, Volunteers and trustees.
National Lottery Community Fund - “Thriving Places” - Refugee/Asylum Seekers Outreach Project
£291,546 25/11/2022
This funding is for the delivery of individual and family support community development and community integration services for refugees and asylum seekers who have recently arrived or residing in ....more
Rank Foundation - GOLDEN AWARDS WELCOME CHURCHES 2022
£20,000 23/03/2022
The Golden Award was given to Welcome Churches to hold a two day conference in the Autumn to welcome refugee Christians into the U.K. and the Christian community.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Upbeat Communities
£10,000 22/04/2021
An unrestricted grant of £10,000. Upbeat Communities provides support to refugees and people seeking asylum in Derby through its 'Integration Hub' in addition to a hosting programme for those who ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Upbeat Communities
£2,000 13/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - Upbeat Communities Limited
£33,100 30/09/2020
6
To support the delivery of English language classes to refugees and migrants following the social distancing guidelines.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,996 28/08/2020
"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 ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Firm Foundations
£10,000 23/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver a support programme for children who are refugees and asylum-seekers. The project aims to aid children with developing life skills and relationships that will ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Upbeat Communities
£50,000 29/01/2019
24
over two years as continuation funding towards welcoming and integration work with refugees and asylum seekers in Derby
Tudor Trust - Grant to Upbeat Communities Limited
£75,000 22/12/2015
36
over three years towards salaries for a new charity supporting refugees, asylum seekers and new migrants in Derby
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 39-63
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/07/2015, number: 1162856
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/12/2005, number: 05648977
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
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR16: 2 days late,
Main office

UPBEAT COMMUNITIES
BRIDGE HOUSE
RIVERSIDE ROAD
PRIDE PARK
DERBY
DE24 8HY

Objectives

3.1 TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF MIGRANTS, REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN PARTICULAR THOSE COMING TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT AS A MEANS OF:A) ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING;B) RELIEVING THEM FROM FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND UNEMPLOYMENT; ANDC) ADVANCING THEM IN LIFE AND ASSISTING THEM WITH THE ADAPTION WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY.3.2 TO PROMOTE RACIAL HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:A) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS; ANDB) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS, INCLUDING THE ISSUES FACED BY MIGRANTS, REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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