Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 9

No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 14

DERBYSHIRE UNEMPLOYED WORKERS' CENTRES

To prevent or relieve poverty in Derbyshire by: (i) Offering welfare/benefits rights advice/representation.(ii) Promoting employment/welfare rights (iii) Conducting/publishing the results of research (iv) Providing a resource service on welfare/benefit rights. Also to recruit/train local volunteers to increase skills/self-confidence and assist the work of the Centres.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 8 years

http://www.duwc.org.uk/

info@duwc.org.uk

01246231441

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
31/03/23	£440	£420	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/22	£450	£424	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/21	£445	£398	£47	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/20	£388	£321	£67	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/19	£306	£317	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/18	£341	£320	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£375	£292	£83	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Derbyshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
25 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

Henry Smith Charity	£338,500
National Lottery Community Fund	£338,376
Tudor Trust	£122,000
Alex Ferry Foundation	£40,000
DCMS	£39,050
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
£10,000	20/03/2023	community grant
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Derbyshire Unemployed Workers' Centres
£1,735	22/10/2022	We would like to increase our work to help people with mental health issues navigate the benefits system by giving advice and representation.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Derbyshire Unemployed Workers Centre
£111,800	07/04/2022 36	towards three years' running costs of a project providing financial information and advice for individuals with complex needs, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	04/02/2022	Stepping Forward – Keeping Momentum Through Volunteering
National Lottery Community Fund - ‘Pomoc jest tutaj’ - Help is here (A4A)
£9,999	14/01/2022	The funding will be used to extend the current provision for migrant advice and outreach support. The project aims to offer free advice improving access to services benefits and increasing overall ....more The funding will be used to extend the current provision for migrant advice and outreach support. The project aims to offer free advice improving access to services benefits and increasing overall wellbeing.
Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
£10,000	06/12/2021	community grant
Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
£10,000	06/12/2021	community grant
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Derbyshire Unemployed Workers Centre
£148,600	23/09/2021 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of an Assistant Coordinator for a project providing support and services for unemployed people in Derbyshire.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Derbyshire Unemployed Workers' Centres
£2,000	04/01/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Derbyshire Unemployed Workers Centre
£78,100	23/10/2020 12	towards one year's running costs of an organisation providing advice and support regarding benefits and income maximisation for disadvantaged people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Derbyshire.
DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
£39,050	23/10/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
£10,000	02/07/2020	community grant
Tudor Trust - Grant to Derbyshire Unemployed Workers' Centres
£120,000	13/03/2020 36	over three years towards salary and running costs of a new 'Street Talk' project tackling poverty in communities across Derbyshire
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Pomoc jest tutaj' - Help is Here
£328,377	29/08/2019 59	This project will build on the group's currently limited advice service. This will improve physical access and opening hours, and provide an important hub for their volunteers and supporters. People ....more This project will build on the group's currently limited advice service. This will improve physical access and opening hours, and provide an important hub for their volunteers and supporters. People will be able to benefit from advice on immigration, homelessness, housing, employment and debt. The funding will also enable more volunteers to be recruited.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	18/10/2018	Fit for the Future - Transforming the Derbyshire Unemployed Workers Centres
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Derbyshire Unemployed Workers Centre
£75,000	07/12/2017 36	towards three years' salary of a Support Worker at a project providing support and services for unemployed people in Derbyshire

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 13/16 persons

ANDREW KING Appointed: 2023

PAUL HARDY Appointed: 2023

NICOLO FERRERA Appointed: 2016

AMANDA SERJEANT BA HONS, Appointed: 2016

CHRISTINE SMITH Appointed: 2020

DR IAN RUTLEDGE BA HONS, Appointed: 2016

JOE KNIGHT Appointed: 2021

MARY KERRY DSBM Appointed: 2016

MARY JANE DOOLEY Appointed: 2021

NICHOLA ANN TUGBY Appointed: 2022

STEVE MARSHALL-CLARKE Appointed: 2016

ANGELA MARGARET SUSANNE WEBSTER LCCMD Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: DERBYSHIRE LAW CENTRE LTD,

GRAHAM BAXTER (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: THOMAS TAYLOR,

HILARY MARGARET CAVE Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: DERBYSHIRE ASBESTOS SUPPORT TEAM,

SARAH ROY Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: CHESTERFIELD CARE GROUP,

ELAINE TIDD Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Councillor, Other trusteeship: DERBYSHIRE LAW CENTRE LTD,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/03/2016, number: 1165828

Gift Aid

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

1 Rose Hill East
Chesterfield
S40 1NU

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AS A RESULT OF UNEMPLOYMENT OR OTHER SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF DERBYSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, INFORMATION, ADVOCACY, TRAINING AND WHEN NECESSARY, LEGAL REPRESENTATION.

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