Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 1

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 8

PORRIDGE AND PENS GHANA

Porridge and Pens works with some of the most disadvantaged children and young adults in Ghana. We do this by providing access to free education, medicine, safe shelter and school meals so young people can create their own bright and sustainable futures, free from poverty.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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

www.porridgeandpens.org

jemmawilliams89@gmail.com

07740016229

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/12/22	£259	£263	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/21	£133	£134	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/20	£135	£69	£66	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/12/19	£72	£64	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/18	£39	£36	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	20
31/12/17	£44	£26	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£16	£13	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Education/Training
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Essex, Ghana,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Porridge and Pens Ghana
£5,000	22/06/2020 36	Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Porridge and Pens Ghana, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHARLOTTE TIBBS (Chair) Appointed: 2018

EDMUND DAVID SMITH Appointed: 2021

GREGG WEAVER Appointed: 2018

JAYNE MEEK JM Appointed: 2018

DR PHILIP GRAYDON TIBBS Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: EMSWORTH HEALTH TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/04/2016, number: 1166497

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

1 Chapman Close
Brightlingsea
COLCHESTER
CO7 0FS

Objectives

“To relieve poverty of orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children, young adults and families, by provision of such grants and donations as shall be thought fit to orphanages, schools, individuals and families in Kumasi, Ghana, to improve their conditions of life”.

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