Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -7

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 2

GLOBAL SKILLS CENTRE

The key services we offer are:- Educational, vocational and employment training - Information Advice and Guidance (i.e. employment, welfare benefits etc)- Digital Inclusion, ICT, ESOL and Employability workshops- STEM Programme (robotics, coding, mobile phone apps design and software programming)- Supplementary and after school learning activities in Maths, English (KS2, KS3 & KS4)

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently
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:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 7 years
(9 years as a company)

www.globalskillscentre.org

info@globalskillscentre.org

02036090606

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
28/04/23	*	£119	£110	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
28/04/22		£101	£120	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
28/04/21		£149	£96	£54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
28/04/20		£108	£133	£-25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
28/04/19		£79	£88	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
30/04/18		£101	£52	£49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Brent, Camden, City Of London, City Of Westminster, Ealing, Hammersmith And Fulham, Harrow, Islington, Kensington And Chelsea, Wandsworth,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 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

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy	£275,926
National Lottery Community Fund	£189,995
John Lyon's Charity	£124,000
DCMS	£22,544
Wates Family Enterprise Trust	£7,500
Co-Operative Group	£4,982

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Skills Boost
£9,995	18/08/2023	The funding will be used to continue free ICT and English language support for South Kilburn residents. The project aims to help participants become economically active by learning in a new ....more The funding will be used to continue free ICT and English language support for South Kilburn residents. The project aims to help participants become economically active by learning in a new environment and enhancing their self-confidence.
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to Global Skills Centre
£120,000	17/11/2022	After School Supplementary Education
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Ultra-efficient Electric Boats and Drive System - Leisure & Water Taxis
£31,542	01/04/2022	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10041013
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Innovative Electric Boat and Drive System Development
£244,384	01/09/2021	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10010798
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£22,544	29/09/2020	"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."
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Global Skills Centre
£4,982	15/11/2019	We want to provide free digital technology skills training aimed at unemployed older people, immigrants and people on low incomes.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Skills Hub
£180,000	24/10/2019 53	Community Skills Hub
Wates Family Enterprise Trust - Global Skills Centre
£7,500	30/06/2019	Funding for Youth Skills Boost programme (for aged 7-16, disadvantaged and disengaged students) - 2 elements; the STEM Skills Boost and Skills Boost Supplementary Education.
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Global Skills Centre
£4,000	17/06/2019 12	STEM Summer Project
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Global Skills Centre
£3,831	29/11/2017	We aim to develop young people's technology skills. They will learn to code, create mobile phone apps, build and programme robots.
National Lottery Community Fund - Skills Gateway
£10,000	02/04/2017 12	The funding will be used to run a programme of IT training and literacy support activities that will equip young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). The project aims to ....more The funding will be used to run a programme of IT training and literacy support activities that will equip young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). The project aims to create pathways to employment.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 59-67

ESJAE WILLIAMS-GORMLIE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Social Worker

JEREMY BARKER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Charity Fundraising Manager

PAUL EFYHYMIOU Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Learning Mentor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/11/2016, number: 1170010
Registered at Companies House on 28/04/2014, number: 09013822

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
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
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

6 returns made; AR23: 7 days late,

Main office

2 MASEFIELD HOUSE
STAFFORD ROAD
LONDON
NW6 5YU

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CENTRE ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE IN NEED BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL COURSES.

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