Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

IMARA CIO

Early intervention service in Nottingham, offering advocacy, support through the Criminal Justice Process, therapeutic assessment and interventions to children, teenagers and family member following a disclosure of child sexual abuse.
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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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?£881£902£-22£2£339£22934542
30/04/22£914£864£50£0£332£1221.72646
30/04/21£717£620£97£0£282£951.82132
30/04/20£424£392£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/19£404£362£43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/18£175£64£111n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 68%
Reserves/Spending: 3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 3.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 8 years

www.imara.org.uk

info@imara.org.uk

01157526083

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire,
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
BBC Children in Need£178,959
The Bromley Trust£65,000
DCMS£47,546
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Masonic Trust£15,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to IMARA CIO
£10,000 13/12/2023
Refurbishment of the outhouse and garden for a charity which works with young people affected by sexual and domestic abuse in Nottinghamshire
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Imara CIO
£105,000 07/08/2023
This grant supports therapy sessions for children who have experienced sexual abuse, based on the 'Letting the Future In' model. Intended outcomes are recovery from the effects of abuse, improved relationships, and increased emotional wellbeing.
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£20,000 03/07/2023
IMARA provide a holistic, early intervention service for children, young people and their families following child sexual abuse. This is a one year unrestricted grant towards their work
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Imara CIO
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 18/03/2022
Co-Production Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Imara co-production project
£10,000 28/01/2022
The funding will be used to expand and develop two projects set up in 2020 which will include a mentoring service project for children who have suffered child sexual abuse for peer to peer support. Additionally the funding will allow for a ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000 14/10/2020
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Imara CIO
£70,427 09/09/2020
18
COVID19 - This project is for counselling and group sessions for young people who have experience of sexual abuse, isolated due to Covid-19. This will result in increased emotional wellbeing and positive relationships.
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£45,000 14/07/2020
IMARA provide a holistic, early intervention service for children, young people and their families following child sexual abuse. This is a three year unrestricted grant towards their work.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£28,557 08/07/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Imara CIO
£3,032 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund staff training and technical support and wellness packs for child victims of sexual abuse during Covid 19. This will increase children's ability to cope with trauma and enable them to feel connected during lockdown.
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£12,659 28/02/2020
Mentoring sessions for young people who have experienced child sexual abuse
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£6,330 28/02/2020
Mentoring sessions for young people who have experienced child sexual abuse
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Imara CIO
£29,400 19/11/2019
36
This project contributes to a children and young peoples sexual violence advisory service for 120 0-18 year olds based in Nottingham. This will support children and young people with the effects of distress and trauma as well increasing ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Empowerment through Education
£10,000 18/01/2019
12
This funding will be used to run training sessions on trauma for professionals. The project aims to provide an opportunity for survivors of trauma to co-develop training from a lived experience point of view.
Comic Relief - CrowdMatch
£3,750 27/09/2017
12
Crowdmatch funding towards a refurbishment to make building more child friendly in Nottingham.
National Lottery Community Fund - IMARA Early Intervention Service
£500,000 28/06/2017
60
The project aims to improve confidence and emotional well-being amongst children, teenagers and families who have experienced child sexual abuse. This will give service users a sense of control over their lives, giving them the opportunity to ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Imara CIO
£119,817 09/02/2017
36
The project provides advocacy and family support for child victims of sexual abuse. The aim is to help them to cope with the trauma, rebuild family relationships and support the rights of the child to have their voice heard.
Comic Relief - Early Intervention service for children and teenagers after disclosure of child sexual abuse
£39,632 30/11/2016
24
Imara CIC is based in Nottingham city and provides support to children and young people (and their families) that have been victims of child sexual abuse. They work with children and their families through the criminal justice process and beyond for ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • BEATRICE GIAQUINTO Appointed: 2020
  • CHARLOTTE CAULTON-SCOTT Appointed: 2019
  • HANNAH YATES Appointed: 2021
  • MARYAM KHORASSANI Appointed: 2021
  • PANMWA SAMSON OCHIGBO Appointed: 2023
  • SARAH LOUISE WHITE (Chair) Appointed: 2023
  • WAYNE DOOLEY Appointed: 2024
  • ZAFFIRA SULTANA SHAH Appointed: 2024
  • ZOE MALLETT Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/11/2016, number: 1170331
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

IMARA
202 MANSFIELD ROAD
NOTTINGHAM
NG1 3HX

Objectives

A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND THE RELEVANT PROFESSIONS WITH REGARD TO CHILD ABUSE (INCLUDING THE EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM ANY FORM OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT IN CHILDHOOD) AND TO PROVIDE RELIEF AND SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS OF ABUSE IN PARTICULAR TO CHILDREN, TEENAGERS AND THEIR FAMILIESB) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO EXHIBIT SEXUALLY HARMFUL BEHAVIOUR

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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