Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3

BUILDING 4 HOPE 

To relieve the needs of young people and adults in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage within the West Midlands through the provision of construction related training in accordance with a nationally recognised curriculum (diplomas and NVQ via CSkills or equivalent).
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are only 4 trustees

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: 7 years

http://www.building4hope.org.uk

enquiries@building4hope.org.uk

07773716555

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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£62£56£6n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/22£52£44£8n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/21£38£41£-3n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/20£46£40£6n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/03/19£23£28£-5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£30£13£16£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 20 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Solihull, Warwickshire, Worcestershire,

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£10,000 15/10/2021
Building 4 Hope core costs
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Core Costs
£2,000 16/09/2021
Towards the cost of increased staffing to meet demand.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Training Center
£5,000 08/03/2021
To increase workshop space by refurbishing an unused area, furnishing and equipping it, and providing PPE.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 30/04/2019
Building Skills, Building People
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Skills, Building People 2019
£10,000 27/03/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver skill-building workshops. The project aims to increase employment abilities of young people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Building 4 Hope
£9,966 02/08/2017
12
Construction and carpentry training will be funded for men aged 18 to 25 who are facing employment challenges. This will create new opportunities for personal development and increase life chances in ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/03/2017, number: 1171933
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

43 ELMDON ROAD
ACOCKS GREEN
BIRMINGHAM
B27 6LJ

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE WITHIN THE WEST MIDLANDS BY;A) THE PROVISION OF CONSTRUCTION RELATED TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH A NATIONALLY RECOGNISED CURRICULUM (DIPLOMAS AND NVQ VIA C SKILLS OR EQUIVALENT);B) AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT THE CHARITIES TRAINING CENTRE OR ANY OTHER ACCREDITED CENTRE;C) PROVIDING GRANTS TO SUPPORT BENEFICIARIES TO FIND EMPLOYMENT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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