Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 12

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
All female board: -3

Grant maker support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 9

STITCHES IN TIME

Stitches in Time devise and deliver arts, educational and community development programmes in Tower Hamlets and across London. We provide a forum for culturally diverse and disadvantaged groups to work together, and raise levels of confidence and skills-based learning for women, young people and older people. Our projects are devised with and at the request of our diverse local community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 7 years

stitchesintime.org.uk

mail@stitchesintime.org.uk

02079876164

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£153,601	£212,621	£-59,020	25
31/03/22		£165,509	£193,625	£-28,116	50
31/03/21	*	£223,887	£171,444	£52,443	50
31/03/20	*	£169,446	£190,556	£-21,110	50
31/03/19		£217,532	£170,892	£46,640	50
31/03/18		£0	£0	£0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Recreation

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
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	£466,400
DCMS	£37,740
The Fore	£27,500
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,900

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Stitches in Time
£203,700	06/11/2023	towards three years‘ continuation funding of the running costs of the ‘Sewing Support Network‘ project providing holistic support for women from the Bengali community in the London Borough of ....more towards three years‘ continuation funding of the running costs of the ‘Sewing Support Network‘ project providing holistic support for women from the Bengali community in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
National Lottery Community Fund - The By You Tapestry - An exhibition for all
£9,900	22/09/2023	The funding will be used to involve women from the local community in delivering an exhibition of their work at the Tower of London. The project aims to build stronger communities reduce ....more The funding will be used to involve women from the local community in delivering an exhibition of their work at the Tower of London. The project aims to build stronger communities reduce marginalisation and isolation.
The Fore - Grant to Stitches In Time
£27,500	01/08/2023 36	Stitches In Time provides advice, training and Living Wage employment opportunities for women from migrant backgrounds. In Tower Hamlets, a borough with severe poverty and a strong community, ....more Stitches In Time provides advice, training and Living Wage employment opportunities for women from migrant backgrounds. In Tower Hamlets, a borough with severe poverty and a strong community, Stitches provides a welcoming space to learn English and sewing skills. Some women stay on to teach others after completing sewing courses. Its social enterprise arm, Fabric Works, creates highquality production runs for high-street clothing brands and fashion labels.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Stitches in Time
£83,000	17/05/2022 36	towards three years‘ salary of a Support and Advocacy Manager and a Sewing Tutor at a project providing group-work English and sewing classes and one-to-one advocacy for Bengali women in the London ....more towards three years‘ salary of a Support and Advocacy Manager and a Sewing Tutor at a project providing group-work English and sewing classes and one-to-one advocacy for Bengali women in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	18/12/2020	Core funding for Stitches in Time
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£37,740	03/07/2020	"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 ....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."
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Stitches in Time
£179,700	07/05/2020 36	towards three years' running costs of a project to provide a 'Sewing Support Network', a holistic, peer-led, social network helping marginalised women in Tower Hamlets
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	07/03/2019	Stitches in Time
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Action Arts Festival
£9,000	15/06/2018 12	The funding will be used to deliver a series of creative art workshops and host a youth led arts festival. The project aims to empower young people to work creatively and engage with the wider ....more The funding will be used to deliver a series of creative art workshops and host a youth led arts festival. The project aims to empower young people to work creatively and engage with the wider community.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 39-74

ANNIE GARGYA Appointed: 2001, Occupation: Retired

HENDRIKA SANTER-BREAM (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Strategic Operations Manager

KATHERINE JANE SCOTT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Solicitor

MARGARET RUTH MITCHELL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

MOYMONA BEGUM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Teacher, Other trusteeship: BANGLADESHI PARENTS AND CARERS ASSOCIATION,

SYEDA MALEQUE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: None

TERESA HARE-DUKE Appointed: 2001, Occupation: Community Worker

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/03/2017, number: 1172056
Registered at Companies House on 07/12/2016, number: 10515657

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

15/10/2018 - Asset transfer in from STITCHES IN TIME
29/03/2022 - Asset transfer in from WOOD GREEN MENNONITE CHURCH TRUST

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR20: 31 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from WOOD GREEN MENNONITE CHURCH TRUST on 29/03/2022

Main office

STITCHES IN TIME
LIMEHOUSE TOWN HALL
646 COMMERCIAL ROAD
LONDON
E14 7HA

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE:-1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION IN ALL ASPECTS OF ARTS, CRAFTS AND APPLIED ARTS PARTICULARLY BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION THAT OF TAPESTRY AND NEEDLEWORK.2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, IN PARTICULAR THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE, AND3) THEREBY TO ENCOURAGE GOOD RACE RELATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY DRAWING TOGETHER ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IRRESPECTIVE OF RACE, RELIGION, GENDER OR POLITICAL BELIEFS IN THE PURSUIT OF THESE OBJECTS.

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