Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 11
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

BELONG: MAKING JUSTICE HAPPEN

We enable hope, rehabilitation and recovery amongst those who have been victims or perpetrators of offences. Our mentoring, psychotherapy and restorative justice programmes are delivered amongst children, young people and adults in custodial and community settings, mainly in London and the South East of England.
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
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Why are there 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
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£691£640£52£140£164£1472.81516
31/03/22£510£517£-7£0£113£892.11312
31/03/21£459£413£45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£317£284£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£292£250£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 20.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 21.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 43%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 2.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 8 years

www.belongmakingjusticehappen.co.uk

enquiries@belonglondon.com

07766004149

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups

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
National Lottery Community Fund£200,001
BBC Children in Need£119,967
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£96,000
AB Charitable Trust£50,700
The London Community Foundation£24,500
Charles Hayward Foundation£22,600
Garfield Weston Foundation£17,500
Hertfordshire Community Foundation£14,937
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 13/10/2023
Running Costs Contribution
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Belong: Making Justice Happen
£18,700 12/10/2023
An unrestricted grant of £18,700 (This grant is renewable - year 2 of up to 3 years)This grant includes a 10% cost of living uplift. Belong: Making Justice Happen work with people in custodial and community settings. They provide their services ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Belong: Making Justice Happen
£119,967 10/02/2023
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This grant will provide mentoring and psychotherapy interventions for young people in Feltham prison, Hounslow. It aims to increase their empathy, self-esteem and resolve not to reoffend.
National Lottery Community Fund - Prison Life and New Achievements (PLAN A)
£194,493 20/01/2023
This funding will support young people in contact with the criminal justice system to make positive changes in their life. The project aims to create opportunities so people are able to cope outside of prison and move away from criminal life.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Belong - Making Justice Happen
£6,000 18/01/2023
Belong supports victims and perpetrators of crime by working with young people and adults in custodial and community settings. This grant supports Belong as they grow and build their specialist work with young people in contact with the criminal ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Belong: Making Justice Happen
£17,000 06/10/2022
An unrestricted grant of £17,000 (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). Belong: Making Justice Happen work with people in custodial and community settings. They provide their services through a restorative justice lense with the aim ....more
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Me-Time: Creative Therapeutic Sessions for people from BAME backgrounds, who are being released into Hertfordshire from HMP The Mount, or supervised by Hertfordshire Probation.
£9,937 21/07/2022
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Grant to Belong: Making Justice Happen
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Belong's Online Community
£5,508 10/06/2022
The funding will be used to update a website as well as making it a hub of information it will work as an art gallery for people currently in the custodial system. The project aims to offer affordable accessing and help overcome the stigma of ....more
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Belong London
£22,600 27/05/2022
Creative psychotherapy at HMPYOI Feltham as part of Plan A programme
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 20/05/2022
Belong's PLAN A programme
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Belong - Making Justice Happen
£90,000 14/03/2022
Belong supports victims and perpetrators of crime by working with young people and adults in custodial and community settings. This grant supports Belong as they grow and build their specialist work with young people in contact with the criminal ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Belong: Making Justice Happen
£15,000 22/04/2021
An unrestricted grant of £15,000. Belong: Making Justice Happen works with people who have offended and those who have been victims of crime to reduce crime and the harm it causes, with a focus on restorative approaches.
Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - Mental Wellbeing
£3,000 22/06/2020
Funding to provide settlements information and basic needs packs for prisoners released from Coldingley Prison, and packs for remaining prisoners to cope with emotional stress caused by restrictions due to Coronavirus (no visitors, reduced ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Belong: Making Justice Happen
£24,500 17/04/2020
Adapting our interventions in prisons to address critical needs emerging as a result of COVID-19. We will (a) design, produce and deliver three resources to help offenders in the prisons we work from within to cope, and (b) tailor/enhance our ....more
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - COVID-19 Resource Packs and enhancing mentoring offer
£5,000 14/04/2020
Grant to Belong: Making Justice Happen
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/13 persons

  • ANNE GALLACHER Appointed: 2016
  • CAROLINE HAVERS Appointed: 2020
  • DAN MARSH Appointed: 2020
  • DR GEOFF PAUL Appointed: 2020
  • ED BOWIE Appointed: 2020
  • EMMA STUART Appointed: 2020
  • FRANKCO HARRIS Appointed: 2022
  • FRED INGHAM Appointed: 2020
  • JENNIFER HOLROYD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Solicitor
  • JO EGAN Appointed: 2022
  • MATTHEW PARRIS Appointed: 2020
  • RICK KENT Appointed: 2020
  • SIAN BEYNON Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/03/2017, number: 1172293
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 charity financial controls 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from BELONG LONDON: MAKING JUSTICE HAPPEN on 04/03/2020
Main office

Capital Office
124-128 City Road
LONDON
EC1V 2NX

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UK AND ITS COMMUNITIES, WITH A VIEW TO THE PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ORDER, THE PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION BETWEEN PEOPLE, ORGANISATIONS AND GROUPS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN DISPUTES OR CONFLICTS WHERE THAT DISPUTE OR CONFLICT RESULTS FROM OR MAY LEAD TO ACTS OF ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, CRIME, VANDALISM, RACIAL ABUSE OR BREACH OF THE PEACE.2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UK, THE PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION BETWEEN VICTIMS OF CRIME AND OFFENDERS, WITH A VIEW TO THE PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ORDER, AND FOR THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE WELL-BEING OF SUCH VICTIMS AND THE REHABILITATION OF SUCH OFFENDERS.3) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PRISONERS, EX-OFFENDERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF THEIR PAST OF CURRENT INVOLVEMENT IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM OR THE INVOLVEMENT OF A FAMILY MEMBER(S) BY:A) PROVIDING INFORMATION TO SUPPORT TO ENABLEÁPRISONERS, EX-OFFENDERS, AND THEIR FAMILIESÁTO IDENTIFY AND ACCESS EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND/OR RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.B) PROVIDING MENTORING SUPPORT TO ENABLEÁPRISONERS, EX-OFFENDERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES TO DEVELOP SELF CONFIDENCE, SELF AWARENESS, EMPATHY AND LIFE SKILLS SUCH AS BUDGETING, COMMUNICATION, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, GOAL SETTING AND REFLECTIVE THINKINGC) PROVIDING PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC SUPPORTÁTO ENABLEÁPRISONERS, EX-OFFENDERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES TO PROCESS EXPERIENCES OF TRAUMA, BETTER MANAGE EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND IMPROVE THEIR EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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