Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: FOUNDRY & BOULTON 

We run a range of community activities to serve students; their families and the wider communities in and around Winson Green and Handsworth. These include advice and support services, family support, adult education, youth work, and holiday programmes.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board 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

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
31/08/22£100£65£35n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/08/21£34£25£8n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/08/20£18£16£2n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/08/19£21£23£-2n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/08/18£58£50£8£0£0£0n/a014
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

020 7921 4220

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other individual and family services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 15 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
National Lottery Community Fund£281,280
Heart Of England Community Foundation£8,000
CAF£6,000
The Foyle Foundation£4,000
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - FaB Pantry
£261,338 24/03/2022
The funding will be used to develop and expand the organisation's food pantry project in Handsworth and Winson Green Birmingham. The funding sought is for maintaining the project and increasing its ....more
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Oasis Community Hub: Foundry and Boulton
£2,000 16/11/2021
Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - FaB Early Years Project
£9,964 10/09/2021
The funding will be used to employ an early years worker who will build relationships with disadvantaged families and support them to care for their younger children set up a stay-and-play group and ....more
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£4,000 28/04/2021
towards starting up a permanent community Food Pantry (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Oasis Community Hub: Foundry and Boulton
£5,000 01/04/2021
A grant will contribute to the running costs of "My Local Pantry" for 6 months
CAF - Grant to Oasis Community Hub: Foundry & Boulton
£6,000 26/06/2020
3
Grant to Oasis Community Hub: Foundry & Boulton to support the organisation through COVID19
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Oasis Community Hub: Foundry and Boulton
£3,000 15/04/2020
3
They have adapted their services so they are supporting the families whose struggles will have compounded during the current situation. This service will be a lifeline and one which we must support.
National Lottery Community Fund - BOULTON HOUSE ?TOGETHER & THRIVING'
£9,978 11/07/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver craft and cooking workshops. The project aims to improve the wellbeing of participants and equip them with new skills.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 48-65
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/05/2017, number: 1172915
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/01/2017, number: 10581583
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Oasis Centre
1A Kennington Road
LONDON
SE1 7QP

Objectives

CHARITABLE OBJECTS:(1) INTRODUCTION TO OBJECTSTHE COMPANY IS A CHRISTIAN CHARITY, WHICH MEANS THAT IT IS COMMITTED TO THE TRANSFORMATION OF COMMUNITIES AND TO THE INCLUSION OF EVERY PERSON IN THAT PROCESS. IN ALL THAT IT DOES, THE CHARITY SHALL:A) SERVE AND RESPECT ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF THEIR AGE, DISABILITY, GENDER, 'RACE', ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION OR BELIEFS, PREGNANCY OR MATERNITY STATUS, MARITAL OR CIVIL PARTNERSHIP STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CAPACITYB) ACKNOWLEDGE THE FREEDOM OF PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS AND NONE TO BOTH HOLD AND TO EXPRESS THEIR BELIEFS AND CONVICTIONS RESPECTFULLY AND FREELY, WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE UK LAWC) NEVER IMPOSE ITS CHRISTIAN FAITH OR BELIEF ON OTHERS.(2) THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE UNITED KINGDOMB) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH GENERALLYC) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AND THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTYNOTHING IN THE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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