Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

CODE YOUR FUTURE

We offer a 6-month training program to help every single refugee and disadvantaged person with the dream of becoming a software developer
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • 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
31/12/23£1,158£1,319£-162£248£805£5204.717544
31/12/22£1,509£1,194£316£0£967£502513200
31/12/21£961£577£384£0£653£51310.712235
31/12/20£600£439£160£0£270£1925.25300
31/12/19*£280£317£-37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£258£111£147n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 25.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 18.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 30%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 65%
Reserves/Spending: 4.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 3.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 7 years

https://codeyourfuture.io/

contact@codeyourfuture.io

+44 7903069490

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Legal & financial advice
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Op Foundation - Capacity Building
£5,000 01/12/2021
Capacity building grants for digital ethics
National Lottery Community Fund - Offering tech training to refugees to gain employment
£50,000 10/04/2018
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CodeYourFuture is a non-profit organisation, inspired by HackYourFuture in the Netherlands, which empowers refugees and asylum seekers to become software developers. Refugees and asylum seekers typically face difficulties finding employment and are ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

  • CHRISTIAN MICCIO Appointed: 2017
  • IEVA KAJOKAITE Appointed: 2017
  • STEPHEN GRANT Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/10/2017, number: 1174929
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Investment
  • 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; AR19: 2 days late,
Main office

Code Your Future
4th Floor
Silverstream House
45 Fitzroy Street
Fitzrovia
London

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE BY PROVIDING ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORT WHICH DEVELOP AN INDIVIDUAL’S CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCES, UNDERSTANDING AND EMPLOYABILITY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING IT AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COURSES, PROFESSIONAL MENTORING AND EMPLOYABILITY ADVICE TO BENEFICIARIES WITH THE AIM OF FACILITATING THEIR INTEGRATION INTO A PROFESSIONAL WORK ENVIRONMENT.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE “BENEFICIARIES” ARE DEFINED AS PERSONS GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND PERSONSSEEKING ASYLUM AND PERSONS WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW 60% OF THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME, BASED ON THESURVEY OF INCOME POVERTY IN THE UK CALLED HOUSEHOLDS BELOW AVERAGE INCOME (HBAI).

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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