Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Very static board: -5

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

SIMPLE NORFOLK

Charitable organisation providing services and volunteering opportunities to youths, developing skills and improving life prospects. Environmentally friendly woodworking training facility. Provision of services to reduce poverty, discrimination and loneliness. Organisation of media related activities, and partnerships that benefit and promote community harmony, well-being and economic growth.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be very static

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		£89	£94	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/08/21		£71	£71	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	55
31/08/20		£19	£19	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/08/19		£16	£12	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	23
31/08/18	*	£36	£35	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	25

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.simplenorfolk.com/www.inspirefocus.co.uk

carla.b@simplenorfolk.com

01953 714999

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
35 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	£12,150
DCMS	£7,020
Suffolk Community Foundation	£1,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Inspire Focus Woodworks
£9,700	05/08/2022	The funding will be used to extend their woodworking training sessions for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and older people. The project aims to help people develop their skillsets for ....more The funding will be used to extend their woodworking training sessions for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and older people. The project aims to help people develop their skillsets for employment opportunities and reduce anti-social behaviour and social isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Senior and Veterans Woodworking Sessions
£2,450	13/09/2021	The funding is to provide elderly people and veterans with woodworking and manual crafts sessions to meet likeminded people and use the sessions as a therapeutic and social outlet to reduce mental ....more The funding is to provide elderly people and veterans with woodworking and manual crafts sessions to meet likeminded people and use the sessions as a therapeutic and social outlet to reduce mental health conditions and isolation and improve their daily lives. To deliver the sessions the organisation needs some assistance with developing its website and a small equipment purchase.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Emergency food parcels delivery in Suffolk.
£1,000	27/03/2021	Towards the distribution of free food parcel deliveries in Suffolk.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,020	15/09/2020	"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."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

A. DIAS Appointed: 2016

A. J. BARRETO (Chair) Appointed: 2016

A. NUNES Appointed: 2016

D. STANKEVICIUS Appointed: 2016

J. DUBERY Appointed: 2016

J. LIMA Appointed: 2016

M. J. FONSECA Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/10/2017, number: 1175056

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR18: 299 days late,

Main office

Unit 4A
Roudham Park Industrial Estate
East Harling
Norfolk
NR16 2QN

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN NORFOLK (OR OTHER AREAS BY THE WAY OF PARTNERSHIPS, IN OTHER PARTS OF ENGLAND), THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE RELATED ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SPORTS MUSIC AND ARTS, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE;(B) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, MENTORING, AND ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND TO IMPROVE FURTHER EDUCATIONAL, CAREER AND EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS.2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; SOCIAL BACKGROUND; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF, RACE, OR ETHNIC ORIGIN.3. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NORFOLK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

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