Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 5

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
All female board: -3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: -2

OUT OF CLASS

At Out of Class our beneficiaries are offered the option to engage in a range of practical and vocational activities. These include but are not limited to: Therapeutic work with horses and dogs

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board is completely female
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£48,975	£54,145	£-5,170	5
31/03/22	*	£28,764	£40,355	£-11,591	5
31/03/21		£27,654	£17,036	£10,618	0
31/03/20	*	£20,288	£19,613	£675	5
31/03/19		£32,027	£26,071	£5,956	5

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.outofclass.org

info@outofclass.org

07944940158

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

International poverty relief

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Buckinghamshire, Central Bedfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 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	£12,200
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	£8,690
Northamptonshire Community Foundation	£5,930
Woodward Charitable Trust	£750

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Equi-Zen Northampton
£2,930	08/01/2024	Our Equine assisted therapy service is a 10-week 1:1 course for young people with the highest needs and the least support. It is proven to have a huge impact on several mental health markers from ....more Our Equine assisted therapy service is a 10-week 1:1 course for young people with the highest needs and the least support. It is proven to have a huge impact on several mental health markers from alleviating depression, reducing self-harm and suicidal thoughts, improving self-esteem.
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Equi-Zen
£3,000	12/06/2023	Equine-assisted therapy courses - waiting list
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - The project will support teenagers with SEND through a 4-week interactive course where the participants undertake pre-planned tasks with trained therapy ponies.
£4,940	05/12/2022	The Pegasus Project
Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
£750	31/10/2022	Core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Equi-Zen
£8,000	01/07/2022	The funding will be used to provide therapeutic courses utilising a trained therapy ponies and therapy dogs for children who have experience of trauma. The project aims to provide in combination with ....more The funding will be used to provide therapeutic courses utilising a trained therapy ponies and therapy dogs for children who have experience of trauma. The project aims to provide in combination with the animals the perfect safe space to allow children to discuss very difficult topics. The sessions will be run by a trained and experienced equine therapist and will improve the wellbeing and emotional health of the children participating.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Out of Class
£3,750	23/12/2020 2	Vibe Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Network
£4,200	27/11/2020 6	The funding will be used to deliver their support service virtually for young people living with special educational needs. The project aims to improve their mental health and wellbeing during ....more The funding will be used to deliver their support service virtually for young people living with special educational needs. The project aims to improve their mental health and wellbeing during Covid-19.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Out of Class
£7,100	09/05/2018 5	Vibe Pilot Project

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DARIA IVKINA MACDONALD (Chair) Appointed: 2023

JACQUELINE MARY HINTON Appointed: 2023

NICOLA MARY SINGLETON Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/03/2018, number: 1177441

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
Investing charity funds 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

5 returns made; AR22: 21 days late, AR20: 164 days late,

Main office

Out of Class C/O Spicer and Co
Staple House
5 Eleanor's Cross
Dunstable
LU6 1SU

Objectives

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE ACADEMICALLY CHALLENGED OR DISADVANTAGED BY PROVIDING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE, “ACADEMICALLY CHALLENGED” MEANS DIFFICULTY IN RETAINING OR EXPRESSING INFORMATION THROUGH THE UK EDUCATION SYSTEM. “DISADVANTAGED” MEANS THOSE IN UNFAVOURABLE CIRCUMSTANCES, IN PARTICULAR WITH REGARD TO FINANCIAL OR SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES.

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