Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 8

Poor Liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs high: -5

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 5

THE WICKERS

The Wickers Charity act as a resource for young people living in East London by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of:'advancing in life' and helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals;

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending since inception
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 6 years

www.thewickerscharity.org

barrie@wickers.org.uk

02085044500

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£508	£476	£32	£190	£99	£95	2.4	4	20
31/08/21	£313	£274	£39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/08/20	£148	£182	£-34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/08/19	£293	£231	£62	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 64.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 39.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 16%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 2.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2

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Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

4 employees
20 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

DCMS	£100,010
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington	£50,000
AB Charitable Trust	£20,000
The London Community Foundation	£10,000
Sport England	£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,980

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to The Wickers (Account Project)
£20,000	25/01/2024	A restricted grant of £20,000 towards the costs of the Account Project, including a contribution to Wickers' overhead costs. Account works as a community monitoring group on policing, while directly ....more A restricted grant of £20,000 towards the costs of the Account Project, including a contribution to Wickers' overhead costs. Account works as a community monitoring group on policing, while directly working with young people in Hackney and collaborating with other organisations.
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving Living with Covid
£3,698	30/06/2022	Ongoing participation in the Community Champion network and dissemination of health information to Black Caribbean, Black African and White Other communities.
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Covid-19 London Community Response Renewal Grant - Wave 5
£50,000	23/02/2021 12	To support the Employability and Wellbeing Programme for young people.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£100,010	13/08/2020	"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."
The London Community Foundation - Grant to The Wickers Charity
£10,000	10/07/2020	We are aiming to combat Holiday/COVID-19 Hunger. With children and young people unable to attend school where most will be given school meals, many low-income families are struggling to feed ....more We are aiming to combat Holiday/COVID-19 Hunger. With children and young people unable to attend school where most will be given school meals, many low-income families are struggling to feed themselves. The funding is to provide weekly care packages of essentials to help families through these difficult times.
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£10,000	17/06/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
National Lottery Community Fund - What's The Point Knife Crime Education
£9,980	21/06/2019 12	The funding will be used to deliver an early intervention educational programme for young people. The project aims to reduce knife crime and promote positive behaviours.
Sport England - social action into sport
£7,690	13/02/2019 14	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled social action into sport. This project is a Association Football project, with a focus on younger ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled social action into sport. This project is a Association Football project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AITCH HENRY-DOSWELL Appointed: 2024

CHELSEA REYNOLDS (Chair) Appointed: 2018

WENDEL HENRY Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: REPTON BOXING CLUB,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/05/2018, number: 1178580

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Wickers Charity
Suite 5
19 Willow Street
London
EC2A 4BH

Objectives

•TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN HACKNEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

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