Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
  • No PartB
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

ALPHA TRAINING LEARN AND WORK

To advance the education of the public in order that they are equipped to commence or return to work. This will support those with high needs, NEETS, young mothers and mental health and emotional issues. The subjects covered are Hairdressing, Equine and Small Animal Care, Land Based Studies and Maths & English. To relieve poverty by assisting with developing social, mental and physical skills.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female

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 4 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*£5£5£0
31/03/22*£2£2£0
31/03/21*£2£2£0
31/03/20*£2£3£-1
31/03/19£1£0£1
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

alphatraininguk.net

alphalearnandwork@outlook.com

07793208109

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Staffordshire, Walsall,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • LISA JANE TAYLOR Appointed: 2021
  • PAULA HAMMOND Appointed: 2018
  • REBECCA POWELL Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/07/2018, number: 1179043
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
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR23: 83 days late, AR22: 57 days late, AR21: 323 days late, AR20: 22 days late,
Main office

16 Danby Drive
CANNOCK
Staffordshire
WS12 0PF

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF ALPHA TRAINING LEARN AND WORK ARE AS FOLLOWS: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF HAIRDRESSING, HORSE CARE, ANIMAL CARE, MATHS, ENGLISH, ICT, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE SKILLS. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT ALPHA TRAINING BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, NOT REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY, FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN EQUIPPING AND ENABLING WORK READINESS. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PEOPLE IN WALSALL AND CANNOCK IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY: ? AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION. ? PROVIDING THEIR EDUCATION, TO UNDERTAKE TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT EDUCATION OR TO PREPARE FOR ENTRY TO ANY OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION ON LEAVING ALPHA TRAINING. ? TO ASSIST IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT AT ALPHA TRAINING, WHOSE AIMS INCLUDE ADVANCING EDUCATION OF PERSONS BY DEVELOPING THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES. ? FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE LEARNING FOR PLEASURE BY PEOPLE NO LONGER IN FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT THROUGH THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING IN SUBJECTS OF EDUCATIONAL VALUE.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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