Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

SEVEN UP CHARITY 

We offer a range of accessible inclusive services to primarily to disabled children and young people [5-25 years] working with a range of community based partnerships in Birmingham. These services run after-school, weekends and school holiday periods. They provide play and leisure opportunities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£205,377£200,925£4,4525
31/03/22£202,267£194,565£7,7025
31/03/21£136,526£145,532£-9,0065
31/03/20£126,365£95,350£31,0154
31/03/19£69,005£67,422£1,5832
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

www.seven-up.co.uk

info@sevenup.org.uk

07502275097

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Birmingham City Council - 19plus
£5,000 25/09/2023
To deliver a programme of gardening and craft activities including painting and making preserves.
National Lottery Community Fund - Launching Lives
£310,634 17/10/2019
36
This funding aims to provide a space for children and young people living with disabilities to learn about the world around them on their own terms. The group will invite children and young people ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Seven Under
£9,930 22/06/2018
12
This funding will be used to deliver leadership training sessions for people with disabilities, improving their levels of literacy, confidence and independence.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/08/2018, number: 1179683
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

ALL SAINTS CENTRE
2 VICARAGE ROAD
KINGS HEATH
BIRMINGHAM
B14 7RA

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO HELP CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN BIRMINGHAM (AND ESPECIALLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THOSE WHO ARE DISABLED OR WHO HAVE MENTAL HEALTH OR OTHER ADDITIONAL NEEDS), IN PARTICULAR THROUGH PROVIDING INCLUSIVE PLAY, YOUTH AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES; SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES, RELATIONSHIPS AND EXPERIENCE THAT THEY MAY GROW AS INDIVIDUALS, FLOURISH AND COME TO FULFIL THEIR POTENTIAL AS FULL AND ACTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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