Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 7

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 13

THE COHESION AND INTEGRATION NETWORK

The Cohesion and Integration Network is an independent national Charity that aims to share good practice and connect neighbourhoods.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
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

Established: 5 years

www.belongnetwork.co.uk

admin@belongnetwork.co.uk

+447503652488

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£482,441	£308,632	£173,809	0
31/03/22	£228,102	£248,632	£-20,530	0
31/03/21	£258,767	£179,955	£78,812	0
31/03/20	£283,798	£232,436	£51,362	2

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Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 29%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000

Listed activities

Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

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	£80,000
Spirit of 2012	£60,000
Sport England	£40,000
Co-Op Foundation	£4,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - The Power of Connection
£80,000	29/07/2022	The Power of Connection volunteering to strengthen social cohesion will consist of guidance and best practice examples on how volunteering can best strengthen social cohesion at a local level. It ....more The Power of Connection volunteering to strengthen social cohesion will consist of guidance and best practice examples on how volunteering can best strengthen social cohesion at a local level. It will draw on the latest research and evidence on volunteering (including analysis of recent data collected on volunteering during the Covid-19 pandemic from the Beyond Us and Them project and other relevant research) and will be developed with input from researchers, volunteering organisations and experts in the volunteering and social cohesion sectors.
Co-Op Foundation - Belong - COIN Bonus Grant
£1,500	03/12/2020	Capacity building
Co-Op Foundation - Belong - COIN Development Grant
£2,500	04/11/2020	They would like to use their development grant to gain CPD accreditation for their 'Shared Ground' training programme
Sport England - Integration digital toolkit
£40,000	19/08/2020 8	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Integration digital toolkit. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Spirit of 2012 - Radical Kindness
£35,000	28/07/2020	Research to raise the profile of work which promotes ?radical kindness?, i.e. actively seeks to build bridges across difference and promote social connection.Final amount of grant dispersed may ....more Research to raise the profile of work which promotes ?radical kindness?, i.e. actively seeks to build bridges across difference and promote social connection.Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
Spirit of 2012 - Cohesion toolkit
£25,000	25/07/2019	Project is to build a toolkit bringing together best practice on cohesion and integration. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
Co-Op Foundation - Belong - COIN Luminate Desk
£21,106	29/11/2018	A national professional network of individuals and organisations that will champion integration and cohesion locally, nationally and internationally, especially via a digital platform.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

FIONA RACHEL CALLISTER-DAVIES Appointed: 2022

GARTH ORLANDO DALLAS Appointed: 2022

MICHELLE LAWRENCE Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: VOLUNTEER CENTRE HACKNEY,

MIRIAM JUAN-TORRES GONZALEZ (Chair) Appointed: 2023

ROBIN JOHN TUDDENHAM Appointed: 2018

REEYA HARISH GADHVANA Appointed: 2022

ROBERT JAMES FRENCH Appointed: 2022

SHALNI ARORA Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeships: THE BRITISH ASIAN TRUST, SAVANNAH WISDOM,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/11/2018, number: 1180761

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

Suites TF1 and TF2
Third Floor
Holyoake House
Hanover Street
MANCHESTER

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(A) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY BY:I) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;II) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS;III) PROMOTING COHESION AND INTEGRATION, AND FOSTERING UNDERSTANDING WITHIN AND BETWEEN COMMUNITIES;IV) CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC;V) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;VI) SEEKING THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AND THE ACCEPTANCE OF LAWFUL DIFFERENCE, WHATEVER THE BACKGROUND OF INDIVIDUALS OR COMMUNITIES;VII) PROMOTING BEST PRACTICE AND THE SHARING OF IDEAS IN THE AREAS OF COHESION, INTEGRATION AND INTERCULTURAL INTERVENTIONS;VIII) DEVELOPING IDEAS, CREATING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, AND BUILDING CAPACITY, COMPETENCE AND CONFIDENCE FOR ALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED IN THIS FIELD.(B) THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR COHESION AND INTEGRATION POLICY AND PRACTICE BY IDENTIFYING AND DISSEMINATING BEST PRACTICE IN COHESION AND INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES, WHERE:‘THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR’ MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS; ANDI) CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES; ANDII) VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

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