Overall GiG Score: 17 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

MAKING IT OUT CIO 

Making it Out CIO provides meaningful, purposeful & creative opportunities for individuals who need a bit more direction and support to get their lives back on track. This includes prison leavers, people on probation, prisoners on day release from open prison and those considered vulnerable to committing crime through substance misuse, homelessness or poor mental health.
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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities

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.makingitout.co.uk

admin@makingitout.co.uk

07751541004

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/10/22£202,838£190,692£12,1468
31/10/21£144,183£159,450£-15,26710
31/10/20£150,648£88,525£62,1234
31/10/19£73,974£67,834£6,1403
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 8 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,

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
Tudor Trust£67,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
DCMS£26,883
Sussex Community Foundation£20,438
CHK Foundation£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund£19,585
Henry Smith Charity£15,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Making It Out
£9,955 27/01/2023
The funding will be used to provide cost-of-living support for the organisation to meet the increasing demand for their service. This project aims to continue offering support and alternative ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Making It Out
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Making It Out CIO
£5,438 21/07/2022
Funding was provided towards marketing and fundraising for a public art sculpture.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Making It Out
£50,000 08/09/2021
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Making It Out
National Lottery Community Fund - Make A Day of It
£9,630 06/08/2021
The group will use the funding to provide creative team building activities for local businesses and charities. This will improve skills and bring people together. Activities include creative ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Making It Out CIO
£5,000 16/07/2021
12
Funding was provided towards staff costs, materials and transport for their pilot programme.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Making It Out CIO
£2,000 21/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Tudor Trust - Grant to Making It Out CIO
£65,000 05/12/2020
24
over two years as continuation funding towards salaries at a organisation supporting ex-offenders and marginalised people in Brighton
DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
£17,683 03/12/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
CHK Foundation - CHK Main Grant
£10,000 09/09/2020
to support specified work
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,200 10/08/2020
"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
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Making It Out
£5,000 07/08/2020
12
towards one year's running costs of a rehabilitation project working with ex-offenders and those who are at risk of offending in East Sussex.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Making It Out CIO
£5,000 01/06/2020
Making it Out manage creative design and manufacture training and employment placements for people leaving prison and others at risk of ending up there without support. Through a partnership with ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Making It Out CIO
£5,000 23/03/2020
4
Funding was provided towards the cost of new vehicle.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Making it Out
£10,000 13/12/2019
purchase of a van for a charity which works with prisoners and ex-offenders in Brighton and Hove
CHK Foundation - CHK Main Grant
£10,000 04/12/2019
to support specified work
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 22/11/2019
Making It Out
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Making It Out
£10,000 12/06/2019
12
towards one year's running costs of a rehabilitation project working with ex offenders and those who are at risk of offending in East Sussex
Tudor Trust - Grant to Making It Out CIO
£40,000 14/05/2018
24
over two years towards salaries at a CIC supporting ex-offenders and vulnerable people in Brighton
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/02/2019, number: 1182154
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

1 - 3 Church Road
Brighton & Hove
Portslade
BN41 1LB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATIONFOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND AT RISK OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY A) PROVIDING AND PROMOTING ARTISTIC AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING (INCLUDING DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS), B) PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND C) PROVIDING AND PROMOTING THE USE OF COMMUNITY BASED FACILITIES AND RESOURCES.THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE OR SCIENCEFOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND AT RISK OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION, IN ART, CRAFTS AND DESIGN BY A) PROVIDING ACCESS TO FACILITIES AND B) PROMOTING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN EDUCATION, TRAINING AND, PUBLIC WORKS.OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES: THE REHABILITATION OF EX-OFFENDERS AND THE PREVENTION OF CRIMEFOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND TO ASSIST IN THE REHABILITATION OF EX-OFFENDERS AND THE PREVENTION OF CRIME , IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE CLAUSES ‘AT RISK OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION’ IS DEFINED AS THOSE POTENTIALLY EXCLUDED FROM ACCESSING RIGHTS, OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EDUCATION, HOUSING, HEALTHCARE) USUALLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF A DIFFERENT GROUP INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRISON AND CARE LEAVERS, INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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