Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 6
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

CLARION EDUCATION FOUNDATION 

the advancement of education of children and young people who are underachieving in mainstream schools which will be reflected in better examination passes giving them better chances and quality of life, and in particular children and young people from African Heritage in Leicester and surrounding areas
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£43,815£56,054£-12,23915
31/03/22£17,740£16,231£1,5093
31/03/21£11,995£10,510£1,4854
31/03/20£15,269£19,938£-4,6697
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

rayeyla@hotmail.com

07973133165

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leicester City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 15 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
Sport England - Family Zumba time
£11,980 28/07/2023
This project will run two Zumba classes (one for adults and one for young people) per week for 48 weeks.
National Lottery Community Fund - Clarion After School Club
£10,000 24/02/2023
The funding will be used to pilot a new after-school club catering for 30 children aged between 8 and 16 from Black and minority backgrounds in Leicester. The project aims to build resilience skills ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/07/2019, number: 1184420
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR23: 35 days late,
Main office

Manor House Centre
Haddenham Road
leicester
LE3 2BG

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDERACHIEVING IN MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS WHICH WILL BE REFLECTED IN BETTER EXAMINATION PASSES GIVING THEM BETTER CHANCES AND QUALITY OF LIFE, AND IN PARTICULAR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM AFRICAN HERITAGE IN LEICESTER AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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