Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 10

SMART WORKS LEEDS

Smart Works Leeds provides interview clothing and coaching to enable disadvantaged women to access the workplace.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£168,072	£153,202	£14,870	50
31/03/22	£128,025	£123,020	£5,005	48
31/03/21	£90,291	£48,540	£41,751	40
31/03/20	£79,932	£36,669	£43,263	50

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

helenclareoldham@gmail.com

07801195669

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bradford City, Calderdale, City Of Wakefield, Kirklees, Leeds City,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 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
Leeds Community Foundation - Engaging Ukrainian Refugee Women with Employability Skills & Confidence Building
£9,349	15/11/2022	Grant to Smart Works Charity (Leeds)
Leeds Community Foundation - Empowering women through digital skills
£10,000	11/08/2022	Grant to Smart Works Charity (Leeds)
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Smart Works Charity (Leeds)
£2,500	25/09/2020 5	Smart Works is a volunteer-led charity that dresses and coaches unemployed women for their job interview.
CareTech foundation - Robin Corbett Award for prisoner reintegration
£2,500	19/03/2018	A grant of £2,500 awarded to support Robin Corbett Award for prisoner reintegration, which is awarded to charities/social enterprises or CICs who have done an outstanding job over the past year to ....more A grant of £2,500 awarded to support Robin Corbett Award for prisoner reintegration, which is awarded to charities/social enterprises or CICs who have done an outstanding job over the past year to support the re-integration in local communities for returning citizens.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-62

AMANDA JAYNE CLARKE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant

EMMA ILLINGWORTH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of People Transformation

JULIETTE LOUISE FITZMAURICE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Company Director

STEPHANIE LOUISE SMITH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Fashion And Beauty Editor

TRACY ELIZABETH FLETCHER (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Self Employed

HELEN CLARE OLDHAM Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Founder And Director

RUTH FRANCES CHERRY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/07/2019, number: 1184676
Registered at Companies House on 19/06/2019, number: 12059540

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

Mill 5 1st Floor
Mabgate Mills
Macaulay Street
Leeds
LS9 7DZ

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AMONG WOMEN LIVING IN LEEDS AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY PROVIDING WORK-APPROPRIATE CLOTHING FOR INDIVIDUALS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT AND / OR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, PROVIDING JOB-SEEKING ADVICE, TRAINING AND EDUCATION AND PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO SUCCESSFULLY PROCURE EMPLOYMENT OR AN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, AND PROVIDED THAT SUCH BENEFITS MAY BE PROVIDED TO MEN WHERE IT IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES, IN THE COURSE OF ADVANCING THE OVERALL OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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