Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 2
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THE JIGSAW NETWORK C.I.O. 

The Charity provides grants to support its charity objectives
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£500£504£-4£0£119£1192.800
31/12/21£489£371£118n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£100£95£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 2.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 9.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 4 years

nschiff@jfutures.org

02084574404

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Funding Network - Marketing support for BCiS
£16,049 04/11/2020
Our aim is to build and implement a marketing strategy to reach more schools, because this will make us more financially sustainable.

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 18/11/2019, number: 1186409
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

23 WYKEHAM ROAD
LONDON
NW4 2TB

Objectives

TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT INCLUDING THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND CHILD WELFARE, CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGIOUS AND RACIAL HARMONY AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE UK AND THE WORLD, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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