Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

No PartB

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 4

Z'S DEFENCE ACADEMY

- Self Defence Courses - Kickboxing/Mixed Martial Arts- Self Defence Fitness Session - Boxing- Walking/Hiking- Physical Activities - Endurance Session- Yoga/Stretching- Outdoor Pursuits- Social Activities- Life Coaching- Obstacle Course Racing- Social Inclusion Activities- Empowerment Program- Building Confidence workshop- Education- Outdoor pursuits- Volunteering

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers including the Government 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£79,406	£49,351	£30,055	7
31/03/22		£14,497	£25,052	£-10,555	5

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

https://zsdefenceacademy.wpcomstaging.com/

ZSDEFENCEACADEMY@GMAIL.COM

07720636847

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Sports activities

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
7 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

BBC Children in Need	£23,100
Sport England	£21,100
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,850

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - Youth Can
£9,850	04/08/2023	The funding will be used to deliver education and training sessions in self-defence techniques for girls/women (11-18 years) from BAME communities. The project aims to support young people to improve ....more The funding will be used to deliver education and training sessions in self-defence techniques for girls/women (11-18 years) from BAME communities. The project aims to support young people to improve activity levels self-defence resilience and life skills to help keep them safe and encourage healthy and positive lifestyle choices whilst helping to reduce levels of anti-social behaviour.
National Lottery Community Fund - Weighing In-clusion
£10,000	02/06/2023	The funding will be used to deliver well-being and engagement workshops for South Asian women in the community to help support them with obesity diabetes heart disease; depression and mental health. ....more The funding will be used to deliver well-being and engagement workshops for South Asian women in the community to help support them with obesity diabetes heart disease; depression and mental health. This project aims to improve beneficiaries self-confidence self esteem and physical and mental wellbeing.
Sport England - Z Adventure- Blackburn
£8,460	13/02/2023	This project will provide funding for a 39 week walking project that will take place weekly with additional monthly sessions of either Archery or Orienteering.
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - 12 Week Transformation
£3,140	13/10/2022	This project will engage 40 inactive women and young adults to participate in 60 minutes exercise per week. It aims to recruit instructors to deliver 4 sessions of Zumba & Dance per week at 4 ....more This project will engage 40 inactive women and young adults to participate in 60 minutes exercise per week. It aims to recruit instructors to deliver 4 sessions of Zumba & Dance per week at 4 different locations utilising different community centres. There ill be 3, 12-week programmes throughout the year.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Z's Defence Academy
£23,100	12/10/2022	This grant will empower Black children and young people from Blackburn with Darwen to deliver Social Action in their community
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - 12 Week Transformation Program
£9,500	06/05/2022	This project will deliver sessions of Exercise & Fitness, Boxing and Yoga to inactive women and girls in the Blackburn area. Three blocks of 12 week programmes will be delivered over the year, ....more This project will deliver sessions of Exercise & Fitness, Boxing and Yoga to inactive women and girls in the Blackburn area. Three blocks of 12 week programmes will be delivered over the year, with 4 sessions per week.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

AASIYA MOTA Appointed: 2022

AZMAT FARID Appointed: 2022

DAWN WELLS Appointed: 2022

RAJA REHMAN Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/04/2021, number: 1194054

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

Z's Defence Academy
PO BOX 689
BLACKBURN
BB2 9RB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SELF-DEFENCE TECHNIQUES IN ORDER TO RAISE AWARENESS OF AND PROTECT PERSONAL SAFETY.2) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES CAPABLE OF PROMOTING PHYSICAL HEALTH AND FITNESS.(FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE “FACILITIES” MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, ACCESS TO COACHING AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES).3) TO FURTHER SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL DETERMINE BY MAKING DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES.

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