Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
    • Overall weighted support: +8
    Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

    ONE KNOWSLEY

    To enhance the quality of life within communities and neighbourhoods by supporting and developing voluntary action in the Borough of Knowsley. To support and develop the work of voluntary and community organisations. To provide and circulate information relevant to the work of voluntary and community groups. To act as a focal point and resource for voluntary and community groups.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23£2,080£1,936£144£0£608£5453.4200
    31/03/22£1,846£1,473£373£0£463£-19-0.2140
    31/03/21£534£450£84£0£91£-10-0.370
    31/03/20£189£243£-54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/19£119£154£-35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/18£124£93£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/17£96£163£-67n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/16£115£196£-81n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/15£126£201£-75n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/14£309£418£-108n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/13£414£445£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/12£550£524£26£8£442£4279.8100
    31/03/11£748£687£61£16£416£3886.8130
    31/03/10£627£623£4£15£355£3476.7120
    31/03/09£475£1,310£-834n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/08£814£923£-109£26£1,186£1,11914.5270
    31/03/07£1,010£1,086£-76£18£1,295£1,25413.9270
    31/03/06£1,563£1,510£53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/05£1,166£1,115£51n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/04£841£941£-99n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 53%
    Liabilities/Income: 33%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
    Reserves/Spending: 3.4 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
    Quick Ratio: 0.3
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 35 years

    www.oneknowsley.org

    info@oneknowsley.org

    01514891222

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    GiG Classification
    • General Community services
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Knowsley,
    Who it helps
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • The General Public/Mankind

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    National Lottery Heritage Fund£230,200
    National Lottery Community Fund£79,061
    Lloyds Bank Foundation£30,000
    John Moores Foundation£10,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    John Moores Foundation - Grant to One Knowsley (ex-KCVS)
    £10,000 01/02/2024
    Towards running costs for training offer and Development Worker
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Infrastructure grant to One Knowsley
    £30,000 08/12/2020
    12
    Unrestricted grant over one year to One Knowsley under the Infrastructure funding programme
    Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to One Knowsley
    £9,640 24/11/2020
    33% as salary costs for a project co-ordinator for a charity to deliver a programme of support for vulnerable and isolated mums in the Knowsley area of Liverpool.
    CAF - Grant to One Knowsley
    £5,600 08/07/2020
    3
    Grant to One Knowsley to support the organisation through COVID19
    National Lottery Community Fund - Knowsley CVS CV19
    £79,061 15/05/2020
    6
    A project to support voluntary community faith and social enterprise organisations. It will offer practical resources advice information and guidance to navigate and address the complexity of needs within communities so that they can help respond to ....more
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to One Knowsley
    £230,200 05/03/2020
    Knowsley Heritage Grants
    National Lottery Community Fund - Knowsley Connects Project Interface
    £9,240 24/10/2019
    12
    Knowsley Connects Project Interface
    John Moores Foundation - Grant to Knowsley Council for Voluntary Service
    £2,500 01/09/2018
    Towards the Knowsley Illuminate training programme
    National Lottery Community Fund - Knowsley Illuminate
    £9,443 09/08/2018
    12
    The organisation will deliver training activities to voluntary and community sector organisations, with the aim of developing skills and knowledge and to build capacity.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Age Range of Trustees: 46-65
    • CHRIS LAWRENSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Banker
    • DAVID NEILSON Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Manager
    • DAVID PARR MR (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Finance Partner
    • LOUISE GILLESPIE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retailer
    • STEPHEN MACFARLANE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Senior Director
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/09/1989, number: 701955
    • Registered at Companies House on 06/07/1989, number: 02401660
    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
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    The Courtyard
    Court Hey Park
    Roby Road
    Huyton
    L16 3NA

    Objectives

    THE PROMOTION OF ALL OR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OF KNOWSLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND IN PARTICULAR BY ASSISTING THE WORK OF STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ENGAGED IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, PROMOTING HEALTH, RELIEVING POVERTY AND SICKNESS OR IN PURSUING ANY OTHER OBJECTS WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OF KNOWSLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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