Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 9

Accounts overdue -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE TURNAROUND PROJECT

The Charity�s Objects are specifically restricted to the following: 3.1.1 To promote the education, personal development and employment prospects of people who have served custodial or community sentences through the provision of innovative opportunities, training and support to help them to get into work, education, self-employment or training; and 3.1.2. To promote and conduct research into methods of rehabilitation and the social conditions affecting people who have served custodial or community sentences. Nothing in the articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with s.2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

Latest accounts are overdue for filing

Established: 6 years

www.theturnaroundproject.org

info@theturnaroundproject.org

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Year end	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Income	£160,567	£313,609	£475,238	£487,514
Spending	£125,966	£213,804	£341,647	£511,648
Surplus/deficit	£34,601	£99,805	£133,591	-£24,134

Listed activities

The advancement of education, The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

How it operates

Criminal justice, Education/training, Research/evaluation

Where it operates

Northern Ireland

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

Adult training, Community safety/crime prevention, Ex-offenders and prisoners

Who works here?

12 employees
10 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

The Fore	£60,000
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund	£57,129
AB Charitable Trust	£15,000
The Clothworkers Foundation	£15,000
Rank Foundation	£13,278
The Rayne Foundation	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Rank Foundation - CoL Core Grant The Turnaround Project 2023 - Full
£11,978	27/04/2023	The Turnaround Project received a Cost of Living Core Grant to help cover core costs.
Rank Foundation - Col Small Grant The Turnaround Project 2023
£1,300	27/04/2023	The Turnaround Project received a Cost of Living Small Grant to help cover the cost of Goods and Equipment.
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - The Turnaround Project - 2
£57,129	24/03/2022 24	To strengthen our support to move young adults into conventional employment by developing a specialised recruitment platform for Northern Ireland, developing relationships with employers and ....more To strengthen our support to move young adults into conventional employment by developing a specialised recruitment platform for Northern Ireland, developing relationships with employers and increasing our coaching capacity through a peer coaching training programme.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to The Turnaround Project
£15,000	20/01/2022	An unrestricted grant of £15,000. Turnaround Project provides holistic, transitional training, coaching and employment to those in prison/serving community sentences in Northern Ireland.
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to The Turnaround Project
£10,000	12/04/2021	Towards a bike enterprise that will reduce social isolation and improve the mental and physical health of young people leaving the criminal justice system.
The Fore - Grant to The Turnaround Project
£30,000	01/08/2019 24	In the UK, 60% of those who leave prison end up re-offending. Employment can reduce this risk by 30-50%, however, only 27% of those leaving prison have a job to go to. Turnaround Project supports ....more In the UK, 60% of those who leave prison end up re-offending. Employment can reduce this risk by 30-50%, however, only 27% of those leaving prison have a job to go to. Turnaround Project supports prisoners in Belfast into employment through training and transitional employment opportunities. It combines also provides tailored 'turnaround plans', based on weekly mentoring. Turnaround currently offers offenders employment in two social enterprises (co-designed by graduates and offenders) - Big Loop Bikes, a bike repair shop, and Outwork, a grounds maintenance service. Turnaround Project will use The Fore's funding to begin transforming Shannon House (an unused prison service asset) into a Transitional and Restorative Justice Centre, which will unlock full financial sustainability and large scale social impact for the organisation. Funding will also enable two of its projects, the Outwork and Big Loop Bikes, to become financially sustainable by scaling up their activities.
The Fore - Grant to The Turnaround Project
£30,000	19/07/2019 24	Turnaround Project will use The Fore's funding to begin transforming Shannon House (an unused prison service asset) into a Transitional and Restorative Justice Centre, which will unlock full ....more Turnaround Project will use The Fore's funding to begin transforming Shannon House (an unused prison service asset) into a Transitional and Restorative Justice Centre, which will unlock full financial sustainability and large scale social impact for the organisation. Funding will also enable two of its projects, the Outwork and Big Loop Bikes, to become financially sustainable by scaling up their activities.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Turnaround Project
£15,000	12/06/2019	purchase of a van for a charity which works with prisoners and ex-offenders in Northern Ireland

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How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Further information may be available on the charity's page on the Commission website here

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 04/12/2017, number: NIC106841

Main office

39 North Street, Belfast, BT1 1NA

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