Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 11
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

FUTURE MEN 

Working With Men is an award winning charity offering comprehensive support services for men and boys.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 20 years
(26 years as a company)

www.futuremen.org

INFO@FUTUREMEN.ORG

02072375353

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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
31/03/23£1,182£1,096£86£37£964£2953.2200
31/03/22£1,120£1,197£-77£24£878£3403.4253
31/03/21£1,370£1,008£362£14£955£3704.4257
31/03/20£1,001£958£43£15£593£2403347
31/03/19£987£1,035£-48£10£550£2182.52310
31/03/18£1,064£1,004£60£43£598£1922.3320
31/03/17£981£897£84£12£538£1351.8210
31/03/16*£1,081£892£189£10£454£1051.4220
31/03/15£874£804£70£19£265£771.1200
31/03/14£867£813£54£17£195£701210
31/03/13£769£721£48£19£141£480.8170
31/03/12£733£672£61£15£93£250.4220
31/03/11£648£816£-168£18£32£170.3240
31/03/10£683£768£-85£27£200£2003.1240
31/03/09£543£572£-30£14£285£2856190
31/03/08*£607£510£97£10£315£3077.2160
31/03/07*£380£275£105£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£194£251£-57£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£281£243£38£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 31%
Reserves/Spending: 3.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 5.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
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
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 20 employees

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
National Lottery Community Fund£249,959
John Lyon's Charity£128,000
BBC Children in Need£120,000
Esmee Fairbairn£84,000
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£80,000
Walcot Foundation£75,000
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£60,000
London Borough of Southwark£49,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Future Men (formerly Working With Men)
£120,000 01/12/2023
This organisation will deliver development & mentoring programmes for boys / young men in Westminster & neighbouring boroughs, leading to improved mental health, increased healthy ....more
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Future Men
£16,500 31/03/2023
Common Purpose grant from the Environment, Neighbourhoods & Growth department
John Lyon's Charity - Uplift grant to Future Men
£8,000 11/01/2023
Cost-of-Living Uplift
Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund - Boys Development Programme in Southwark.
£30,000 15/11/2022
Towards its Boys Development Programme in Southwark
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Future Men
£15,000 26/10/2022
Future Dads Programme
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Future Men
£16,500 31/03/2022
Common Purpose grant from the Environment & Leisure department
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£40,000 18/03/2022
Future Men
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Future Men
£60,000 23/06/2021
34% of salary costs over 2-years for 2 part-time posts at a charity providing family support to young boys and fathers in London.
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to Future Men
£120,000 16/06/2021
Amberley Senior Youth Worker
Walcot Foundation - Boys Development Programme
£75,000 25/05/2021
Future Men will work in partnership with 5 Lambeth primaries in the Gipsy Hill Federation (Kingswood, Elm Wood, Paxton, Glenbrook and Fenstanton) to deliver a project targeted at year 6 boys lacking ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Future Men
£54,000 24/03/2021
1
Towards unrestricted core costs from the Racialised Communities Top Up Fund
Tudor Trust - Grant to Future Men
£2,000 05/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£20,000 28/05/2020
3
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Future Men (COVID19 Grant)
£30,000 21/05/2020
12
over one year as continuation funding towards salaries at an organisation working with boys, young men and young fathers in South London, as they respond to the Coronavirus pandemic
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Future Men
£30,000 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Westminster Foundation - Covid 19 response Fund
£19,400 01/05/2020
6
To move three programme areas online: youth and community, schools, and young fathers remotely and online. (covid-19)
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Working with Men
£16,000 01/04/2020
Common Purpose grant from the Environment & Leisure department
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Future Men
£40,000 09/03/2020
24
Towards its Future Dads programme, a perinatal suport course for new and expectant fathers in hospital settings and intensive 1-2-1 support for young fathers who are struggling and have complex issues
National Lottery Community Fund - Venturing Project
£249,959 31/01/2020
36
The project will use the funding to provide a comprehensive work programme for young men and fathers, aged 13 to 25, who are NEET, at risk of becoming NEET, engaged in anti-social activity and/or at ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Future Men Partnership Model Development
£60,000 14/10/2019
24
To develop the partnership model, profile and income diversification of an organisation that supports young men experiencing disadvantage to transition to adulthood.
United Saviours Charity - Boys Development Programme (BDP)
£40,000 03/04/2019
23
Being delivered at a critical time for young people in Southwark, this innovative programme will work with boys and young men from 3 primaries and one secondary school in Bermondsey/Rotherhithe to ....more
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Working with Men
£16,000 01/04/2019
Common Purpose grant from the Place & Wellbeing department
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Working with Men
£163,800 12/12/2018
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of a Project Worker at a project in the London Borough of Westminster that provides support to primary age boys who are at risk of exclusion ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Future Men (formerly Working With Men)
£109,403 27/06/2018
36
This project offers opportunities for young boys at risk of anti-social behaviour and crime to engage in fun and developmental activities. The project will improve self-belief, improve confidence and ....more
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Working with Men
£14,400 01/04/2018
Community Capacity grant from the Place & Wellbeing department
John Ellerman Foundation - core costs
£110,000 29/03/2018
36
Towards core costs to enable them to tackle the underlying causes of the challenges faced by boys and young men who are marginalised or socially or economically disadvantaged
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Future Men
£180,000 24/01/2018
60
Towards the finance director and fundraising manager of an organisation which engages with boys and young men at key transition points in their lives in order to minimise young men’s risks of ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£60,000 31/07/2017
Working With Men
Tudor Trust - Grant to Working with Men
£150,000 19/06/2017
36
over three years towards salaries at an organisation working with boys, young men and young fathers in London
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Working with Men
£14,400 01/04/2017
Community Capacity grant from the Housing & Modernisation department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Working with Men
£14,400 01/04/2016
Community Capacity grant from the Housing & Modernisation department for Core costs
Walcot Foundation - Transition Support Project for pupils at risk of disengagement at secondary school
£69,545 21/07/2015
36
Transition Support Project for pupils at risk of disengagement at secondary school
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Working with Men
£136,000 11/06/2015
36
towards three years' running costs of a project that supports boys in transition from primary to secondary school who are at risk of being NEET or involved in anti-social behaviour in the London ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Working With Men
£145,700 27/11/2014
36
£145,700 over three years (£47,800; £48,200; £49,700) for a Caseworker, with related costs, to assist disadvantaged young men in Westminster, Hammersmith and Fulham, and Kensington and Chelsea in ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Working with Men
£150,000 03/10/2014
36
over three years as continuation funding towards core salaries at an organisation working with boys, young men and fathers supporting them to healthy adulthood, primarily in London
National Lottery Community Fund - Ventoring Project
£497,149 23/09/2014
60
Not Available
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Future Men
£310,000 10/09/2014
Towards core costs to support vulnerable men, including young fathers and young men involved in conflict.
Walcot Foundation - Transition Support Project for pupils at risk of disengagement at secondary school
£20,000 04/03/2014
Transition Support Project for pupils at risk of disengagement at secondary school
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Working With Men (WWM)
£38,000 30/05/2012
the salary costs of the CEO and the Finance Director
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Future Men
£160,522 07/04/2011
Towards the project costs of the Father Development Programme.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 36-61
  • AARON MCDONALD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Senior Assistant Psychologist Nhs
  • LOUISE CARR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Finance Director
  • MARY GIBSON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Referral Order Panel Member, Lambeth Youth Offend
  • SASHA WATSON (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director
  • STEPHEN BOWES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Sainsbury Head Of Marketing Proposition
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/03/2004, number: 1102451
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/10/1997, number: 03443520
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
19 returns made; AR16: 4 days late, AR08: 127 days late, AR07: 8 days late, AR06: 52 days late, AR05: 24 days late,
Main office

Future Men
The Foundry
17 Oval Way
London
SE11 5RR

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND OF AND PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF ADULTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICULARLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BOYS AND MEN, BY SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE LOCALLY IN THE GREATER LONDON AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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