Overall GiG Score: -50 ?
Finance Score: -50
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • In administration/insolvent: -50
  • No PartB

    THE FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL IMPROVEMENT 

    To provide learning and fundraising opportunities for small charities to enable them to be more efficient, effective and accountable in order to develop a more sustainable small charity sector in the UK. To represent, influence and campaign on issues that affect the small charity sector in the UK.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently

    Financial issues to consider:

    • This charity is in Administration or Insolvent
    Established: 16 years
    (18 years as a company)

    www.thefsi.org

    admin@thefsi.org

    02081425147

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX

    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
    30/06/21£439£411£27n/an/an/an/an/a0
    30/06/20£439£411£27n/an/an/an/an/a60
    30/06/19£454£591£-136n/an/an/an/an/a57
    30/06/18£624£630£-6£35£187£1873.61014
    30/06/17£426£519£-93£0£0£0n/a080
    30/06/16£445£527£-82£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/15£679£358£321£5£368£3581260
    30/06/14£379£334£45£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/13?£466£465£1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£499£505£-6£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£382£480£-97£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10£446£428£18£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09£359£278£81£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    What it does
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    Who it helps
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England And Wales,

    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
    City Bridge Trust£100,500
    Garfield Weston Foundation£90,000
    National Lottery Community Fund£71,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Foundation for Social Improvement (FSI)
    £67,200 08/12/2021
    60
    £67,200 over five further years (£12,780; £13,110; £13,430; £13,770; £14,110) towards capacity-building support for small charities in London, building knowledge, skills and confidence in ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Expanding our small charity support and increasing accessibility
    £71,000 23/10/2020
    5
    This organisation supports the UK’s small charity sector through the delivery of free advice and subsidised training. The funding will be used to improve their digital delivery and develop bespoke ....more
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Foundation for Social Improvement
    £2,950 21/05/2020
    A one-off, unrestricted grant of £2,950, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant.
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Foundation for Social Improvement
    £6,750 19/05/2020
    A grant of £6,750 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the appliciation, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
    £90,000 10/07/2019
    Building Strong & Sustainable Small Charities: 2019-22
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Foundation for Social Improvement
    £23,600 04/04/2019
    24
    £23,600 over two years (£11,800 x 2) towards the costs of providing a range of traiing courses and workshops for London Based charities.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £25,000 24/01/2018
    Leveling the Playing Field for Small Charities
    The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to The Foundation for Social Improvement
    £40,000 09/04/2017
    Main Grant unrestricted core costs
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Foundation for Social Improvement
    £27,000 13/05/2015
    36
    £27,000 over three years (£8,730, £9,000, £9,270) towards the cost of providing a range of training courses and workshops for London based charities.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Age Range of Trustees: 55-76
    • RACHEL ROSE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Business Executive
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/03/2008, number: 1123384
    • Registered at Companies House on 16/08/2005, number: 05537547
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    13 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    B R I BUSINESS RECOVERY &
    INSOLVENCY
    1160 ELLIOTT COURT
    HERALD AVENUE
    COVENTRY BUSINESS PARK
    CV5 6UB

    Objectives

    3. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS AREA) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AN EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY CHARITABLE AND NON CHARITABLE BODIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES AND BY FACILITATING PARTNERSHIP AND AND CO-OPERATION IN THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR.B) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO INDIVIDUALS, CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR GOODS, SERVICES, FACILITIES OR OTHER APPROPRIATE ASSISTANCE.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE: THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase

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