Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 7

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 1

OPTIONS 4 CHANGE

Options 4 Change (O4C) is based in the London Borough of Lambeth and has operated since 2005. O4C provide support to those most at risk seeking to resolve problems that are root causes of inequality, exclusion and disadvantage. Our work with local communities aims to elicit maximum outcomes for those engaging in our education, personal development, youth/parent and community empowerment projects.

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A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 9 years
(18 years as a company)

www.options4change.org.uk

info@options4change.org.uk

02086960900

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/06/22		£89	£116	£-27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
30/06/21	*	£165	£161	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
30/06/20		£128	£107	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
30/06/19		£41	£45	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
30/06/18		£46	£44	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	15
30/06/17		£56	£51	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/16		£50	£50	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£263,692
DCMS	£53,821
Walcot Foundation	£53,000
The Grocers' Charity	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Grant - Option 4 Change
£5,000	21/06/2023	to support 10 fortnightly workshops designed to help 8 Lambeth pupils aged 8-11 years reduce the risk of school exclusion and academic underachievement.
Walcot Foundation - Cost of Living Top-Up Grant
£3,000	18/11/2022	Cost of Living Top Up Grant awarded to support small/medium-size organisations with additional costs incurred due to the cost of living crisis.
Walcot Foundation - Family Welfare
£25,000	24/05/2022	Continuation funding for the Options 4 Change (O4C) Family Welfare Officer, who is able to provide specialist and intensive support to the families of children who are disengaged, or at risk of ....more Continuation funding for the Options 4 Change (O4C) Family Welfare Officer, who is able to provide specialist and intensive support to the families of children who are disengaged, or at risk of becoming disengaged, from education. The Family Welfare Officer takes referrals from the O4C Educational Sustainment Team (currently funded via the National Lottery to work in 3 Lambeth primary schools) as well as from community partners and via O4C's own drop-in surgery based in Streatham. The focus of the work is to target families with school-age children and tackle the underlying causes of their child's poor engagement with education (often housing, financial insecurity, relationships, legal issues). The project provides 1:1 support and advocacy for parents, workshops (for both parents and children) and the opportunity for children to access mentors and peer support.
Walcot Foundation - Family Welfare Officer
£25,000	25/05/2021	Funding for an Options 4 Change (O4C) Family Welfare Officer in order to build on the services and support they are already able to provide to low-income Lambeth families via their Education ....more Funding for an Options 4 Change (O4C) Family Welfare Officer in order to build on the services and support they are already able to provide to low-income Lambeth families via their Education Sustainment project, which Walcot had previously funded. The new project will take referrals directly from the O4C education sustainment officers, as well as schools, community partners and self-referrals and work more intensively with the whole family than the educational sustainment project can. The focus of the work will be addressing the underlying causes that are impacting their children's learning and engagement with school (e.g. housing, financial insecurity, welfare and legal issues etc) and the new Officer will have greater expertise in these areas. The project will mix 1:1 support and advocacy for parents, workshops for both parents and children and tutoring/mentoring for children (staffed by volunteers).
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£53,821	19/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Warm Well and Fed in Winter
£9,837	21/10/2019 12	Warm Well and Fed in Winter
National Lottery Community Fund - The Education Sustainment Project
£253,855	29/08/2019 36	The Education Sustainment Project
Walcot Foundation - Education Sustainment Project
£49,994	27/11/2018 24	Education Sustainment Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Warm, Well and Fed Project
£9,925	04/10/2017 12	This project aims to reduce winter poverty by giving families advice, outreach support and budgeting help and by providing food and support with applying for benefits.
Walcot Foundation - Education Sustainment Project
£50,000	22/11/2016 24	Education Sustainment Project
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer playscheme
£700	25/05/2016	Towards a summer playscheme.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:

AIDA HUBALLAH Appointed: 2015

BEVERLY BAXTER Appointed: 2023

DONNA SINCLAIR Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chief Executive Officer

RAHMAN MUSTAPHA (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Electrical Engineer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/06/2015, number: 1162000
Registered at Companies House on 27/06/2005, number: 05492205

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR21: 66 days late,

Main office

55 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD
LONDON
SW16 2NJ

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 7 TO 19 LIVING IN LAMBETH BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(1) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(2) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(3) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(4) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY ORDISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

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