Overall GiG Score: -16 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -16
Support Score: 2
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Future income +5
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +2

OUR SORORITY 

OUR SORORITY PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR VULNERABLE YOUNG WOMEN AGED 15-25 TO EMPOWER AND SUPPORT THEM WITH THEIR PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL AND PARENTAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH MENTORING, WORKSHOPS AND FAMILY SUPPORT.WE PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO VULNERABLE YOUNG WOMEN WHO ARE (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) AT RISK OF OFFENDING, ABUSE, SUBSTANCE MISUSE, POVERTY, EXPLOITATION, NEET AND WHO FEEL EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • There is a pension deficit of £0
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Established: 9 years

www.oursorority.com

Info@oursorority.com

07788377522

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/07/17£71£61£10£0£0£0n/a05
31/07/16£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a03
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: NAN%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: NAN%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: NAN
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 5 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Mothers helping others
£10,000 14/05/2018
12
This funding will be used to run a range of weekly peer support sessions and workshops for young mothers and their children. The project aims to develop parenting, life and social skills and build ....more
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Our Sorority
£121,200 17/10/2017
24
Core funding for Our Sorority to continue supporting women and girls facing SMD in Birmingham and inform the response of services interacting with them
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Our Sorority CIC
£65,000 10/10/2016
12
Core funding to support the development of their Theory of Change, explore and develop relationships in Birmingham and continue to work to improve the lives of women
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Our Sorority CIC
£21,000 20/10/2015
12
Piloting an approach to training in job centres so workers understand and sanction fewer young women living with severe and multiple disadvantage.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/07/2015, number: 1162882
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
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

Our Sorority
Shard End Community Centre
170 Packington Avenue
BIRMINGHAM
B34 7RD

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG WOMEN AGED 15-25, AND THEIR CHILDREN, WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF THE EFFECTS OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING EXCLUSIONARY FACTORS:UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; RACE; GENDER; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; DISABILITY; ETHNIC ORIGIN; OR WHO ARE WITHIN, OR HAVE EXPERIENCED, THE PUBLIC CARE OR PENAL SYSTEM,TO ENABLE THEM TO DEVELOP AND GAIN NEW PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL AND PARENTAL SKILLS, BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, MENTORING PROGRAMS, SUPPORT GROUPS, COUNSELLING, AND/OR TO THOSE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ACCESS TO FOOD BANKS AND OTHER POVERTY RELIEF GOODS AND SERVICES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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