Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 2
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2

CORAM LIFE EDUCATION 

(I) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN RESPECT OF THEIR HEALTH AND WELL BEING AND WITH PARTICULAR RESPECT TO THE DANGERS OF DRUGS AND ADDICTIVE MATERIALS AND SUBSTANCES (II) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £36,596 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
Established: 35 years

www.coramlifeeducation.org.uk

cle@coram.org.uk

02075200347

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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£756£695£61£21£0£-37-0.61212
31/03/22£597£570£27£34£-61£-85-1.8912
31/03/21£769£486£283£6£-89£-97-2.470
31/03/20£295£299£-4n/an/an/an/an/a250
31/03/19£315£339£-24n/an/an/an/an/a150
31/03/18*£309£408£-99£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£334£482£-148£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£327£454£-127£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£499£376£124£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£290£391£-102£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£469£444£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£429£492£-63£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£992£965£27£29£45£-83-150
31/03/10?*£437£610£-173£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/09?£1,808£1,948£-140£104£192£166190
31/03/08£2,077£2,073£3£112£332£2871.7100
31/03/07£1,648£1,698£-50£118£329£279290
31/03/06*£1,712£1,694£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£837£820£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£965£985£-20£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 100%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -87133%
Reserves/Spending: -0.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 12 employees
  • 12 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Gloucestershire Life Education Trust
£16,000 10/12/2019
24
towards two years' running costs of a project providing life education sessions for primary school students in Gloucestershire
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Gloucestershire Life Education Trust
£10,000 13/06/2018
12
towards one year's running costs of a project providing life education sessions to primary school pupils in Gloucestershire
National Lottery Community Fund - LifeBox
£9,775 15/11/2017
12
The funding will be used by a charity to run health sessions in schools through a mobile classroom, encouraging children to make healthy choices and deter them from engaging in risk taking behaviour.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Gloucestershire Life Education Trust
£10,000 08/12/2016
12
towards one year's running costs of a project in Gloucestershire providing advice and support to disadvantaged young people
Essex Community Foundation - Making Healthy Choices - Coram Life Education
£5,000 30/09/2016
11
To expand a Making Healthy Choices educational programme across schools in Essex

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-80
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/01/1989, number: 800727
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/12/1988, number: 02328941
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR10: 23 days late, AR06: 2 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from LIFE EDUCATION CENTRES BRISTOL LIMITED on 21/08/2023
Main office

Coram
41 Brunswick Square
London
WC1N 1AZ

Objectives

(I) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICULARLY IN RESPECT OF THE DANGERS OF DRUGS AND ADDICTIVE MATERIALS AND SUBSTANCES PRIMARILY BY PRODUCING EXHIBITING SUPPLYING AND DISTRIBUTING FILMS, TELEVISION PROGRAMMES, VIDEOS AND OTHER FORMS OF AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIAL AND PUBLICATIONS AND BY USING ANY OTHER MEANS OF DISSEMINATION AND COMMUNICATION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL AND INFORMATION. (II) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE. FOR FURTHER DETAILS, SEE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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