Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 8

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Static board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: -2

ROOTS OF EMPATHY UK

Roots of Empathy UK delivers an evidence-based classroom programme to children in primary school that has shown significant effect in reducing levels of aggression and bullying among children while raising social/emotional competence and increasing empathy. Through participation in the program, students get a deeper understanding of themselves and others building inclusion.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/08/23		£155	£217	£-61	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	130
31/08/22	*	£203	£149	£53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	62
31/08/21		£282	£210	£73	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	58
31/08/20	*	£282	£210	£73	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/08/19		£175	£163	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/08/18		£201	£177	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/17		£123	£141	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.rootsofempathy.org

kphu@rootsofempathy.org

0771-408-3042

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Roots of Empathy
£6,500	30/01/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Roots of Empathy
£195,000	12/05/2020 36	Towards the growth of an organisation that uses a preventative approach in disadvantaged areas to support the development of children’s social and emotional literacy.
Dulverton Trust - Nurturing Empathy in the Midlands
£36,786	23/10/2019	Nurturing Empathy in the Midlands
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Roots of Empathy
£60,000	01/03/2018 10	Towards the growth of an organisation that uses a preventative approach in disadvantaged areas to support the development of children’s social and emotional literacy.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

ASHLEY WALTER JOHN PRIME Appointed: 2016

DOROTHEA GLENYS THORNTON Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: DARTMOUTH STREET TRUST,

DR ELIZABETH GREGORY Appointed: 2018

GRAHAM ALLEN Appointed: 2016

MARY PATRICIA GORDON C.M, O.N.L (Chair) Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/12/2016, number: 1170754

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR22: 14 days late, AR20: 35 days late,

Main office

Roots of Empathy UK
Based at: Oxford House
Derbyshire Street
London
E2 6HG

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY TEACHING AND ENCOURAGING EMPATHY, MUTUAL RESPECT AND EMOTIONAL LITERACY AMONGST CHILDREN.

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