Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 17

THE INCLUDE PROJECT

Include.org provides creative community activities, training and consultancy to make the world more welcoming for people with understanding or speaking difficulties. We empower people with communication needs to help train inclusive communication partners within The Include Choir. We teach a range of evidence-based techniques to help others include people with communication needs.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£109,078	£106,984	£2,094	50
31/03/22	£130,249	£87,122	£43,127	50
31/03/21	£63,000	£58,756	£4,244	50
31/03/20	£43,140	£28,400	£14,740	15
31/03/19	£25,425	£8,833	£16,592	16

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.include.org

info@include.org

07446879835

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Legal & financial advice

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Throughout London, West Sussex,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£30,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£22,500
Community Foundation for Surrey	£15,000
DCMS	£10,000
The Foyle Foundation	£7,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£7,500	28/04/2023	towards the work of the charity in yearend March 2024
National Lottery Community Fund - Include Choir Redhill: Rebuild and Grow
£10,000	16/09/2022	The funding will be used to fund the choir staff maintain and improve digital access to help re-engage with the members. The project aims to rebuild the choir and to continue to grow by reaching out ....more The funding will be used to fund the choir staff maintain and improve digital access to help re-engage with the members. The project aims to rebuild the choir and to continue to grow by reaching out to beneficiaries families care staff all of whom were heavily impacted by Covid-19.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	01/04/2022	Include.org - Core Funding
Community Foundation for Surrey - Champions Supported Volunteering Programme
£5,000	29/11/2021 11	Funding towards a supported volunteers programme for people with understanding and speaking difficulties
Community Foundation for Surrey - Include.org - Core Costs
£5,000	06/08/2021 6	Funding towards salary costs for a charity supporting people with understanding and speaking difficulties
National Lottery Community Fund - The Sharing Voices for All Project
£10,000	09/07/2021	The funding will be used to run an online choir for people with communication and learning needs. The project aims to teach skills and reduce isolation within the community.
Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - People with Disabilities
£5,000	22/06/2020	Funding to deliver the choir and advice services online for people with learning disabilities, autism, dementia and brain injury, stroke or tumour, in Reigate and Banstead, during the Coronavirus ....more Funding to deliver the choir and advice services online for people with learning disabilities, autism, dementia and brain injury, stroke or tumour, in Reigate and Banstead, during the Coronavirus pandemic
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	18/06/2020	"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."
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500	29/05/2020	Core Costs for 2020
National Lottery Community Fund - The Include Choir
£10,000	18/10/2019 12	The Include Choir
Community Foundation for Surrey - The Include Choir: Core Costs
£13,574	07/01/2019 24	Core costs of an inclusive choir which has members who have a range of disabilities.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CATHERINE JOAN WOOD Appointed: 2022

DEREK ALEXANDER HILL Appointed: 2017

FAISAL OSMAN Appointed: 2017

HARRIET AYHAN Appointed: 2021

NIGEL LEACH Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/04/2018, number: 1177785

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from EAST SURREY MENCAP on 20/07/2022

Main office

37 South Mead
REDHILL
RH1 2EL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(A) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF COMMUNICATION, MEMORY OR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES; AND(B) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONGST THOSE WHO HAVE COMMUNICATION, LEARNING OR MEMORY DIFFICULTIES AND WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF THEIR DISABILITY;THROUGH SUCH TRAINING, EDUCATION AND SERVICES AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

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