Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 9

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 8

CELLS PROJECT CIO

1.'The prevention of crime for the public benefit bya) Advancing the education of young people in the dangers and effects of criminal activity:b) Providing mentoring sessions, support and advice'.2. 'The rehabilitation of offenders by providing support and development

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
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

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/07/23	£287,439	£285,707	£1,732	12
31/07/22	£312,520	£222,608	£89,912	18
31/07/21	£325,298	£161,421	£163,877	19

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.cellsproject.com

CHOICES@CELLSPROJECT.COM

07841870927

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Other welfare services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton, St Helens, Warrington, Wigan, Wirral,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

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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

Steve Morgan Foundation	£75,000
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation	£67,050
National Lottery Community Fund	£29,905
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside	£19,520
Garfield Weston Foundation	£15,000
John Moores Foundation	£15,000
The Clothworkers Foundation	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - 1-1 support
£2,460	01/12/2023 11	To support 6 vulnerable young people with 1-2-1 holistic support helping address underlying issues that may lead to harmful or anti-social behaviours. They will build a trusting relationship to deter ....more To support 6 vulnerable young people with 1-2-1 holistic support helping address underlying issues that may lead to harmful or anti-social behaviours. They will build a trusting relationship to deter them from engaging with crime.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Grant to CELLS Project CIO
£9,560	31/10/2023 12	To continue KidsKast which is an award winning project where the children interview people who have succeeded and struggled in life, discussing and exploring important topics.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Need to Know
£5,000	26/09/2023	The group are requesting funding to deliver 5 full on crime and consequence awareness programmes in each borough of Merseyside for children and young people.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	12/05/2023	Cells Project
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to CELLS Project
£10,000	09/05/2023 0	Purchase of a static home or cabin for a charity that works with children and young people to educate them about the serious consequences of crime
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - ITSUP2U2023
£2,500	04/01/2023	To deliver 2 major crime awareness/prevention programmes in Liverpool schools. Working with PCSOs to determine which ones to target that are in most urgent need at the time enabling maximum impact ....more To deliver 2 major crime awareness/prevention programmes in Liverpool schools. Working with PCSOs to determine which ones to target that are in most urgent need at the time enabling maximum impact and beneficiary capacity. The work is extra curricular but much needed given the current climate
BBC Children in Need - Grant to CELLS Project CIC
£500	20/10/2022 0	‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to CELLS Project CI0
£75,000	28/07/2022	3 year grant for the Mentoring Team Leader role
John Moores Foundation - Grant to CELLS Project
£15,000	07/07/2022	Towards a Volunteer Co-ordinator's salary
National Lottery Community Fund - KidsKast
£9,950	14/04/2022	The funding will be used to create a podcast by vulnerable children and young people who have been involved in crime this will give them the opportunity to interview adults with lived experience ....more The funding will be used to create a podcast by vulnerable children and young people who have been involved in crime this will give them the opportunity to interview adults with lived experience about the choices they made when they were young and how it has impacted their lives. The project aims to support individuals to make positive changes in their lives teach them new skills and help them reach personal goals.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to CELLS Project CIO
£67,050	23/06/2021	50% of salary costs over 3-years for a Family Intervention Worker at a youth crime prevention charity in Merseyside, Liverpool.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Out
£9,990	16/04/2021	The funding will be used to provide mentoring-support via face to face and remote methods to children and young people in an area of Merseyside and also to train volunteers particularly ....more The funding will be used to provide mentoring-support via face to face and remote methods to children and young people in an area of Merseyside and also to train volunteers particularly disadvantaged-people who possess lived experience of the issues the children and young people face. The project aims to get children and young people to engage addressing problems they suffer including exploitation self-belief low-confidence & poor mental-health.
National Lottery Community Fund - Keeping Safe and keeping in touch.
£9,965	22/04/2020 12	The funding will be used to continue supporting children and young people at risk of knife-crime drugs exploitation and gang turf wars during the Covid-19 crisis. The project which is being run ....more The funding will be used to continue supporting children and young people at risk of knife-crime drugs exploitation and gang turf wars during the Covid-19 crisis. The project which is being run virtually using methods suggested by the CYP uses mentors with lived experience to work with them to help improve their life chances improve mental health and to get them to remain home during the lock-down.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ABBIE ROSE MOORE Appointed: 2020

BARRY O'TOOLE (Chair) Appointed: 2020

ESTER LOUISA RAGONESE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Senior Lecturer In Criminal Justice

NICKI STEWART Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/12/2020, number: 1192651

Gift Aid

NOT 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

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

CELLS
Tower Hill Community Centre
Ebony Way
Kirkby
LIVERPOOL
L33 1XT

Objectives

1.THE PREVENTION OF CRIME FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY A) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE DANGERS AND EFFECTS OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY:B) PROVIDING MENTORING SESSIONS, SUPPORT AND ADVICE.2. THE REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT.

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