Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 11
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • Return overdue: -3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

THE SAPPHIRE EMPLOYABILITY AND WELLBEING ACADEMY 

We were established to help young people access work and accredited training. Aiming to increase young people's independence, abilities and freedom to thrive, all while reducing unemployment, mental health issues, crime rates and homelessness.Empowering, Equipping, Inspiring, Training, Mentoring, Motivating and Educating young people aged 5 to 30 years old through Employability and Wellbeing
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Latest return is overdue

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing

Financial Data ?

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
30/06/22£0£0£063
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

www.sapphirecommunitygroup.org

info@sapphirecommunitygroup.org

02035760290

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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
Camden Giving£31,078
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Hackney Council£6,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Hackney Council - Grant to The Sapphire Foundation
£6,000 12/05/2022
The Sapphire Wellbeing Academy
National Lottery Community Fund - Increasing our capacity to help young people into employment
£10,000 28/10/2021
The funding will be used to deliver the Sapphire Employability Academy programme was established to help young people aged 15 to 30 years old gain access to work leadership training and accredited ....more
Camden Giving - UK Sapphire Foundation
£1,078 06/10/2021
We work to empower, equip, inspire, train, mentor, motivate and educate young people aged 10 to 30 years old through Literature, Events, Media and Programmes.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 25/06/2021
Expanding the capacity of the Sapphire Employability Academy
Camden Giving - THE UK SAPPHIRE FOUNDATION (TRADING AS THE SAPPHIRE COMMUNITY GROUP)
£30,000 28/04/2021
Community Ideas Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/02/2021, number: 1193377
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

Unit 212 Peckham Levels
Centre Carpark, F1-F6, 95A Rye Ln,
London
SE15 4ST

Objectives

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF LONDON, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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