Account Name: YES Brixham Ltd. Address: TQ5 9DH Region: South West Charity Number: 1072028 Reach: Local Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 3648122 Website: www.bxyes.org Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 01/06/1996 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Housing and local facilities, Family, friends and relationships, Citizenship and community Who are your beneficiaries?: Homeless people, People living in poverty, People with long-term health conditions, Young people, Children Description: Youth and community charity. 5 day / week drop in. Food bank. Music and drama activities. Community allotment. Young volunteers club. Grant amount awarded: £18,000 Date awarded: 07/09/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Age UK (lindsey) Address: LN9 5HF Region: East Midlands Charity Number: 1079691 Reach: Regional Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 03917990 Website: http://www.ageuk.org.uk/lindsey Access Point: Lincolnshire Community Foundation Company trading start date: 02/02/2000 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Income and financial inclusion, Mental health and wellbeing, Family, friends and relationships Who are your beneficiaries?: People with physical disabilities, People living in poverty, People with long-term health conditions, Older people Description: Information and Advice services Befriending services Home Support services Social Enterprise initiatives such as our Charity Shops which make money from selling donated goods and then reinvest their profits back into delivery of services. We also offer short-term wheelchair loans a Lunch Club Coffee Mornings a Membership Scheme so people can have a say in the direction of the charity volunteering opportunities and community events such as our Annual Festival. Also Insurance services via our AGE UK national body. Grant amount awarded: £12000 Date awarded: 15/11/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Bin Cooking Address: S8 0RA Region: Yorkshire and Humberside Charity Number: Reach: Local Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 9728058 Website: realjunkfoodsheffield.com Access Point: Key Fund Company trading start date: 11/08/2015 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Citizenship and community, Conservation of the natural environment Who are your beneficiaries?: Homeless people, People living in poverty, People who are long-term unemployed, Parents, Children Description: We develop food and people. The Junk Food Project started as a food waste campaign redistributing unwanted food to avoid it going to landfill. We now operate 2 cafes a catering and events operation and an educational program fueled by surplus food. InJune 2017 we fed over 8000 people with this food. More recently we have also begon to invest more in our volunteers establishing the cafe and catering operations as a means for personal and professional development leading to paid employment. Grant amount awarded: £7898 Date awarded: 31/10/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Bold Tendencies Address: SE15 4TG Region: London Charity Number: Reach: Neighbourhood Legal Form: Company Number: Website: www.boldtendencies.com Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 08/06/2011 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Arts, heritage, sports and faith Who are your beneficiaries?: Parents, Young people, Children Description: Bold Tendencies is a not-for-profit creative enterprise and arts organisation that has been based in Peckham South East London since 2007 and is located on the disused top four floors of a municipal car park. Over a 10 year period Bold Tendencies � together with its partner projects Frank�s Cafe and the award-winning resident Multi-Story Orchestra � has transformed its car park home through an annual commissioning programme of visual art classical music poetry and literature and pioneering architectural commissions. With immersive public spaces and spectacular views across London the project has attracted more than one million visitors so far. Alongside our arts commissioning programme we have delivered many innovative education projects and community initiatives including outreach to local schools. Grant amount awarded: £15000 Date awarded: 25/11/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: B Active N B Fit CIC Address: sr2 8ah Region: North East Charity Number: 0 Reach: Local Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by guarantee Company Number: 5419521 Website: www.bactivenbfit Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 5/14/2005 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Physical health, Mental health and wellbeing Who are your beneficiaries?: People living in poverty, People with mental health needs, Older people Description: B Active N B Fit is a specialist provider of health and wellbeing services to 50plus. We use exercise movement and dance to help maintain/sustain independent living for older members of society to improve their social inclusion and quality of life working in disadvantaged health deprived communities to improve health and well-being by encouraging activity through tailored health and fitness programs incorporating health improvement intervention. We were established to improve the quality of life for individuals and groups including: older people many with mobility problem experiencing social isolation with dementia and Alzheimer’s Individuals recovering from strokes those with long term conditions mental health problems drug and alcohol problems people who are unemployed or disadvantaged experiencing poverty and deprivation and carers. We are an established social enterprise and our programme of activity enables us to deliver the service to individuals within their own homes and in community settings we provide up to 48 sessions per week and reach over 2000 service users per year. Our activities include: 50plus exercise programmes zumba and zumba gold sit nb fit one to one exercise intervention health action planning dance and exercise laughter yoga health and nutrition advice lifestyle advice clinical health and fitness intervention and holistic therapies. We package and tailor our products and services to meet the needs of our beneficiaries who are self referrals care homes adult services drug and alcohol charities NHS and GP commissioners. Grant amount awarded: £15,000 Date awarded: 27/06/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Camden Enterprise Ltd trading as Centa Address: NW1 2SD Region: London Charity Number: Reach: Local Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 01772006 Website: www.centa.co.uk Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 22/11/1983 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education Who are your beneficiaries?: People who are long-term unemployed, Older people, Parents, Young people Description: Camden Enterprise Ltd trading as Centa Business Services is a BIS approved Enterprise Agency. We are a not for profit organisation with the key social aims of helping the disadvantaged to start and succeed in business and to support enterprise development as a means to regenerate a deprived area or community. The business activities of the company are the provision of business advice consultancy support and training to new and existing small to medium enterprises and residents in central London. Furthermore we provide managed workspace and business incubation units for small to medium sized businesses. These centres offer fully equipped furnished offices and workshop space access to meeting rooms and virtual incubator services to those who are starting or have just started a business. Grant amount awarded: £9000 Date awarded: 03/10/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Baraka foundation Ltd t/a Cielo Coffee Address: LS25 1DS Region: Yorkshire and Humberside Charity Number: 0 Reach: Local Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 6503049 Website: www.cielouk.com Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 13/02/2008 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Mental health and wellbeing, Citizenship and community Who are your beneficiaries?: People with long-term health conditions, People who are long-term unemployed, People with mental health needs, Young people, People with learning disabilities Description: We run community coffee houses across the Leeds region. We use a quality coffee house & speciality coffee roaster model to help reduce isolation and build community cohesion. We run a volunteer scheme alongside our paid staff team providing confidence and skills to a wide range of people groups. Grant amount awarded: £15,000 Date awarded: 20/12/2016 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Charter House Activity Centre & Sensory Room CIC Address: BB11 2EN Region: North West Charity Number: Reach: Regional Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by Shares Company Number: Website: charterhouseburnley.co.uk Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 15/07/2011 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Physical health, Mental health and wellbeing, Family, friends and relationships Who are your beneficiaries?: People with physical disabilities, People with mental health needs, People with learning disabilities Description: Charter House Activity Centre and Sensory Room is a self-sustaining not-for-profit community interest company. The aim of the business is to deliver community services. The business provides day care services for people with disabilities focusing on developing individual life skills relationships and positive behaviours. We achieve this by providing fun activities that engage people no matter how complex their needs. Charter House also has a large sensory room is used by people with complex needs and/or challenging behaviour. The sensory room provides a relaxing safe place where people spend time usually with their carer this has a positive impact on the individual�s behaviour which in turn benefits their families and carers. we also host contact sessions between children and their parents who are separated. Usually set up through social services these sessions allow families to spend positive safe time together and would be much enhanced by a dedicated space. Grant amount awarded: £14200 Date awarded: 12/12/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Somerset Wood Recycling Address: BS23 3YW Region: South West Charity Number: 0 Reach: Local Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 5712405 Website: www.somersetwoodrecycling.co.uk Access Point: Resonance Ltd Company trading start date: 6/16/2017 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Physical health, Mental health and wellbeing Who are your beneficiaries?: Ex-offenders, People living in poverty, People who are long-term unemployed, People with mental health needs, People with addiction issues Description: Somerset Wood Recycling (SWR) makes products from recycled or sustainably sourced wood and use this as a vehicle to support and up-skill beneficiaries. We also run a small outdoor repair and maintenance service for North Somerset Council - again using this as a vehicle to engage with beneficiaries. We are also responsible for a building that houses other SEs Grant amount awarded: £15,000 Date awarded: 27/06/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Cycle Pathway Address: BD1 4NS Region: Yorkshire and Humberside Charity Number: Reach: Local Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by guarantee Company Number: 09579673 Website: www.leedsurbanbikepark.com Access Point: Sporting Capital Company trading start date: 07/05/2015 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Physical health, Arts, heritage, sports and faith Who are your beneficiaries?: People with long-term health conditions, Older people, Parents, Young people, Children Description: Cycle Pathway will deliver the following products / services at Leeds Urban Bike Park: ? Operating the mountain bike trails (maintenance trail rangers) for public use and event. ? Coaching and guided rides. We will provide training / coaching to local schools. Young offenders services and pupil referral units other groups and members of the public. Our volunteers will lead guided rides e.g. women only Saturday kids club. We will offer inductions to people who want to ride on the trails but are new to the sport. ? Community Caf�: We will operate a community caf� providing hot and cold drinks / food for trail users park users community groups local people. The aim is to provide higher quality and a better experience that what is currently available locally. ? Cycle maintenance workshop: We will run maintenance classes for schools PRUs YOS and other group and provide servicing for paying customers. Grant amount awarded: £16620 Date awarded: 28/11/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Karrek Community CIC Address: PL25 3RF Region: South West Charity Number: 0 Reach: Local Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by guarantee Company Number: 9102018 Website: www.karrekcommunity.uk Access Point: Resonance Ltd Company trading start date: 25/06/2014 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Physical health, Mental health and wellbeing, Citizenship and community Who are your beneficiaries?: People with physical disabilities, People with long-term health conditions, People with mental health needs, Older people, People with learning disabilities Description: Providing support to vulnerable people in the context of well-being to enable them to live at home for as long as is possible. We provide person centred approaches that enable people to live the lives of their choosing within a professional and caring programme of support. _x000D_ Our vision is to enable people to live their lives to the full whilst being treated with respect & dignity. _x000D_ We deeply value people for who they are as individuals and wish to harness their experiences in the running of the company. Grant amount awarded: £12,900 Date awarded: 07/03/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: EAT (Employment and Training) Pennines Ltd Address: BL0 0DL Region: North West Charity Number: Reach: Regional Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 09524885 Website: www.eatpennines.com Access Point: First Ark Social Investment Company trading start date: 22/09/2011 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education Who are your beneficiaries?: Ex-offenders, People who are long-term unemployed, People with mental health needs, Young people, People with learning disabilities Description: Were a training social enterprise supporting marginalised young people aged 14-25 to become economically active through engaging in training work experience and employment in the food sectors. Grant amount awarded: £14920 Date awarded: 12/12/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: North East Dance Address: SR6 0DT Region: North East Charity Number: 0 Reach: Regional Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by guarantee Company Number: 6418445 Website: www.northeastdance.com Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 11/03/2016 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Physical health, Mental health and wellbeing, Family, friends and relationships Who are your beneficiaries?: People with physical disabilities, People living in poverty, Older people, Young people Description: We provide dance fitness well-being and health services to vulnerable and disadvantage communities who cannot access these opportunities. Grant amount awarded: £15,000 Date awarded: 30/11/2016 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Elton John AIDS Foundation Address: W14 0HG Region: London Charity Number: 1017336 Reach: International Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 02787008 Website: http://london.ejaf.org/ Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 01/02/1993 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Physical health, Mental health and wellbeing Who are your beneficiaries?: People living in poverty, People with long-term health conditions Description: EJAFs aim is to develop and fund highly effective programmes that in the most compassionate and sustainable way possible stop people becoming infected with HIV or dying of AIDS. Last year EJAF provided support to more than 1000000 individuals globally. In the UK we are developing a SIB pilot to prevent HIV/AIDS in Southwark Lambeth and Lewisham - areas with particularly high prevalence of HIV - rather than the 12 cases per 100000 (England) it is around 60 in these three London boroughs. This is due to the high proportion of the population that is African origin and men who have sex with men the two most at risk groups. This project will be the first SIB in the world on HIV and will save lives and money to the health system � namely by avoiding future HIV infections (the lifetime cost of treatment a single person is �360800 in the UK). Grant amount awarded: £25000 Date awarded: 31/10/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Hollywell Housing Trust Address: EX2 8LB Region: South West Charity Number: 1160398 Reach: Regional Legal Form: Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) Company Number: 0 Website: www.hollywellhousingtrust.org.uk Access Point: Resonance Ltd Company trading start date: 09/02/2015 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Housing and local facilities, Mental health and wellbeing Who are your beneficiaries?: People with learning disabilities Description: Hollywell works with vulnerable people to identify the kind of accommodation that THEY want before sourcing this on the private sector taking a company let with the landlord and then subletting to the vulnerable person. We then become their landlord enabling the individual to maintain their tenancy and live independently by providing housing and tenancy related support. Grant amount awarded: £4,500 Date awarded: 06/01/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Giving World Address: LE1 3BD Region: East Midlands Charity Number: 1105883 Reach: National Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 5184361 Website: www.givingworldonline.com Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 09/11/2001 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Physical health, Mental health and wellbeing Who are your beneficiaries?: People with physical disabilities, People living in poverty, People with mental health needs, Children, People with learning disabilities Description: We support vulnerable people through 1) increasing skills and 2) providing donations of new business surplus goods. Essential supplies are given for free to vulnerable communities. The items in highest demand are packaged food warm winter clothing toiletries and basic household products. These brand new unopened items would otherwise be sent to landfill. Every year UK businesses produce �2billion worth* of surplus goods (*University of Leicester 2013). Additionally we operate a therapeutic skills development programme - GIFTED (Get Inspired For Training Employment & Development) for adults with complex needs: physical disabilities learning difficulties or mental health needs. Beneficiaries work as a team in a simulated warehouse environment to process products before distribution to other vulnerable people. The aim is to build confidence dignity and self-esteem and gain work skills. Grant amount awarded: £15682 Date awarded: 03/11/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: East Midland Homes Cooperative Address: NG3 2DG Region: East Midlands Charity Number: 0 Reach: Regional Legal Form: Industrial & Provident Society (Community Benefit) Company Number: 32141R Website: www.eastmidlandhomes.co.uk Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 7/18/2013 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Housing and local facilities Who are your beneficiaries?: Ex-offenders, Homeless people, People living in poverty, People who are long-term unemployed Description: East Midland Homes Co-operative (EMHC) is a social enterprise providing affordable rental homes for disadvantaged families within the local communities. By procuring dilapidated or empty residential properties and renovate them to HCA decent homes standards so that they can be then rented to low income families within those communities using the local unemployed. Also give us the facility to provide practical training in general building and plumbing skill for the Apprentices and Volunteers within Nottingham community. EMHC will focus on providing practical training coaching and mentoring for apprentices and volunteers especially for those out of work. It is expected that through the providing of coaching to the volunteers that it will be possible to have a direct and positive effect on their life’s Grant amount awarded: £11,750 Date awarded: 30/11/2016 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Social Interest Group Address: N1 1TY Region: London Charity Number: 1158402 Reach: Regional Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 0 Website: www.socialinterestgroup.org.uk Access Point: Social and Sustainable Capital Company trading start date: 3/28/2017 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Housing and local facilities, Physical health, Mental health and wellbeing Who are your beneficiaries?: Ex-offenders, People with long-term health conditions, People who are long-term unemployed, People with mental health needs, People with addiction issues Description: We provide: supported housing community floating support and rehabilitation recovery programmes for addictions and mental illness and offender prison and community support and rehabilitation._x000D_ _x000D_ Our supported housing is for people recovering from long term mental illness. Providing units of accommodation in London where we deliver high medium and low support hours to aid and maintain mental wellness life skills and access to education and employment for adults who have come out of long term hospital care or prison._x000D_ Grant amount awarded: £21,185 Date awarded: 20/04/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Enterprise4Good Address: SS2 6EX Region: East of England Charity Number: 0 Reach: Regional Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 9356425 Website: www.thehive.org.uk and www.enterprise4good.org Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 12/18/2014 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Housing and local facilities, Citizenship and community Who are your beneficiaries?: Ex-offenders, People who are long-term unemployed, Older people, Parents, Young people Description: We design deliver and manage business start-up self-employment and entrepreneurship development programmes for local and regional residents enterprises and community organisations. We assist local authorities protect existing public assets (especially those with a heritage value) by regenerating existing publicly owned buildings through our FEAST (Flexible Estate And Space Transformation) programme to provide affordable flexible and collaborative community hubs that stimulate an enterprise culture create and protect local jobs and raise household incomes._x000D_ As a social enterprise we create social and economic impact by re-cycling our trading profits generated through the operation of our enterprise centres for local micro and small businesses by delivering free-to-user access to our coaching mentoring training and networking events and low-cost easy-in-easy-out fully serviced workspaces_x000D_ We work with private developer and housing associations to help provide innovative commercial and community spaces under their planning gain obligations in new developments and other wider estate regeneration projects. Grant amount awarded: £7,900 Date awarded: 12/01/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: THEGIVINGMACHINE Address: CM23 4AZ Region: East of England Charity Number: 1159320 Reach: National Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 9017447 Website: https://www.thegivingmachine.co.uk Access Point: Social and Sustainable Capital Company trading start date: 11/24/2014 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Income and financial inclusion, Citizenship and community Who are your beneficiaries?: People with physical disabilities, People with long-term health conditions, People with mental health needs, Children, People with learning disabilities Description: TheGivingMachine (TGM) has created a service enabling a small change in user/shopper behaviour to generate funds for good causes that cost the shopper nothing. It allows everyone to become a donor. Users shop online via over 2000 retailers and generate sales commissions that users can allocate to their causes. Users can support up to four organisations – more than any other site of this kind – including charities schools and local community groups. Almost 100000 users have joined to date. Causes can join for free and promote the service to their supporters – over 7000 causes are directly benefiting. Over £30m has been referred through the site creating over £1.2m in donations – many of which are schools and small local community groups that have less access to fundraising. 2016 turnover is forecast as c.£300k. Sales commissions are split between causes and TGM with TGM effectively retaining 25-45% depending on Gift Aid being applied. Grant amount awarded: £18,799 Date awarded: 20/12/2016 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Good Foundations Address: TA21 0AL Region: South West Charity Number: Reach: Regional Legal Form: Other Company Number: n/a Website: n/a Access Point: Somerset Community Foundation Company trading start date: 24/08/2017 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Housing and local facilities Who are your beneficiaries?: Homeless people, People living in poverty, Young people Description: Provision of more affordable and flexible accommodation and housing for those disadvantaged in the housing market. Grant amount awarded: £11400 Date awarded: 31/10/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Grace Incorporation Faith Trust (G..I.F.T) Address: M16 7WD Region: North West Charity Number: 1121461 Reach: Local Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 4975683 Website: www.giftacademy.org.uk Access Point: GM Social Investment Fund Company trading start date: 25/11/2003 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Citizenship and community, Arts, heritage, sports and faith Who are your beneficiaries?: Ex-offenders, People living in poverty, People who are long-term unemployed, Parents, Young people Description: We are a consortium of grass roots community groups coming together with the purpose of delivering innovative community initiatives that also capacity builds trains and supports the partner organisations. GIFT�s mission is changing lives and changing futures for people in the community it serves. Our aim is to support young people men and women from diverse range of communities to access education and to tackle a range of issues that affect their access performance and progression into education training and employment. This is principally through our core services of mentoring counselling mediation supplementary school programme and offering learning courses accredited by the Open Awards. Grant amount awarded: £15000 Date awarded: 17/10/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Just Psychology Community Interest Company Address: M15 4HW Region: North West Charity Number: Reach: Regional Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by guarantee Company Number: 9952509 Website: www.justpsychology.co.uk Access Point: First Ark Social Investment Company trading start date: 01/04/2011 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Mental health and wellbeing, Citizenship and community Who are your beneficiaries?: Homeless people, People with mental health needs, Parents, Young people, Children Description: We deliver a flexible portfolio of work with an emphasis on cultural diversity cultural competence & social justice including: 1. direct interventions (therapy Family Group Conferences) 2. legal work (psychological assessments of children and parents in the family court) 3. capacity building (training consultation & supervision for professionals) 4. community development (building capacity in local BME communities) Grant amount awarded: £6055 Date awarded: 03/10/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Live Naturally CIC Address: TA6 6AA Region: South West Charity Number: Reach: Local Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by guarantee Company Number: 9049132 Website: www.livenaturally.org.uk Access Point: Somerset Community Foundation Company trading start date: 15/10/2015 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Physical health, Mental health and wellbeing Who are your beneficiaries?: People with mental health needs, Parents, Children Description: Live Naturally CIC in a community interest company helping people to improve their physical and mental health through healthy lifestyle choices. We operate in 4 areas: Childcare: We provide a pre-school during term time and a holiday club during school holidays. Our preschool is funded by Somerset County Council. Education about healthy eating: We run courses across Somerset promoting healthy eating. These courses are funded by Somerset Skills and Learning. Support group for people suffering from food intolerances: We are running a support group who wants to use food as a medicine. We help people improve their physical and through doing more physical activities and exercises. We are currently applying for funding to strengthen this area of our organisation. Grant amount awarded: £8495 Date awarded: 31/10/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Raw Ingredients CIC Address: SW9 6BE Region: London Charity Number: 0 Reach: Local Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by guarantee Company Number: 9626482 Website: www.cafevangogh.co.uk Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 06/06/2015 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Physical health, Mental health and wellbeing Who are your beneficiaries?: People living in poverty, People who are long-term unemployed, People with mental health needs, Young people Description: Social enterprise cafe promoting healthy eating to people on a low income via workshops and training sessions. Additionally we also provide work placements to adults with learning difficulties mental health issues and the long term unemployed and offer an apprenticeship programme Grant amount awarded: £7,500 Date awarded: 20/12/2016 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Nunnykirk Centre for Dyslexia Address: NE61 4PB Region: North East Charity Number: 1093127 Reach: Regional Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 4461194 Website: nunnykirk.school Access Point: Northstar Ventures Company trading start date: 26/07/2017 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Mental health and wellbeing Who are your beneficiaries?: Young people, Children, People with learning disabilities Description: Non-maintained Specialist Education provider for children with dyslexia autism spectrum disorder dyspraxia and other specific learning difficulties across the north east of England. Grant amount awarded: £13500 Date awarded: 14/12/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Absolutely Leisure Address: SL6 1AY Region: South East Charity Number: 1131013 Reach: Regional Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 0 Website: www.absolutely-group.co.uk Access Point: Social and Sustainable Capital Company trading start date: 2/17/2009 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Physical health, Citizenship and community, Arts, heritage, sports and faith Who are your beneficiaries?: People with physical disabilities, People living in poverty, Older people, Young people, Children Description: Our charity operates a number of leisure facilities for the local communities its serves. Products include indoor karting ten pin bowling lazer tag gyms softplay and paintball. Each of our 9 venues is also targeted on providing free and discounted use to like-minded community groups either for direct access by beneficiaries or for fund raising purposes._x000D_ In addition to this we are embarking on the delivery of outreach initiatives in all of our communities to provide programmes for - children with special needs - elderly facing isolation - disadvantaged youths Grant amount awarded: £18,600 Date awarded: 16/05/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Positive Families Partnership Address: W1H 7BP Region: London Charity Number: Reach: Local Legal Form: Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Company Number: OC417376 Website: Access Point: Bridges Fund Management Company trading start date: 18/05/2017 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Mental health and wellbeing, Family, friends and relationships Who are your beneficiaries?: People with mental health needs, Parents, Young people, People with addiction issues Description: Family and community level therapy interventions: Multisystemic Therapy (�MST�) and Functional Family Therapy (�FFT�). MST and FFT are intensive family and community based interventions of between 3 and 5 months which addresses multiple determinants of serious antisocial behaviour including offending and substance abuse targeting young people at high risk of out of home placement (care or custody) aged 11-17. MST is a strengths-focused home based model that works with the family members to support positive change of the referral behaviours providing strategies coaching and modelling of new approaches for families via 24/7 support of an MST worker. FFT works with families to help repair relationships enabling families to communicate more effectively helping parents to have greater influence over their children and helping young people feel able to see their family as a source of support. Both interventions are evidence based and licensed programmes with strong track records. Grant amount awarded: £28810 Date awarded: 12/12/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: The Jericho Foundation Address: B12 9LX Region: West Midlands Charity Number: 1037084 Reach: Local Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 2845852 Website: www.jericho.org.uk Access Point: CAF Venturesome Company trading start date: 8/18/1993 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education Who are your beneficiaries?: Ex-offenders, Homeless people, People who are long-term unemployed, People with mental health needs, Young people Description: Jericho supports individuals to become fulfilled skilled and employed by providing supported work experience in our 8 social enterprise businesses. These are catering cleaning construction landscape print and promotion recycling reuse and workspace services. Our clients have a range of disadvantages including ex-offenders 16-24 NEET young people and survivors of modern slavery. Grant amount awarded: £21,800 Date awarded: 21/02/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Rotherham Federation of Communities Address: S65 1NH Region: Yorkshire and Humberside Charity Number: 1158600 Reach: Local Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 5913521 Website: www.rotherfed.org Access Point: Lincolnshire Community Foundation Company trading start date: 22/08/2006 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Citizenship and community Who are your beneficiaries?: People living in poverty, Older people Description: Community development and community organising Support for tenant involvement with landlords Services to TARAs and community groups - including grants insurance help with accounts etc Grant amount awarded: £10050 Date awarded: 12/12/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Active Impact CIC Address: BL5 4BP Region: South West Charity Number: 0 Reach: Regional Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by guarantee Company Number: 7454426 Website: Www.mobiloo.org.uk Access Point: Social Finance Company trading start date: 11/09/2010 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Physical health, Mental health and wellbeing, Citizenship and community Who are your beneficiaries?: People with physical disabilities, Older people, Young people, Children, People with learning disabilities Description: Mobiloo - the worlds first attended fully mobile toilet and changing facility for disabled people who need a hoist and changing table._x000D_ Of Course We Can - residential and non-residential activities for disabled children and young people_x000D_ Inclusion Needs You - training for mainstream providers to support them to make their provision more accessible and inclusive Grant amount awarded: £10180 Date awarded: 16/03/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Somerset Local Food Ltd Address: BA6 8QH Region: South West Charity Number: Reach: Local Legal Form: Industrial & Provident Society (Community Benefit) Company Number: 29356 Website: Access Point: Co-operative and Community Finance Company trading start date: 07/06/2002 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Conservation of the natural environment Who are your beneficiaries?: Older people, Parents Description: Delivery of locally produced food to peoples doorstep Grant amount awarded: £13650 Date awarded: 03/10/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Equal Education Address: EC1V 1NQ Region: London Charity Number: 0 Reach: National Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by Shares Company Number: 10453632 Website: www.equal.education Access Point: CAF Venturesome Company trading start date: 10/31/2016 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education Who are your beneficiaries?: Children, People with learning disabilities Description: The provision of targeted and specialist one to one tuition for children in the care system._x000D_ _x000D_ Data and analytics to quantify the progress made to children in care through one to one tuition. Grant amount awarded: £19,260 Date awarded: 27/01/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Sunderland Home Grown CIC Address: SR5 1SF Region: North East Charity Number: Reach: Local Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by guarantee Company Number: 0976554 Website: fulwellflowermill.co.uk Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 04/09/2015 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Mental health and wellbeing, Conservation of the natural environment Who are your beneficiaries?: People with physical disabilities, People who are long-term unemployed, People with mental health needs, Older people, People with learning disabilities Description: Sunderland Home Grown CIC is located in Thompson Park in Southwick Sunderland on a former council maintenance site. We have transformed this site into an operational growing and training facility open to the general public not only improving the site and increasing the number of visitors to the park but having a positive impact of the surrounding communities and our proposed beneficiary group. The project makes a difference to a public place activating trading and training activity training vulnerable adults in the growing of plants and produce generating income through sales and creating a model of local ownership. Sunderland Home Grown CIC through the development of the land aim to transform the provision and range of employability and enterprise options for adults with learning disabilities and mental health problems by creating employment opportunities for those individuals to be better able run a garden centre and the cultivation of the land as well as having a stake in the social enterprises a user led members. Grant amount awarded: £10000 Date awarded: 31/10/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: GrassRoots Power Community Interest Company Address: TA4 1EL Region: South West Charity Number: 0 Reach: National Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by Shares Company Number: 10059430 Website: 0 Access Point: Somerset Community Foundation Company trading start date: 03/12/2016 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Mental health and wellbeing, Citizenship and community Who are your beneficiaries?: People with physical disabilities, Ex-offenders, Homeless people, People who are long-term unemployed, People with addiction issues Description: GRP undertakes activities benefitting the community and offering employment opportunities for those excluded from the community and work:_x000D_ _x000D_ • Installation maintenance ad fund sustainable energy solutions_x000D_ • Training skills development knowledge and employment opportunities _x000D_ • Enhance facilities reduce costs increase accessibility and participation _x000D_ contributing to improved health and wellbeing within communities._x000D_ _x000D_ GRP supports and advises community clubs and their wider community enabling financial sustainability and reducing the environmental impact of sport._x000D_ _x000D_ GRP will create opportunities for people from all backgrounds who have fallen on hard times engaging them in maintaining and running community sports facilities. _x000D_ _x000D_ Our existing partnerships include The FA Western League and SDAS. GRP have already undertaken proof of concept recruiting and training a recovering alcoholic who had been unable to find suitable employment. He now works as a light tester and with the potential contracts available we want to roll recruitment/training of suitable candidates and offer others this life-changing opportunity._x000D_ Grant amount awarded: £15,240 Date awarded: 27/06/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: The Woodland Presents Address: TQ9 6JR Region: South West Charity Number: Reach: Local Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by guarantee Company Number: The Woodland Presents Website: www.thewoodland.co Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 09/10/2015 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Mental health and wellbeing, Conservation of the natural environment Who are your beneficiaries?: Young people Description: Community Woodland Management Affordable Woodland Social-Space Hire Community Wood-Workshop Grant amount awarded: £12600 Date awarded: 28/11/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Commons Law CIC Address: SW1P 4BN Region: London Charity Number: 0 Reach: Regional Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by guarantee Company Number: 10383728 Website: n/a Access Point: CAF Venturesome Company trading start date: 19/09/2016 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Mental health and wellbeing, Citizenship and community Who are your beneficiaries?: People with physical disabilities, People living in poverty, People with mental health needs, People with addiction issues, People with learning disabilities Description: Criminal justice in the UK is at a critical juncture with increases to the number of self-representing litigants impacting on the standard and quality of judgments made in court. The government is not actively assessing the problem and there is a risk of increasing injustice. Commons will be the first not for profit cooperative law firm offering services primarily funded by legal aid payments to help the vulnerable in the system. Commons will also instigate and support projects to increase opportunities for disadvantaged target groups. No other law firm in London is set up in this way or has these explicit goals. Motivated by a desire to see criminal defence advice and representation delivered with an informed and compassionate focus on the needs of clients Commons has been set up by lawyers Rhona Friedman Sashy Nathan and Ben Stuttard. It is intended that the work of Commons not only provides immediate improvement by offering its service to vulnerable clients in London but can have a wider impact by modelling an alternative way of doing law and sharing learning and experiences with the legal and advice communities more widely. Grant amount awarded: £15,000 Date awarded: 21/02/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Watchet Bowling Club Address: TA23 0EW Region: South West Charity Number: 0 Reach: Local Legal Form: Other Company Number: Community Amateur Sports Club Registered no -CH11089 Website: www.watchetbowlingclub.net Access Point: Somerset Community Foundation Company trading start date: 01/01/1917 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Housing and local facilities, Physical health, Arts, heritage, sports and faith Who are your beneficiaries?: People with physical disabilities, People living in poverty, People with mental health needs, Older people, Young people Description: Provision of a community venue including indoor and outdoor bowling rinks plus community centre to meet the social and health and well being needs of our local community. Watchet does not have a large community venue such as a village hall and our centre is open daily throughout the year helping to overcome many of the barriers currently faced and we hope those of the future. It meets the needs of the community by helping to develop community cohesion a sense of belonging increases access to services and reduces isolation. Grant amount awarded: £14,040 Date awarded: 06/04/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Applecartlive Ltd Address: E13 OSE Region: London Charity Number: 1145135 Reach: Regional Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 7807225 Website: www.applecartarts.com Access Point: CAF Venturesome Company trading start date: 12/19/2011 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Family, friends and relationships, Citizenship and community, Arts, heritage, sports and faith Who are your beneficiaries?: People who are long-term unemployed, Older people, Parents, Young people, Children Description: Applecart is an arts charity that works in the community to develop social well being. We run a community centre offering office and studio space to charities social enterprises and artists. The building has newly opened community cafe rehearsal/community spaces for hire and we are currently developing a theatre performance space. We work with partners to provide training work experience and apprenticeships for young adults social clubs for the elderly fitness classes ESOL classes and community events._x000D_ _x000D_ We are currently developing a performing arts programme which reflects social issues and concerns experienced within our local area. The programme aims to provide a platform for the more disenfranchised members of our community. Grant amount awarded: £13,000 Date awarded: 11/05/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Start Again Project CIC Address: B23 6JX Region: West Midlands Charity Number: 0 Reach: 0 Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by guarantee Company Number: 6736387 Website: www.start-again.co.uk Access Point: CAF Venturesome Company trading start date: 28/10/2008 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Housing and local facilities, Physical health, Mental health and wellbeing Who are your beneficiaries?: Ex-offenders, Homeless people, People who are long-term unemployed, People with mental health needs, Young people Description: Start Again Project is a registered Community Interest Company and was was formed in 2008. The company has evolved its operation over this period with increased engagement of young people in both the community outreach and accommodation strands of the business. _x000D_ The business will operate with three departments two of accommodation and physical activity to drive the business with the central administration support making up the operational infrastructure of the organisation. _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Grant amount awarded: £7,300 Date awarded: 07/02/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Weaver Valley Community Pubs Address: CW7 3AA Region: North West Charity Number: Reach: Local Legal Form: Industrial & Provident Society (Community Benefit) Company Number: Not yet established Website: Under construction Access Point: Co-operative and Community Finance Company trading start date: 11/07/2017 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Housing and local facilities, Citizenship and community Who are your beneficiaries?: Older people, Parents, Young people, Children Description: To save our local pubs for them to be operated by the community for the community. The pubs are to be purchased through a blend of community share issue grants and social investment funding and leased on a turnover led rent agreements (with minimums) to Cornerstone Cooperative pub operations company which is owned and democratically run by members; staff customers and community. Surplus profits from Weaver Valley Community pubs will be donated to The Weaver Valley Trust CIO to invest in community led development opportunities and local cultural development.. Grant amount awarded: £15300 Date awarded: 03/10/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Working Action Group Address: CO15 3RX Region: East of England Charity Number: Reach: Multi-regional Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 9843524 Website: www.workingactiongroup.org Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 27/10/2015 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Housing and local facilities, Citizenship and community Who are your beneficiaries?: Ex-offenders, Homeless people, People living in poverty, People who are long-term unemployed, People with mental health needs Description: WAG is a Social Enterprise that re-invests in the community by improving the lives of disadvantaged and homeless people . Our Action for the Homeless project converts double decker buses into Multipurpose Homeless Mobile Units with sleeping pods kitchen facilities shower room and office facilities. We reduce rough sleeping and save lives. By incorporating homelessness into our Equality and Diversity training we raise awareness and reduce the abuse and discrimination they face. We provide hygiene packs clean clothing sign posting to support services & access to health care professionals who provide health checks and life/employment coaches & employers and housing officers. We will sell food and merchandising from the shop on the bus to bring additional income . We deliver educational workshops & seminars commercially and we also offer some in the community for free! Grant amount awarded: £12900 Date awarded: 15/11/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Black Country Make CIC Address: WV10 0HP Region: West Midlands Charity Number: 0 Reach: 0 Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by guarantee Company Number: 8896205 Website: http://www.blackcountrymake.it Access Point: Co-operative and Community Finance Company trading start date: 2/14/2014 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Housing and local facilities, Citizenship and community Who are your beneficiaries?: Ex-offenders, Homeless people, People living in poverty, People who are long-term unemployed, People with addiction issues Description: Services - _x000D_ Rise up Yoga - Working with people on the estate to tackle mental health and drug dependancy working with local schools in delivering BeActive programme_x000D_ Sewing B - Place for women to congregate and design and make clothes. formed business now exporting fashions to Morocco._x000D_ Dig-Tool Shed - young people and children using digital design and manufacturing. designed and built 3 Bed semi detached house_x000D_ _x000D_ Products -_x000D_ Modular Custom Build Housing - design and built by local community Grant amount awarded: £11,800 Date awarded: 20/04/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Roco Creative Ltd Address: S10 2HW Region: Yorkshire and Humberside Charity Number: 0 Reach: Local Legal Form: Industrial & Provident Society (Community Benefit) Company Number: IP31907R Website: www.theroco.org Access Point: Key Fund Company trading start date: 11/27/2012 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Citizenship and community, Arts, heritage, sports and faith Who are your beneficiaries?: Older people, Parents, Young people, Children Description: Roco was established to become a centre of creative excellence providing creative educational and entrepraneurial opportunity to the people of sheffield. Roco is made up of studio gallery retail space makerspace cafe bar and events and education space. Grant amount awarded: £20,000 Date awarded: 27/01/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Alpha Education Community Trust CIC Address: HU7 5DD Region: Yorkshire and Humberside Charity Number: 0 Reach: Local Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 7823311 Website: www.alphaeducation.co.uk/community Access Point: Key Fund Company trading start date: 09/10/2015 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Citizenship and community Who are your beneficiaries?: People with mental health needs, Older people, Parents, Young people, Children Description: Alpha Education Community Trust CIC delivers educational workshops to schools and community groups our motto is “Working in the community for the community”. Our overall aim is to motivate children young people and adults to feel positive about themselves and to explore social issues. We use drama workshops relating to children in order to help them identify with their own culturaral identity. _x000D_ We also focus on areas of health and cultural awareness along with educational improvements in literacy skills etc_x000D_ One of our key aims is to make a difference in the community by providing a broad range of activities to address some of the needs identified through established research and from our surveys conducted in the area of Bransholme in the neighbourhood where the centre is based. _x000D_ _x000D_ • Children’s Holiday Clubs_x000D_ • Elderly weekly Luncheon Club_x000D_ • Youth Sports Club_x000D_ • Finance Workshops_x000D_ • Literacy/Numeracy Classes_x000D_ Grant amount awarded: £8,100 Date awarded: 06/04/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Earth Doctors Ltd Address: NE41 8DT Region: North East Charity Number: 0 Reach: Regional Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 8415957 Website: www.earthdoctors.co.uk Access Point: Key Fund Company trading start date: 22/02/2013 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Mental health and wellbeing, Citizenship and community Who are your beneficiaries?: Ex-offenders, People living in poverty, People who are long-term unemployed, People with mental health needs, Young people Description: We develop low carbon community projects at a scale which is viable and sustainable. Our leading project is Artisan Baking Community. We develop bakeries in community centres libraries and commercial premises across the north east. We deliver baking training and products for sale. We operate with partners across several sites. Main production hub operational at Earth Balance (near Bedlington) Wylam library for slaesa dn storage of goods Community Centre in Old Fold felling for training Daybreak Acomb for baking and sales._x000D_ Grant amount awarded: £5,940 Date awarded: 14/02/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Asset Base South Tyneside CIC Address: NE33 3PE Region: North East Charity Number: 0 Reach: Local Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by guarantee Company Number: 5935259 Website: www.westoe-hub.co.uk Access Point: Key Fund Company trading start date: 21/03/2017 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Physical health, Mental health and wellbeing, Citizenship and community Who are your beneficiaries?: People with long-term health conditions, People who are long-term unemployed, People with mental health needs, Older people, Children Description: Asset Base South Tyneside CIC operates Westoe Crown Community Hub which offers:(a) Dance Pilates yoga exercise and fitness programme for people of all ages and levels of ability._x000D_ (b) Opportunities for volunteering shaping and organising community events and activities leading to employment_x000D_ (c) Art and craft activities for young children and mums children’s parties and seasonal community events e.g. Halloween Christmas Fayre. _x000D_ (d) National Citizenship Service Computer classes Spanish lessons Guitar lessons and support for parents with Math’s homework_x000D_ (e) Meeting space for resident’s groups and community meetings_x000D_ _x000D_ It also will operate Guilt Free Kitchen in an adjoining unit as a sustainable incomes stream for the Hub. It will offer a wide range of gluten and wheat free clean food via a take away venue supply contracts and meal/diet plans. Grant amount awarded: £5,280 Date awarded: 20/04/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Cycle Penistone CIC Address: S36 6DT Region: Yorkshire and Humberside Charity Number: 0 Reach: Local Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by guarantee Company Number: 9246535 Website: www.cyclepenistonecic.org.uk Access Point: Key Fund Company trading start date: 02/10/2014 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Physical health, Arts, heritage, sports and faith Who are your beneficiaries?: People with physical disabilities, People with long-term health conditions, Older people, Young people, Children Description: Cycle Enterprise based directly next to the Trans Pennine Trail a low gradient surface multi use trail stretching from the west to East coast offering Bike Hire including a small fleet of inclusion bikes for disabled users full servicing facilities and accessory sales sale of new bikes and a recycling scheme involving the collection of pre loved bikes from households and the Barnsley Boroughs 5 dumpit sites these are restored and fully serviced and then sold on at low cost. Training and workshops for individuals groups schools and organisations. Grant amount awarded: £4,992 Date awarded: 07/03/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Tyneside and Northumberland Mind Address: NE8 4QL Region: North East Charity Number: 7552434 Reach: Regional Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 1140856 Website: www.tynesidemind.org.uk Access Point: Northstar Ventures Company trading start date: 03/04/2011 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Mental health and wellbeing, Family, friends and relationships Who are your beneficiaries?: People with mental health needs Description: Tyneside and Northumberland Mind is part of the Mind network a federated charity of over 140 local associations. We trace our origins back to 1985 where as Blaydon Mind we offered services to the local community. As we expanded across the borough and subsequently the larger area of Tyneside and Northumberland we changed our name firstly to Tyneside Mind (2011) and then to Tyneside and Northumberland Mind (2105). _x000D_ Tyneside & Northumberland Mind exists to promote positive mental health providing flexible responsive and sustainable support services. Our 2015/16 income exceeded £1m for the first time and we now have bases in South Tyneside North Tyneside and Northumberland as well as Gateshead with a Newcastle base on its way. We continue to strive to find innovative ways to promote good mental health and emotional wellbeing._x000D_ We offer counselling wellbeing services projects (including a volunteer staffed café) and training across our geographic area of benefit._x000D_ Grant amount awarded: £14,800 Date awarded: 12/01/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Care & Share Associates ONE (2014) Limited Address: NE2 1QU Region: North East Charity Number: 0 Reach: Multi-regional Legal Form: Other Company Number: 9137883 Website: www.casaltd.com Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 7/18/2014 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Physical health, Mental health and wellbeing Who are your beneficiaries?: People with physical disabilities, People who are long-term unemployed, People with mental health needs, Older people, People with learning disabilities Description: Care & Share Associates ONE (2014) Limited (CASA) is the leading employee owned domiciliary care company operating in the north of England. _x000D_ CASA has over 800 employees delivering over 20000 hours per week of care to over 1400 clients over nine metropolitan areas. _x000D_ Over the years the success of the business has been down to mutuality. Because our employees are also the owners we achieve the highest quality care and low staff turnover making the business more successful. We nurture strong commissioner relationships and none of our profit goes to external shareholders._x000D_ Our social impact is far-reaching. As well as improving the quality of life for our service users we recruit and invest in low income communities with a great track record in helping long-term unemployed people into work. _x000D_ Grant amount awarded: £21,938 Date awarded: 12/01/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: County Durham Furniture Help Scheme Address: DL17 0PB Region: North East Charity Number: 1112344 Reach: Regional Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 5559147 Website: www.cdfhs.org.uk Access Point: Northstar Ventures Company trading start date: 10/21/2004 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Income and financial inclusion, Citizenship and community Who are your beneficiaries?: Ex-offenders, Homeless people, People living in poverty, People who are long-term unemployed, People with learning disabilities Description: County Durham Furniture Help Scheme (CDFHS) is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee formed in 2004 to relieve poverty in particular by the provision Durham who are in need. _x000D_ _x000D_ We operate a robust work experience scheme specialising in supporting and changing the aspirations habits and lives of those people at the furthest distance from the labour market._x000D_ _x000D_ We support as many as possible in to work we work with multiple partners. From this blend of other support and our own comprehensive experience we provide a raft of other support information particularly advice and guidance to help clients make informed choices and supporting all using our services._x000D_ _x000D_ We also offer various targeted projects such as upcycled furniture or refurbished bikes to actively bring items destined for landfill or worse in to use or recycle the items totally ethically via professional partners._x000D_ Grant amount awarded: £11,800 Date awarded: 20/12/2016 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Positive Support for you CIC Address: NE33 1RF Region: North East Charity Number: 0 Reach: Regional Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by guarantee Company Number: 7097628 Website: www.psforyou.org Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 12/08/2009 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Mental health and wellbeing Who are your beneficiaries?: People with physical disabilities, Ex-offenders, People with long-term health conditions, People with mental health needs, People with learning disabilities Description: We are a specialist provider of care and support. We work with adults with Learning Disabilities Mental Ill Health Autism and other complex conditions or combinations of these. We enable people to have great lives in their community living in their own home or with family. We do this by providing very personalised support with care and support staff who are matched to the individual. We often work with people who have a history of challenging behaviours and sometimes are ex -offenders with a history of forensic needs. Many of the people we support have been helped to be discharged from long stay hospitals or have avoided out of area placements with our help. We provide specialist support around Positive Behavioural Support and choose to work in a non-oppressive way favouring de-escalation techniques rather than restraint. We work to deliver these services in the Tees Valley and Durham and are in the process of extending to other areas of the North East of England. We are registered with CQC as a care provider - rated Good. Grant amount awarded: £20,000 Date awarded: 15/06/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Urban Pursuit CIC Address: BS6 6DA Region: South West Charity Number: 0 Reach: Local Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by guarantee Company Number: 7848176 Website: urbanpursuit.co.uk Access Point: Resonance Ltd Company trading start date: 11/15/2011 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Physical health, Mental health and wellbeing Who are your beneficiaries?: People living in poverty, People with mental health needs, Young people, Children, People with learning disabilities Description: We provide alternative education programs for schools academies and other educational organisations. Our personal- and social-development programs are delivered through the context of adrenaline sports and adventure activities. Our core aims are delivered through two different programs: 1) Preventative Program - helping at risk young people avoid permanent exclusion from mainstream schools and 2) Remaining Engaged Program - helping young people that are already permanently excluded remain positively engaged with society. Grant amount awarded: £21,000 Date awarded: 16/05/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: ALIVE - specialist day serv ices Address: s35 3Hy Region: Yorkshire and Humberside Charity Number: 1142464 Reach: Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 6705890 Website: Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 01/07/2008 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Physical health, Mental health and wellbeing Who are your beneficiaries?: People with physical disabilities, People with long-term health conditions, Parents, Young people, People with learning disabilities Description: we provide a day service for individuals with learning disabilities physical disabilities and complex health needs the aim is to provide a meaningful day and access to activities including rebound hydrotherapy days out in the community crafts baking and independent living skills Grant amount awarded: £12,000 Date awarded: 24/08/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Big Creative Training Ltd Address: E17 5QJ Region: London Charity Number: Reach: Regional Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 24477260 Website: www.bigcreative.education Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 01/04/1999 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education Who are your beneficiaries?: People living in poverty, People who are long-term unemployed, Young people, Children, People with learning disabilities Description: Big Creative Training (BCE) is a long established and well regarded 16-19 training provider in London offering cutting edge courses in the creative industries with a strong track record of developing young people from all backgrounds to develop their creativity and progress onto a career in one of the UK�s fastest growing sectors. Grant amount awarded: £17,500 Date awarded: 07/09/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Community Catering Initiative Address: NE6 3SW Region: North East Charity Number: Reach: Local Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 5319417 Website: Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 22/12/2004 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Mental health and wellbeing, Family, friends and relationships, Citizenship and community Who are your beneficiaries?: People living in poverty, People who are long-term unemployed, People with mental health needs, Older people, Parents Description: Community Catering Initiative have gained a reputation as a Community Cafe Outside Catering and Food Training provider with over 15 years experience in managing a Catering Business and delivering services to our local community of Walker our cafe and its services are utilised by over 200 local people per week. Our work aims to improve the quality of lives of local residents who are affected by social isolation poverty and disadvantage and provide a focus for regeneration activity within the Walker ward of Newcastle. We currently operate an onsite caf� and training kitchen that acts as a local hub for food related activity; through trading income and contracts the cafe sustains the employment of four local community cooks. Our current trading activities include; caf� outside catering cookery training and school meals Grant amount awarded: £4,000 Date awarded: 24/08/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Connection Crew CIC Address: SE1 2BG Region: London Charity Number: Reach: National Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by Shares Company Number: 7008450 Website: www.connectioncrew.co.uk Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 03/09/2009 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Arts, heritage, sports and faith Who are your beneficiaries?: Homeless people Description: Connection Crew CIC is an award winning event company that provides man power to the events industry building over 3500 shows a year with 25% of its staff having been homeless at some point in the past. Grant amount awarded: £6,000 Date awarded: 24/08/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Crisis UK Address: NW10 4AJ Region: London Charity Number: 1082947 Reach: Local Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 4024938 Website: https://www.crisis.org.uk/ Access Point: Bridges Fund Management Company trading start date: 27/07/2017 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Income and financial inclusion, Mental health and wellbeing Who are your beneficiaries?: Homeless people Description: We support people out of homelessness for good. We do this through education training and support with housing employment and health. We offer one to one support advice and courses for homeless people in 12 areas across England Scotland and Wales. Our Reach Fund application designed to support our service in Brent in particular our participation in the delivery of Brents commissioned Payment by Result contract to deliver homeless prevention service. Grant amount awarded: £28,600 Date awarded: 07/09/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Harry Specters Ltd Address: CB7 4EX Region: East of England Charity Number: Reach: National Legal Form: Private company Company Number: 8298754 Website: www.harryschocs.co.uk Access Point: Social and Sustainable Capital Company trading start date: 19/11/2012 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Mental health and wellbeing Who are your beneficiaries?: People with mental health needs, Young people, People with learning disabilities Description: Harry Specters offers award-winning handcrafted chocolates for the premium market segment. The company mainly supplies to Corporates and has presence in Hotels and online space. The company offers bespoke services to the clients which includes the ability to print logo/messages directly on to the chocolates. As a social enterprise the companys social mission is to raise confidence and hope of young people with autism by offering employment opportunities and free work experience to the students on the autism spectrum in the local community. Grant amount awarded: £20,000 Date awarded: 09/08/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Herefordshire Mind Address: HR4 9HN Region: West Midlands Charity Number: 701260 Reach: Local Legal Form: Company limited by guarantee Company Number: 2339094 Website: www.herefordshire-mind.org.uk Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 01/04/1989 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Mental health and wellbeing Who are your beneficiaries?: People living in poverty, People with long-term health conditions, People who are long-term unemployed, People with mental health needs, Young people Description: Residential Nursing Care Housing Support Home and community support Education and activities Information and signposting Grant amount awarded: £16,200 Date awarded: 24/08/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Leading Lights Education and Wellbeing Address: BS7 8AL Region: South West Charity Number: Reach: Regional Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by guarantee Company Number: Website: http://leadinglightstuition.co.uk/ Access Point: Resonance Ltd Company trading start date: 14/04/2014 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Mental health and wellbeing, Family, friends and relationships Who are your beneficiaries?: People with long-term health conditions, People with mental health needs, Parents, Young people, Children Description: Leading Lights Education and Wellbeing Community Interest Company is a start-up / early stage not for profit social enterprise that provides education and wellbeing support including home and small group tuition homeschooling mentoring counselling and advocacy and family support to children young people and families across Bristol and London. We work with children and young people with a range of needs including those with complex social needs learning difficulties and mental health needs providing a wrap-around holistic package of care tailored to each individual. Grant amount awarded: £15,450 Date awarded: 11/09/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Regather Co-Operative Limited Address: S11 8BU Region: Yorkshire and Humberside Charity Number: Reach: Regional Legal Form: Other Company Number: IP030949 Website: www.regather.net Access Point: Co-operative and Community Finance Company trading start date: 03/08/2017 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Arts, heritage, sports and faith Who are your beneficiaries?: People who are long-term unemployed, Young people Description: - Local community cultural centre with venue bar co-work kitchen brewery box-packing and office spaces - Buying produce from local growers and selling to local customers via a city wide fruit and veg box scheme - Sales of bottled craft beer produced at Grant amount awarded: £14,850 Date awarded: 22/09/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: The Link (Redcar) CIC Address: TS10 1AY Region: North East Charity Number: 0 Reach: Multi-regional Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by Shares Company Number: 7635348 Website: www.redcarlink.com Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 19/04/2011 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Mental health and wellbeing, Family, friends and relationships Who are your beneficiaries?: People with mental health needs, Parents, Young people, Children Description: The Link is an award-winning Community Interest Company based in the North-East providing early intervention therapeutic and support services to children and young people experiencing emotional distress and mental health problems to prevent further deterioration in their health which would require expensive specialist provision._x000D_ _x000D_ The Link has a multi-disciplinary team containing a broad range of experience skills and knowledge including social work teaching early years CAMHS autistic spectrum psychology counselling bereavement looked-after and adopted children psychotherapy adult mental health and the Armed Forces. This enables us to deliver a range of interventions to young people covering difficulties including low mood anxiety low confidence and self-esteem issues._x000D_ _x000D_ We provide a portfolio of services to over 1000 young people and carers per annum consisting of 1:1 therapy group intervention and activities Art Psychotherapy Child Psychotherapy Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy CBT Parenting Mental Health First Aid Resilience and a range of other topics. _x000D_ _x000D_ Grant amount awarded: £20,000 Date awarded: 27/06/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Portland Centre for Integrative Medicine Community Interest Company Address: BS8 4AL Region: South West Charity Number: 0 Reach: 0 Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by guarantee Company Number: 8529099 Website: www.portlandcentrehealthcare.co.uk Access Point: Resonance Ltd Company trading start date: 10/23/2015 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Physical health Who are your beneficiaries?: People with long-term health conditions Description: A range of holistic medical and other services to help residents and Bristol and the south west manage long term health conditions_x000D_ Medical Homeopathy - provision oh both NHS and private treatments_x000D_ Mindfulness_x000D_ Nutrition advice and support_x000D_ Creative Writing_x000D_ Developing a new Holistic Doctor service_x000D_ _x000D_ In addition PCIM runs a successful post Graduate Education service for Health Professionals_x000D_ Grant amount awarded: £16360 Date awarded: 07/02/2017 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Somerset Business Agency CIC Address: TA10 9PN Region: South West Charity Number: 0 Reach: Local Legal Form: Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by guarantee Company Number: 7369921 Website: www.somersetbusinessagency.org Access Point: Big Issue Invest Company trading start date: 09/09/2010 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education Who are your beneficiaries?: Ex-offenders, Homeless people, People with long-term health conditions, People who are long-term unemployed, Young people Description: SBA works with the long term unemployed with individuals looking to develop new skills and take the next steps in their careers._x000D_ SBA provides advice guidance and support to individuals micro businesses and start ups as well as those businesses looking to grow. Grant amount awarded: £18,500 Date awarded: 20/12/2016 AP code: 0 |
Account Name: Chantos House (Bristol) Limited Address: BS6 6PF Region: South West Charity Number: 0 Reach: National Legal Form: Private company Company Number: 9273819 Website: http://www.chandoshouse.org Access Point: Resonance Ltd Company trading start date: 10/21/2014 What type of service areas do you operate in?: Employment, training and education, Physical health, Mental health and wellbeing Who are your beneficiaries?: Ex-offenders, People living in poverty, People with long-term health conditions, People with mental health needs, People with addiction issues Description: Chandos provides active therapeutic intervention through counselling and group work in a supportive and semi-structured environment with emphasis on health promotion and emotional well-being. Our work supports the development of social skills and confidence needed to take responsibility for re-entry into the community. Our residents actively participate in all house activities and in the planning of their own recovery. Our goal is to help our residents towards sustaining an alcohol and drug-free lifestyle. Chandos exists to provide a setting where sufferers of addiction are empowered to change the self-defeating behaviours associated with active addiction. Chandos offers a community-based holistic integrative and abstinence-led approach to recovery from addiction. Grant amount awarded: £16,260 Date awarded: 27/01/2017 AP code: 0 |