SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS

Charity number: 1147009
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

School of Hard Knocks uses sport and other challenging activities to help participants re-engage with school or find employment. All of our courses seek to develop a sense of citizenship and work towards improvement in mental and physical health and wellbeing. Other objectives include: Reduced crime, money management, career planning, increased confidence and increased personal responsibility.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£1,518,232

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Donations and legacies £548.66k
Charitable activities £819.56k
Other trading activities £149.84k
Investments £172
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£1,545,622

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Raising funds £151.96k
Charitable activities £1.39m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £62,312 from 1 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £151.96k
Charitable expenditure £1.39m

People

32 Employee(s)

11 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£70k to £80k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 April 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SOHK (Working name)
Company number:
07743730 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
James Cameron Chair 05 September 2016
None on record
Thomas Edward Lockyer Walsh Trustee 28 April 2025
None on record
Karen Dawn Neale Trustee 28 April 2025
None on record
Shaunagh Brown Trustee 20 January 2025
None on record
Nicholas Dent Trustee 04 March 2024
None on record
Kirstin McNutt Trustee 04 March 2024
None on record
Dr Mikel Mellick Trustee 20 September 2022
None on record
Neel Sood Trustee 20 September 2022
None on record
Yasmine Hafiz Trustee 06 December 2021
None on record
Michael Richard Francis Trustee 02 December 2019
None on record
Victoria Griffin Trustee 04 December 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £1.31m £1.11m £1.56m £1.78m £1.52m
Total expenditure £1.32m £1.04m £1.54m £1.84m £1.55m
Income from government contracts £262.74k £47.10k £37.94k £25.00k N/A
Income from government grants £27.50k £131.68k £1.67k N/A £62.31k
Income - Donations and legacies £390.96k £290.20k £380.50k £511.07k £548.66k
Income - Other trading activities £180.31k £120.20k £196.45k £269.01k £149.84k
Income - Charitable activities £735.74k £565.67k £976.91k £999.51k £819.56k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £0 £0 £0 £0 £172
Income - Other £0 £131.68k £1.67k £143 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.14m £925.88k £1.33m £1.60m £1.39m
Expenditure - Raising funds £175.34k £110.40k £212.04k £243.32k £151.96k
Expenditure - Governance £28.39k £15.77k £25.18k £31.86k £31.07k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £1.88k £940 £0 £903 £471
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £225.57k £460.85k £378.10k £257.29k £231.54k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £132.62k £295.49k £194.46k £133.42k £134.62k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 09 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 09 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 16 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 16 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 19 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 28 September 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 08 February 2021 8 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020

(These accounts
have been qualified)

12 August 2020 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15 JUL 2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 30 SEP 2016

Charitable objects

TO ASSIST PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE NEED OF SUPPORT BY VIRTUE OF POOR HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: A) ADVANCING LIFE AND BY DEVELOPING SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE PERSONS TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; B) ADVANCING EDUCATION; C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; D) ADVANCING PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING.

Contact information

Address:
The Melting Pot
15 Calton Road
EDINBURGH
EH8 8DL
Phone:
02037140127
Email:
info@schoolofhardknocks.org.uk
Website:

www.schoolofhardknocks.org.uk Open in new window