PIONEERS LEADING THE WAY
Pioneers Leading the Way is an Eduactional charity that recruits, trains, CRB checks and places volunteer mentors. The mentors provide one to one support for young people in varying localities throughout Birmingham. Pioneers facilitate the training for Mentors including in house mentor preparotory training, Accreditation with Asdan CVQ, work based experience and career advice.
Objects
1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF MENTORING SCHEMES WHICH SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE WITHIN ALL COMMUNITIES. 2. THE PROMOTION AND UNDERTAKING OF RESEARCH INTO ISSUES SUCH AS EDUCATION, CRIME, HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE AFFECTING ALL COMMUNITIES/ETHNICITIES AND THE DISSEMINATION OF ANY USEFUL RESULTS. 3. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS/VOLUNTEERS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/11/2025
- Volunteers: 2
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/11/2022 (received 05/10/2023, 5 days after the 30/09/2023 due date).
Trustees
- ABID HYATTchair
- KASHAN AMAR
- MAHBUB AHMED
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/11/2025 | £17k | £9k |
| 30/11/2024 | £2k | £2k |
| 30/11/2023 | £3k | £5k |
| 30/11/2022 | £9k | £8k |
| 30/11/2021 | £8k | £6k |
Common questions
Who funds PIONEERS LEADING THE WAY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PIONEERS LEADING THE WAY as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE AND ST PAUL, STAMFORD, PLATFORM 67, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, HARBORNE, CHINESE CHURCH IN LONDON, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TRENT, CHRIST CHURCH COCKFOSTERS.
Known funders
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/10/2015 | £10k | Excel III - Raising Aspirations |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/08/2012 | £6k | ExceI II - Strengthening Bonds |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/09/2011 | £207k | Mentoring 2 Transform Young Lives |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/08/2010 | £8k | Excel - Residential for BME young people |