DERBY PRIDE CIO
Promoting and staging an annual LGBT festival with additional smaller events in Derby
Objects
THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ACROSS DERBY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: PROMOTING AND STAGING AN ANNUAL LGBT FESTIVAL WITH ADDITIONAL SMALLER EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE LOCAL LGBT BUSINESS AND VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY; CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN PARTICULAR THROUGH CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; UNITING THE LGBT COMMUNITY, TOGETHER WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, SO THEY CAN FEEL SAFE, WELCOMED AND PROUD TO BE THEMSELVES AT OUR EVENTS; ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING GENERAL AWARENESS AMONG THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FACING THE LIVES OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; ASSOCIATING WITH VOLUNTARY, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANISATIONS TO DEVELOP AND MAXIMISE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CHARITY FOR LGBT PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; AND APPLYING CAPITAL OR REVENUE FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHARITIES OR CHARITABLE PROJECTS, THAT SUPPORT THE LGBT COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL, IN DULY CONSTITUTED MEETINGS, FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT. LGBT STANDS FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, AND REFERS TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT, BOTH PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS UNDER THE EQUALITY ACT 2010
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £30,265, which the trustees aim to maintain to meet financial and legal obligations. Total receipts were £38,555 against total payments of £29,565, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The financial statements were independently examined by Ascentant Ltd.
What the accounts disclose
“Derby Pride aims to maintain a general reserve of unrestricted funds (“free reserves”) sufficient to meet its financial, legal and moral obligations to its service users, volunteers and to all relevant authorities” — page 12
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Risk management
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Matthew Robert Deakin
- Morgan Josiah Cross
- Richard Groves
- Shan Reid
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2024 | £39k | £30k |
| 30/09/2023 | £47k | £32k |
| 30/09/2022 | £36k | £33k |
| 30/09/2021 | £4k | £3k |
| 30/09/2020 | £16k | £7k |
Common questions
Is DERBY PRIDE CIO financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £30,265, which the trustees aim to maintain to meet financial and legal obligations. Total receipts were £38,555 against total payments of £29,565, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The financial statements were independently examined by Ascentant Ltd. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/04/2024 | £8k | Derby Pride 2024 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/06/2023 | £6k | Derby Pride 2023 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/03/2022 | £8k | Derby Pride 2022 |