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We received Grade 1 'Outstanding' in our December 2007 Ofsted inspection. We are the only organisation to have received this grade for our Workstep contract programme.

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We received Matrix accreditation in December 2008 for our external information and guidance services.

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PURELY Us

• A Brief History
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• Aims and Objectives
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• Governance
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• Financial Summary
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• Trustees and Directors
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• Social Responsibility

A Brief History

Pure Innovations Ltd are a national not-for-profit company, with over 20 years experience delivering innovative and high quality services as part of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council.

Pure Innovations became an independent company following a TUPE Transfer in July 2005, enabling services to be offered to other local authorities within the UK. As local authorities continue to have greater commissioning roles and less actual service delivery, we will concentrate on our strengths as an excellent service deliverer and help them in their drive to become top performing Councils.

Aims and Objectives

Pure’s objectives and principal activities are set out in the company’s Memorandum are to promote independence, increase choice and provide appropriate support to people to enable them to make the most of their capacity and potential.

Through doing this we combat social exclusion, provide provisions for the advancement of education, relief of poverty, sickness and unemployment.

We do this in the following ways:

We are one of the UK’s leading supported employment services.

We have developed our own unique service Pure Employment. Our highly skilled Employment Officers secure good jobs for unemployed people, providing a unique opportunity for employers to benefit by employing people labelled as being the most disadvantaged when it comes to accessing employment opportunities. This makes economic as well as moral sense.
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We take over and manage traditional Social Services day care services for people with learning, physical and sensory disabilities.

We restructure and provide people with better alternatives which offer real integration into an ordinary life through managed risk taking rather than segregation and life spent in institutional routines.
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We create opportunities for individuals to move closer to the world of work through the creation of community volunteering projects

We look beyond delivering traditional day services and have created a number of social enterprises that give individuals a wider choice about how they want to spend their day. Through these initiatives, individuals can choose to volunteer and get involved in projects, whilst learning life skills.
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Governance

Governing Documents

The organisation is a charitable company that is limited by guarantee. The company has been established under a Memorandum of Association which defines the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association.

Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees

The members of the Board of Directors of the company are also charity trustees for the purposes of charity law and under the company's Articles of Association are known as Trustees. Under the requirements of the Memorandum and Articles of Association the Trustees are elected to serve for a period of three years after which they must be re-elected at the next Annual General Meeting.

An extensive range of business and caring skills are well represented on the Board. In an effort to maintain this broad skill mix, members of the Trustees have provided a skills profile. In the event that the skills profile is changed due to Trustee retirements, individuals are approached to offer themselves for election to the Board.

Trustee Induction and Training

The company has implemented an induction and training scheme for the trustees that cover:

	The obligations of Trustees.
	The main documents which set out the operational framework for the charity including the Memorandum and Articles.
	Resourcing and the current financial position as set out in the latest published accounts.
	Future plans and objectives.

New trustees are provided with Charity Commission publications signposted through the Commission's guide "The Essential Trustee".

Risk Management

The Executive Management Team review the major risks to which the charity is exposed. Where appropriate, systems or procedures have been established to mitigate the risks the charity faces. External risks to funding have led to the development of a strategic plan which will allow for the diversification of funding and activities. Internal control risks are minimised by the implementation of procedures for authorisation of all transactions and projects. Procedures are in place to ensure compliance with health and safety of staff, volunteers, clients and visitors to the company. The contracts and service level agreements with the charity's partners provide for regular review of the quality of service delivered. Quality standards have been established that meet or exceed the contractual commitments. The charity is subject to external quality audit by the Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI), Financial and Monitoring unit of JobcentrePlus (FAM). These procedures will be periodically reviewed to ensure that they continue to meet the needs of the charity.

Organisational Structure

Pure Innovations has a Board of up to eight members who meet every two months and are responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the charity. At present the Board has four members from a variety of interest and professional backgrounds relevant to the work of the charity. The Secretary is also a member of the Board.

A scheme of delegation is in place and day to day responsibility for the provision of the services rest with the Chief Executive along with the other members of the Executive Management Team. The Chief Executive is responsible for ensuring that the charity delivers the services specified and that key performance indicators are met. The Chief Executive also has responsibility for the day to day operational management of the company, individual supervision of the Executive Management team and also ensuring that the team continues to develop their skills and working practices in line with good practice.

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Financial Summary

> Click to view a PDF copy of the company's Financial Statements for 2008-09.

Set out below is a summary of the financial performance for the last three years. The figures include reporting for pension scheme charges under FRS17.

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Trustees and Directors

• Trustees:
  Mr D Lennie, Chair
  Mr R Haldane
  Mrs L Lunn
• Mrs Julia Lancaster

Company Secretary:
Mr I Taylor

• Executive Management Team:
  Mr D Cresswell, Chief Executive
  Mrs L Parrott-Bates, Senior Director
  Mrs C Gaskell, Director of Human Resources
  Mrs J Hutton, Director of Human Resources
  Mr I Taylor, Director of Finance
• Mrs Ellen Atkinson, Regional Director
  
  
  

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Social Responsibility

We believe that we should be a company where people want to work and a large part of this is to help our staff to give something back to the local community.

As a result, each year Pure chooses a Charity of the Year. This year, we're supporting Help the Hospices and all monies raised for the financial year of April 2009-April 2010 will go directly to the operating and running costs of the charity.

For more information go to their website - www.helpthehospices.org.uk

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