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Ignite Small Business Start-ups - SSI

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ABN 38031375761|Marrickville, NSW 2204|ignite.ssi.org.au
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State
NSW
Certifications
1
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1 directory

About

Delivered $998.2M across 16 government contracts for 4 buyers.

Ignite is an SSI social enterprise that enables individuals to learn, be mentored and connect, helping them to grow through the power of their own ideas. Ignite supports individuals with an idea for self-employment from new migrant, CALD, refugee, disability and First Nations communities. Our program places the client at the centre of the plan, and provides pathways to social support. Products and services include Catering & Hospitality, Community & Social Services, Training & Education Services. Primary beneficiaries include New Migrants & Refugee Communities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Registered Charity

This social enterprise is also a registered charity with the ACNC:

Settlement Services International Limited →
ABN 38031375761

Delivery Evidence

Govt Contracts
16
Total Value
$998.2M
Buyers
4
Largest Contracts
0070006692 — Department of Home Affairs, 2012
$222.8M
70008087-5 — Department of Social Services, 2017
$206.0M
0070010658 — Department of Home Affairs, 2014
$124.9M
Permanency Support Program - Settlement Services Multicultural — NSW Department of Communities and Justice, 2022
$86.9M
Permanency Support Program - Settlement Services Multicultural — NSW Department of Communities and Justice, 2022
$86.9M
Top Buyers
Department of Home Affairs · $478.1MDepartment of Social Services · $341.1MNSW Department of Communities and Justice · $173.8MDepartment of Education · $5.2M

Source: AusTender public contract notices. Values can include amendments and may not equal cash paid in a single year.

Grant Funding

$35.7Macross 18 tracked grants (2017-18–2024-25)
8. Protect children and families — 2019-20 · child_protection
$11.7M
8. Out of Home Care and Permanency Support — 2018-19 · child_protection
$10.5M
7. Out-of-Home Care and Permanency Support — 2017-18 · community_services
$7.2M
9. Provide a safe and affordable place to live — 2019-20 · housing
$2.0M
Skilling Queenslanders for Work — Work Skills Traineeship — 2024-25 · community_services
$1.5M

Source: public funding datasets tracked by CivicGraph. Coverage is partial — this is a floor, not a total.

Financial Health

A capacity signal from this charity's latest public ACNC filing — to show where a buyer or funder might offer multi-year or capacity support, not to rank organisations. Not a CivicGraph assessment of the organisation.

Worth a closer lookACNC AIS · FY2023

One resilience signal worth noting in the latest filing — not a red flag on its own.

Income FY23
$164.8M
Surplus / deficit
+$97K
Reserves runway
3.5 mo
Liquidity (current ratio)
0.98
Current ratio under 1Government-revenue concentrated

Source: ACNC Annual Information Statement, FY2023 · Large charity · 96% of income from government. A point-in-time regulatory snapshot — figures can lag a year and a single filing is not a full picture of an organisation's health. Liquidity is shown only where a balance sheet was filed.

Open Funding Matches

For this enterprise — open grants it could apply for. Not part of buyer due diligence.

Boosting Business Innovation Program — NSW Government — Premier's Department · closes 30 June 2027enterprisebusinesscommunity
to $11.0M
Healing at Home on Country, Aboriginal Elders & Mentors Grant Program on behalf of Corrective Services NSW — NSW Government — Department of Communities and Justice · closes 30 June 2026communityenterpriseeducation
to $10K
Targeted Call for Mental Health Research 2026 — NSW Government · closes 30 June 2026communityenterpriseeducation
to $1.0M
Expanding Quality Access Program — NSW Government — Department of Education · closes 30 Nov 2026communityenterpriseeducation
—
National Energy Bill Relief for Small Businesses (2025-26) — NSW Government — Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water · closes 30 June 2026enterprisebusinesscommunity
to $150
Atid (Future) Foundation Grant — The Trustee for Moriah College Foundation · closes 3 July 2026educationcommunity
to $8K

Automated match on sector and location against open grants tracked by CivicGraph. Eligibility is not assessed — always check each grant's criteria.

Sectors

Catering & HospitalityCommunity & Social ServicesTraining & Education Services
Geographic Focus
NSWVICMarrickvilleCoffs HarbourArmidaleCarlton

Place Context

LGAInner West
RemotenessMajor Cities of Australia
SEIFA Decile6/10
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Verification

certified

Social Traders certified

Tier reflects the strength of external verification, not how “social” an enterprise is. Marks belong to their issuing bodies. Checked June 2026.

Certifications

Social Traders Certifiedcertified

Data Sources

Social Traders(June 2026)
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