Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 5
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

THE SYCAMORE PROJECT

Based in a former pub, The Sycamore Project operates "Zac's" an alcohol free pub together with a range of activities and services for young people including an after school club, holiday activities, advice and information, special needs provision. As A Christian organisation, the Christian faith is shared appropriately within sessions as well as within more some of more direct Christian input.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/23£6£184£-178n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/22£178£185£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21£188£183£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20£268£318£-50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19£334£344£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18£296£234£62n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/17£296£244£53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/16£241£215£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/15£345£313£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/14£281£315£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/13£284£290£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/12£329£294£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/11£362£307£55n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/10£405£365£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/09£308£286£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/08£286£258£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/07£178£173£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/06£166£164£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/05£156£137£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/04£152£171£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 29 years

www.zacsyouthbar.co.uk

thesycamoreproject@zacsyouthbar.co.uk

01204706200

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bolton, Manchester City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Bolton CVS£29,500
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
CAF£9,200
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - PRISM
£10,000 20/05/2022
The funding will be used to provide a monthly support group for young LGBT+ or those questioning their sexuality or gender people aged between 11-18 years old living in Bolton. The group will be an informal social environment where they can meet ....more
Bolton CVS - Grant to The Sycamore project
£25,000 16/02/2021
Live and Learn youth work sessions.
CAF - Grant to The Sycamore Project
£9,200 30/07/2020
3
Grant to The Sycamore Project to support the organisation through COVID19
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 03/07/2020
Core Costs/Unrestricted
Bolton CVS - Grant to The Sycamore Project
£4,500 01/12/2019
Healthy Living Project - Outdoor Water Sports / Grow Your Own Veg / Cooking Healthy Meals
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£17,470 01/04/2019
Expansion project based in Bolton in the North West delivering a listening service and peer support group to young people suffering with mental health issues. They will run short 10 week blocks of weekly activities for 3 specific groups of young ....more
Bolton CVS - Grant to Zacs Bar / the Sycamore project
£4,940 07/01/2019
To deliver twice weekly youth work sessions incorporating Covid safety messaging.
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£17,470 05/01/2019
Expansion project based in Bolton in the North West delivering a listening service and peer support group to young people suffering with mental health issues. They will run short 10 week blocks of weekly activities for 3 specific groups of young ....more
Co-Op Foundation - Youth Community Spaces offer
£10,000 20/12/2018
Co-designing a long-term vision for the current space and upskilling young people so they help work on the improvements
Co-Op Foundation - Co-design offer
£10,000 20/12/2018
Consulting with young people and looking at ways of integrating this insight into existing provision.
DCMS - Building Connections Fund - Community Spaces
£10,000 20/12/2018
Co-designing a long-term vision for the current space and upskilling young people so they help work on the improvements
DCMS - Building Connections Fund - Codesign
£10,000 20/12/2018
Consulting with young people and looking at ways of integrating this insight into existing provision.
National Lottery Community Fund - Zac's Connect
£44,590 26/11/2018
36
Zac's Connect
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sycamore Project
£2,509 19/11/2018
We want to provide youth activities that offer the chance to build enterprise, work and leadership skills and improve well-being.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Sycamore Project
£30,000 08/05/2018
36
This project provides a mental health focussed programme through peer support groups and a listening service. Young people will establish positive relationships and increased self care skills to enable them to feel in control of their own mental ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 15/01/2018
Zacs Youth Bars
National Lottery Community Fund - Move them forward
£418,730 12/07/2017
48
This funding is for a new programme supporting disadvantaged young people aged 11-18 in Farnworth and South East Bolton to build enterprise, inspire change and improve health and wellbeing. Zac’s Youth Bar will provide 30 hours of weekly ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Zacs Healthy Minds
£9,960 28/06/2017
12
The funding will be used to develop a dedicated listening service, support group and holiday provision for young people. The project aims to provide young people with access to advice, information and support to improve their mental health, reduce ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Sycamore Project
£73,600 08/12/2016
36
towards three years' salary of a Youth Work Project officer at an organisation providing support to disadvantaged young people in Lancashire
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Sycamore Project
£87,628 11/10/2016
36
This project will fund a youth co-ordinator to run activities and skills sessions, helping young people from a deprived area.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Sycamore Project
£30,000 24/11/2011
the Director's salary
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-68
  • PHILIPPA ROSEMARY MIDDLEBROUGH, Occupation: Nneb Special Needs
  • PAUL SCOTT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Support Worker
  • STEPHEN HUGHES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Charity Worker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/10/1995, number: 1050020
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/09/1995, number: 03104301
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Sycamore Project Ltd
Zac's Youth Bar
71 Market Street
Farnworth
BOLTON
BL4 7NS

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION BY:(I) THE PROVISION OF MENTORING, ADVICE AND OTHER SERVICES WHICH DIRECTLY RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF THOSE ATTENDING; (II) THE PROVISION OF OR THE ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, FOR THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES AS AFORESAID BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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