Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

YOUNG PEOPLE FIRST (MIDLANDS)

Our vision is 'No young person limited by disadvantage'. We focus our work in the Brunswick Ward area of Leamington, delivering activities, creating opportunities and providing support to help disadvantaged young people transition to a self-assured adulthood. We connect with and support young people aged 8-18 and their families through clubs, cafes and mentoring.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board completely male?
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending is declining
  • 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
31/03/23£209£358£-149n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£401£401£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£284£322£-38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£395£414£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£319£314£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£814£1,036£-222£46£794£6547.6270
31/03/17£993£954£39£51£1,019£84010.6220
31/03/16£757£742£15£56£962£85913.9100
31/03/15£663£695£-31£65£956£82414.290
31/03/14£627£637£-10£80£979£83015.690
31/03/13£608£795£-187£142£974£81912.4130
31/03/12£410£612£-203n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£1,139£976£163£122£1,341£97512240
31/03/10£992£1,016£-24£232£1,176£95611.3250
31/03/09£909£1,112£-203£213£1,163£96010.4270
31/03/08£1,040£966£74£198£1,402£1,04212.9220
31/03/07£1,024£920£104£189£1,356£1,01213.2200
31/03/06£912£783£129n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£1,446£933£513n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£1,050£933£117n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 28 years

www.youngpeoplefirst.org.uk

jo.squires@youngpeoplefirst.org.uk

01926 450156

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Warwickshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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
National Lottery Community Fund£396,373
Charles Hayward Foundation£25,000
Heart Of England Community Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Youthy in the Community
£376,592 15/12/2022
This funding will enable Young People First (Midlands) to continue to deliver and expand its range of local youth and family services in the Brunswick ward area of Leamington Spa. This will include running youth clubs offering mentoring sessions ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Brunswick Youth Project (BYP)
£9,784 09/07/2021
The funding will be used by the group to recruit two youth workers for their youth club activities. The project aims to continue to provide support advice and guidance to disadvantaged young people in the local community.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Young People First
£10,000 14/01/2021
in order to provide mentoring and therapy sessions for young people in Warwick District. 6 youth workers will provide both one to one and small group bubbles both in school for those attending and outside of school
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Young People First (Midlands)
£25,000 24/09/2020
Care-Leavers Programme - expansion of 2 part-time support worker posts to full time
National Lottery Community Fund - Children Who Are Looked After (CWALA)
£9,997 23/03/2020
12
The funding will be used to run youth club activities and peer mentoring support for children living in care. The project aims to develop the skills for independent living and reduce the risk of exploitation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Interdependence Residential Scheme
£9,997 29/11/2018
12
This funding will be used to run residential activities for young people leaving care, bringing them together to build confidence and develop their skills.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 11/10/2018
Telling Our Story
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Young People First (Midlands)
£99,340 17/10/2017
36
This project will provide one to one and group support children and young people with low to moderate mental health issues. Outcomes include increased confidence, improved relationships with peers and raised aspirations.
National Lottery Community Fund - Brunswick Youth
£271,522 22/03/2017
60
This funding will build on current provision to support young people aged 10-19. The project will combine youth club activities with tailored one-to-one and mentoring support to alleviate social and health inequalities, to build resilience and ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Warwickshire Association of Youth Clubs
£74,933 22/11/2016
36
Youth work focused support for care leavers to achieve improved employability, living skills, reduced stress/anxiety, reduced isolation/increased support networks, improved self-esteem/confidence. As they transition into independent living.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Warwickshire Association of Youth Clubs
£48,800 30/06/2014
Rocking & Rolling for 60 Years
Sport England - Active South Leamington
£110,624 12/05/2014
Funding under Sport England's Community Sport Activation Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Active South Leamington '. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - Brunswick Community Sports Court
£49,998 29/04/2014
Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Brunswick Community Sports Court '. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries. This funding has contributed towards ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Warwickshire Association of Youth Clubs
£30,700 28/06/2013
Warwickshire wide charity seeking to enable young people with mental health issues to feel more resilient and better able to deal with their conditions. This will be achieved through a range of peer support programmes and activities in a safe and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - SAFE Project- S = Socialising, A = Activities, F = Fun, E = Entertaining
£193,289 12/10/2011
36
This expansion of an existing project will provide a holistic youth support service for 10-20 year olds on the Brunswick estate in Leamington Spa. The project will support young people through a range of training and development opportunities which ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 22-43
  • AMRIT BASS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Teacher
  • DAMIEN REYNOLDS (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Owner
  • JACOB MARC ISHERWOOD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chief Information Officer
  • MATTHEW RYAN HILL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Paralegal
  • MITCHELL COLIN BURNS-JACKSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Student
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/06/1996, number: 1056035
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/05/1996, number: 03201917
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Investment
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Midcounties Co-operative
Co-operative House
Warwick Technology Park
Gallows Hill
Warwick
CV34 6DA

Objectives

1)TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE WARWICKSHIRE, COVENTRY AND SOLIHULL AREA TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CAPACITIES SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS CARING INDIVIDUALS AND RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY 2)THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION AND OF INFORMATION CONCERNING TRAINING RECREATION HEALTH AND INDEPENDENT LIVING WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

WARWICKSHIRE, COVENTRY, SOLIHULL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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