Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3

THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC 

Youth Music is a national charity investing in music-making projects for children and young people experiencing challenging circumstances.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Established: 25 years

www.youthmusic.org.uk

angela.linton@youthmusic.org.uk

02079021095

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£12,490£12,551£-61£208£3,211£3,0212.9260
31/03/22£13,354£14,392£-1,038£233£3,272£3,0672.6260
31/03/21£13,205£12,754£452£227£4,310£4,1903.9230
31/03/20£13,320£10,955£2,365£303£3,858£3,8584.2180
31/03/19£10,361£10,174£187£288£1,492£1,4921.8190
31/03/18£10,357£10,389£-32£396£1,306£1,3061.5190
31/03/17£10,253£10,413£-160£307£1,337£1,3371.5190
31/03/16£10,196£10,124£73£289£1,497£1,4971.8170
31/03/15£10,561£10,446£116£345£1,425£1,4101.6180
31/03/14£9,973£10,270£-297£328£1,308£1,3071.5190
31/03/13£10,200£12,169£-1,970£302£1,605£1,4921.5220
31/03/12£14,921£17,297£-2,376£543£3,575£1,6241.1550
31/03/11£19,212£17,715£1,497£469£5,951£1,4381580
31/03/10£20,521£19,657£864£491£4,490£1,3480.8600
31/03/09£20,613£20,800£-187£427£3,626£1,3870.8680
31/03/08£20,222£18,875£1,347£278£3,913£1,3600.9520
31/03/07£13,288£11,566£1,722£344£2,566£1,3831.4470
31/03/06£11,352£9,679£1,673£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£11,726£15,625£-3,899£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£10,911£11,025£-115£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 78%
Liabilities/Income: 93%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 2.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 2.1
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 26 employees
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Youth Accelerator Fund: Direct Grants
£500,000 01/04/2020
The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given ....more
Walcot Foundation - Exchanging Notes (Kinetika Bloco - Lambeth project)
£60,000 03/04/2014
Exchanging Notes (Kinetika Bloco - Lambeth project)

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 27-48
  • BERKELEY EDWARDS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Partner/ Principal - Head Of Music
  • MIRJANA BUAC Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Pr & Communications Consultant
  • PAUL BONHAM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Professional Development
  • SARAH BROWN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Deputy Head Of Mental Health
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/04/1999, number: 1075032
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/04/1999, number: 03750674
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
  • Investing charity funds 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR05: 2 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

YOUTH MUSIC
Studio LG01
The Print Rooms
164-180 Union Street
London

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC (ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE) IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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