Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 13
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • Overall weighted support: +13
    Overall GiG Score: 22 ?

    MANCROFT ADVICE PROJECT (MAP)

    MAP is here for young people. We are advisers, counsellors, and youth workers who work together to provide the best help for young people in Norfolk.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • Over half the Board have joined recently

    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£3,816£3,154£662£0£2,254£1,9047.27812
    31/03/22£2,780£2,642£138£0£1,592£1,4446.69111
    31/03/21£2,547£2,149£399£0£1,454£1,1156.2595
    31/03/20£2,775£2,685£90£3£1,055£6462.9938
    31/03/19£2,604£2,544£59£3£965£7073.36815
    31/03/18£2,147£2,035£112£1£905£7824.6780
    31/03/17£1,794£1,703£91£4£793£6404.5500
    31/03/16£1,751£1,662£89£9£702£5624.1480
    31/03/15£1,544£1,627£-83£19£614£4893.6460
    31/03/14£1,874£1,681£193£15£697£5293.8440
    31/03/13£1,170£1,139£31£12£504£4244.5320
    31/03/12£1,043£826£217£12£473£4156250
    31/03/11£761£716£45£12£256£2103.5270
    31/03/10?£665£601£65£11£210£1833.7170
    30/04/09£599£607£-8£13£146£1162.3200
    30/04/08£599£585£14£37£154£1142.3180
    30/04/07£517£532£-15£10£140£1383.1170
    30/04/06£321£356£-35n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
    Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 10%
    Liabilities/Income: 7%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 84%
    Reserves/Spending: 7.2 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
    Quick Ratio: 8.7
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 20 years

    www.map.uk.net

    info@map.uk.net

    01603766994

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Disability
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Norfolk, Suffolk,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People

    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
    Access to Justice Foundation£465,838
    The Blagrave Trust£262,300
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation£247,000
    Henry Smith Charity£187,500
    Norfolk Community Foundation£103,044
    BBC Children in Need£90,647
    Innox Foundation£75,000
    Masonic Trust£70,189
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Access to Justice Foundation - Improving Lives Through Advice Grant
    £465,838 01/05/2024
    The Improving Lives Through Advice programme is made possible by a £30 million grant from The National Lottery Community Fund, thanks to National Lottery players. Working in partnership with the largest community funder in the UK, the Improving ....more
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Mancroft Advice Project
    £187,500 18/08/2023
    36
    towards three years' running costs of a project providing support for young parents in Norfolk.
    The Blagrave Trust - Young People in Policy Making Fund
    £133,300 17/07/2023
    MAP Young people in policy making
    Norfolk Community Foundation - Grant to Mancroft Advice Project (MAP)
    £101,749 12/07/2023
    To recruit and train five young volunteer youth workers in Great Yarmouth and recruit 15 to 20 further local volunteers to lead a volunteering campaign.
    Innox Foundation - Grant to MAP
    £75,000 15/02/2023
    Unrestricted funding
    Norfolk Community Foundation - Young People Volunteering Consultation
    £1,295 10/02/2023
    To undertake a small research project into young people’s attitudes and experiences towards volunteering in Great Yarmouth,
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Mancroft Advice Project (MAP)
    £500 20/10/2022
    0
    ‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
    Dulverton Trust - #iwill Youth Banks in Rural Norfolk
    £35,000 08/06/2022
    #iwill Youth Banks in Rural Norfolk
    The Blagrave Trust - Policy call-out
    £129,000 31/05/2022
    Young people in policy making
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Achieving youth driven and led growth in service delivery and influence
    £100,000 24/03/2021
    MAP supports 11 to 25 year olds across Norfolk to make a successful transition to adulthood, through advice, counselling and youth work. This grant provides additional core funding alongside an annual package of support towards organisational ....more
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Mancroft Advice Project - organisational growth and development
    £30,000 24/03/2021
    MAP supports 11 to 25 year olds across Norfolk to make a successful transition to adulthood, through advice, counselling and youth work. This grant provides additional support for MAP's organisational growth and development as part of an annual ....more
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Mancroft Advice Project - organisational growth and development
    £40,000 08/03/2021
    MAP supports 11 to 25 year olds across Norfolk to make a successful transition to adulthood, through advice, counselling and youth work. This grant provides additional support for MAP's organisational growth and development as part of an annual ....more
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Youth Campaign for Kindness
    £12,000 18/01/2021
    MAP supports 11-25 year olds across Norfolk to make a successful transition to adulthood, through advice, counselling and youth work. This grant will support MAP’s Young Activist Network to access training, secure local government commitments and ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Mancroft Advice Project (MAP)
    £90,147 18/12/2020
    This project is for youth work services for young people affected by local deprivation in Great Yarmouth. Support will improve inclusion, emotional wellbeing and safety.
    Comic Relief - MAP Recovery Funding
    £30,000 23/06/2020
    6
    COVID19 Recovery funding
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
    £20,000 07/05/2020
    3
    Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Open Access Youth Groups and Workshops in Great Yarmouth Norfolk
    £9,999 03/04/2020
    12
    The project will use funding to continue delivering two open access youth groups and weekly lunchtime life-skills workshops for young people in Great Yarmouth. This will provide participants with a range of activities to develop their skills and ....more
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Youth Campaign for Kindness
    £5,000 16/03/2020
    MAP supports 11-25 year olds across Norfolk to make a successful transition to adulthood, through advice, counselling and youth work. This mini-grant provides additional support to MAP’s Young Activist Network to access training, secure local ....more
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Mancroft Advice Project - organisational growth and development
    £40,000 16/03/2020
    MAP supports 11 to 25 year olds across Norfolk to make a successful transition to adulthood, through advice, counselling and youth work. This grant provides additional support for MAP's organisational growth and development as part of an annual ....more
    Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
    £70,189 10/02/2020
    Grant supporting young people with drop in advice around many issues including homelessness, employment, benefits and training.
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Youth Campaign for Kindness
    £100,000 03/09/2019
    24
    To support MAP’s Young Activist Network to access training, secure local government commitments and co-produce service delivery in order to o combat bullying and discrimination.
    DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
    £116,095 01/04/2019
    .
    DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
    £116,095 01/04/2019
    .
    DCMS - Building Connections Fund - Youth strand
    £38,529 01/04/2019
    They will develop a life-coaching and group work programme and co-design a campaign raising awareness of youth loneliness with young people.
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Additional package of support 2018-19
    £40,000 11/03/2019
    12
    Towards organisational growth and development as part of Growth Fund annual package of support.
    DCMS - Building Connections Fund - Youth strand
    £38,529 01/01/2019
    They will develop a life-coaching and group work programme and co-design a campaign raising awareness of youth loneliness with young people.
    Co-Op Foundation - MAP - Building Connections Youth Strand Fund Project
    £77,058 06/12/2018
    Developing a life-coaching and group work programme and co-designing a campaign raising awareness of youth loneliness with young people.
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Achieving youth driven and led growth in service delivery and influence
    £500,000 20/03/2018
    48
    MAP supports 11-25 year olds across Norfolk to make a successful transition to adulthood, through advice, counselling and youth work. This grant will provide core funding alongside an annual package of support towards organisational innovation, ....more
    The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Mancroft Advice Project (MAP)
    £70,245 14/02/2018
    36
    Young Mums Support, Advice & Education; ante- and post-natal parenting, mediation, advocacy, casework; specialist group and one-to-one support
    Youth Music - Soundbites & Homesounds
    £98,368 10/11/2017
    Soundbites & Homesounds
    Dulverton Trust - Horizons programme for 11-19 year olds
    £27,295 24/10/2017
    Horizons programme for 11-19 year olds
    DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
    £116,095 01/05/2017
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    DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
    £116,095 01/05/2017
    The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of the open access youth provision, through a £1m ....more
    DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
    £116,095 01/05/2017
    The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of the open access youth provision, through a £1m ....more
    DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
    £87,071 01/05/2017
    The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of the open access youth provision, through a £1m ....more
    DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
    £87,071 01/05/2017
    The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of the open access youth provision, through a £1m ....more
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Mancroft Advice Project
    £61,000 08/12/2016
    36
    towards three years' salary of a Young People's Advisor at a project providing support, activities and training for young people in Great Yarmouth
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Increasing Impact Through Influence
    £60,000 23/05/2016
    24
    PHF support will enable the CEO and Development Manager to step away from operational delivery and focus on growing MAP’s role as an influencer. Key to this project is a plan to establish and grow a young people’s social movement to influence ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Norwich Young Person's Advice Partnership - From Crisis to Opportunity
    £499,611 03/03/2016
    60
    This is a project which aims to target 18-25 year olds who are in crisis due to a lack of food, housing, clothing, money or healthcare and will have underlying issues such as learning difficulties, emotional/mental health issues, misuse ....more
    Youth Music - SoundBites
    £29,628 27/01/2016
    SoundBites
    Comic Relief - Early Action Neighbourhood Fund - MAP
    £1,775,496 09/01/2015
    60
    Working in 3 schools and focusing on wellbeing and emotional health, MAP will target young people at risk of being NEET (not in employment, education or training) on leaving school and provide early support (aged 13-14) with a range of ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Pathways Great Yarmouth
    £341,057 05/03/2014
    48
    _x000B_The aim of this new project from Mancroft Advice Project (MP) is to add to the organisationÂ’s existing services by providing a one stop shop type service for young disadvantaged people in Great Yarmouth. The project will have 3 strands: A ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (9)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 23-57
    • CAROLINE BILLINGS (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Solicitor
    • DARREN LEE SLOWTHER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Senior Finance Business Partner
    • GITA PRASAD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Deputy Director Of Business/Nhs Manager
    • ISOBEL MCGUIRE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Student
    • JONATHAN PHILIP MASON-GORDON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Advice Supervisor
    • KAREN BUCHANAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Lecturer
    • KATHRYN BLAKE-HOLMES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: University Lecturer
    • LUCY SPRATLING Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Front Of House Restaurant Staff
    • REV EDWARD JOHN CARTER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Vicar
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/02/2005, number: 1107927
    • Registered at Companies House on 04/10/2004, number: 05249208
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Financial Conduct Authority
    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
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    18 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    THE RISEBROW CENTRE
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    NORFOLK
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    Objectives

    TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 BY THE PROVISION OF A YOUNG PEOPLE'S INFORMATION , ADVICE, ADVOCACY AND COUNSELLING SERVICE.TO PROMOTE, PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN NORFOLK AND THE EASTERN REGION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE. (FOR THE PURPOSES OF CLARIFICATION IN THIS DOCUMENT, THE EASTERN REGION IS DEFINED AS NORFOLK, SUFFOLK, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, BEDFORDSHIRE, ESSEX AND HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTIES).THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN NORFOLK AND THE EASTERN REGION.TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THOSE DEALING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE BY MEANS OF TRAINING, SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NORFOLK,SUFFOLK,CAMBRIDGESHIRE, BEDFORDSHIRE, ESSEX AND HERTFORDSHIRE.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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