Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 8
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

THE EXODUS PROJECT

We run activity clubs and activity week-ends, undertake weekly home visits and work with schools and community groups to build trusting and lasting relationships with vulnerable children and young people.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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£735£331£404£23£900£190.7764
31/03/22£296£300£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£250£268£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£275£238£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£252£250£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£374£266£108n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£240£261£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£202£239£-37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£212£211£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£227£188£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£328£165£162n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£318£127£191n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£127£120£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£110£97£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£82£92£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£86£92£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 2%
Reserves/Spending: 0.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 34.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 18 years

www.exodusproject.org.uk

theexodusproject@msn.com

01226718899

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnsley,
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
Garfield Weston Foundation£101,500
The Clothworkers Foundation£50,000
Joseph Rank Trust£50,000
Tudor Trust£50,000
Masonic Trust£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 25/10/2023
New vehicles
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000 24/10/2022
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Exodus Project
£4,303 22/10/2022
We would like to take children and young people of Cudworth that attend our clubs out on day trips and weekend camps.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£75,000 01/07/2022
Children's Activity Centre Developments
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Exodus Project
£50,000 19/10/2021
refurbishment of building for a charity supporting disadvantaged young people in South Yorkshire
Joseph Rank Trust - The Exodus Project, Barnsley
£50,000 15/07/2021
To part fund the property scheme
Tudor Trust - Grant to Exodus Project
£50,000 10/06/2021
towards the installation of a mezzanine level in the old chapel at Jenny's Field, the base for this charity's work with young people in and around Barnsley
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,500 09/06/2021
Weston Charity Award Winner 2021 - 2022
Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs - Running of weekly activity clubs, day camps and weekend camps.
£2,000 19/10/2020
Core costs
Wates Family Enterprise Trust - The Exodus Project
£5,000 25/02/2020
1. Extend existing 40m railway line to approximately 300m. 2. Improve battery powered locos and riding cars. 3. Improve engine shed and maintenance facilities. 4. Involve young people in the development.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 08/05/2019
Core costs
Garfield Weston Foundation - WAF award
£40,800 05/10/2018
New vehicles.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 14/09/2017
Core Costs
Tudor Trust - Grant to Exodus Project
£100,000 21/04/2017
12
towards purchase of the Jenny's Field site to help the organisation continue to support their work with young people in and around Barnsley
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Exodus Project
£109,800 13/03/2014
36
towards three years' salary of a Project Manager at a project in Barnsley that works with vulnerable children and young people
National Lottery Community Fund - The Exodus Project - Volunteer Coordinator salaries and mini-buses.
£330,673 06/11/2013
60
This is a development and expansion of a BIG funded project by The Exodus Project (TEP) which enables disadvantaged young people (YP) who have been previous service users to continue to progress by becoming junior volunteers to make a positive ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Exodus Project
£163,574 10/02/2010
48
This is the continuation and expansion of an existing project which aims to divert children and young people from harmful behaviour and lifestyles through a unique and proven preventative model, which builds positive relationships with the children ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 22-70
  • BRIAN COOPER Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Businessman
  • CHRISTINE THOMPSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Teaching Assistant
  • IAN RICHARD JACKSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Operations Manager
  • JANET BARBARA WILSON Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Teacher
  • KATIE HANNAH WILSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Ot Student
  • KIRSTIE HALL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Youth And Children'S Work Coordinator
  • PHILIP SCOTT ATKINSON Appointed: 2024
  • STEVE ALDRED Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Opticians
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/03/2007, number: 1118191
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/09/2006, number: 05936412
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; all on time
Main office

Jennys Field
16b Main Street
South Hiendley
BARNSLEY
S72 9BP

Objectives

TO HELP AND EDUCATE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THEIR EDUCATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES, SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO MATURITY, AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THEIR CONDITIONS AND QUALITY OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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