Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 13

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 22

THE YOUNG LIVES FOUNDATION

Our mission is to support children and young people in need in ways that affirm their identity and worth, champion their rights, needs and interests & promote their well-being and development. We support young people through times of difficulty and distress, enabling their voices to be heard & assisting them to achieve their potential through mentoring & befriending, advocacy & positive activities

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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

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	£1,077	£1,021	£56	£0	£884	£258	3	39	250
31/03/22	£1,158	£928	£229	£2	£828	£337	4.4	33	250
31/03/21	£995	£747	£248	£0	£599	£288	4.6	31	280
31/03/20	£939	£830	£109	£0	£351	£194	2.8	35	260
31/03/19	£736	£771	£-35	£0	£242	£174	2.7	33	230
31/03/18	£704	£744	£-40	£0	£277	£180	2.9	30	0
31/03/17	£712	£822	£-111	£0	£317	£248	3.6	30	0
31/03/16	£654	£806	£-152	£0	£428	£364	5.4	23	0
31/03/15	£512	£474	£38	£5	£579	£504	12.8	15	0
31/03/14	£439	£399	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£355	£351	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£461	£391	£70	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£353	£365	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£373	£322	£50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£350	£313	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£263	£215	£48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 29%
Reserves/Spending: 3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 11.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 17 years

www.ylf.org.uk

enquiries@ylf.org.uk

01622693459

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for young people

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent, Medway,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

39 employees
250 volunteers

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£257,830
Masonic Trust	£94,982
DCMS	£56,806
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£52,250

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to The Young Lives Foundation
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Young Lives Foundation
£3,019	22/10/2022	We would like to provide mentoring support, guidance and advice to more young people. This will improve their mental health, self-esteem and confidence.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£5,000	18/10/2022	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Young Lives Foundation
£50,000	29/07/2021 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of The Young Lives Foundation
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£54,206	26/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Young Lives Foundation
£2,600	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant will fund online safeguarding training for staff to support young carers and looked after children to access online sessions safely whilst isolated at home due to Covid-19, this ....more COVID19 - This grant will fund online safeguarding training for staff to support young carers and looked after children to access online sessions safely whilst isolated at home due to Covid-19, this will help keep children safe from harm.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,600	02/06/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
CAF - Grant to The Young Lives Foundation
£2,500	17/04/2020 3	Grant to The Young Lives Foundation to support the organisation through COVID19
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£89,982	07/10/2019	Grant to fund the salary of Youth Worker and on costs for the Positive Activity project, providing activity hubs for disadvantaged young people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Positive Activities Programme
£257,830	01/07/2019 60	The organisation will use funding to deliver its Positive Activities Programme through a new hub based model across Kent and Medway. The programme will provide a fun and supportive environment which ....more The organisation will use funding to deliver its Positive Activities Programme through a new hub based model across Kent and Medway. The programme will provide a fun and supportive environment which will allows disadvantaged young people to engage in new opportunities and experiences.
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer Coordinator
£10,000	01/11/2018 12	The organisation will use funding to recruit a Volunteer Coordinator. The project aims to bring local communities together to tackle issues, enhance community spirit and build relationships. It ....more The organisation will use funding to recruit a Volunteer Coordinator. The project aims to bring local communities together to tackle issues, enhance community spirit and build relationships. It currently has over 180 volunteers, and the Coordinator will oversee this group and recruit more people from the local community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Lifeskills and Positive Activities for Care Leavers
£6,500	02/08/2017 12	This project will run skills workshops and social activities for young care leavers to support their development as they transition into the wider community and independent living.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 26-69

ANN-MARIE FISHER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Communication

ANTHONY JAMES GODDEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

KATHRYN ANNE NICHOL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Civil Servant

SARAH JESSICA WILLIAMS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Human Resources Manager

IAN CHARLES PEARSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

LESLIE HUTCHINSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Charity Worker, Other trusteeships: JERUSALEM LODGE NO 197 BENEVOLENT FUND, BARNET MARK MASTER MASONS NUMBER 947 BENEVOLENT FUND, SURREY CROSSROADS,

PATRICK SWAYZE ADAM POWELL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Care Worker

SOPHIE HANNAH WALLACE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Legal Executive

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/06/2007, number: 1119528
Registered at Companies House on 15/11/2006, number: 05999166

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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

16 returns made; all on time

Main office

Young Lives Foundation
71 College Road
Maidstone
ME15 6SX

Objectives

1) TO MEET THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO PROMOTE THEIR PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE;2) TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ADULTS OVER THE AGE OF 25 WHO HAVE FORMERLY RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM THE CHARITY, OR SUCH ADULTS WHO ARE IN NEED OR SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE KENT, MEDWAY.

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