Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Overall weighted support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 14

WIGAN BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB

Our aim is to work with young people between the ages of 8 to 19 and up to 25 for young people with additional needs, with particular emphasis on young people from disadvantaged circumstances. We are a seven night per week youth provision, offering a universal service as well as a targeted offer for young people using various mediums of sport, arts and one-to-one activities all in the same venue.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
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

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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		£1,523	£2,115	£-592	£104	£9,355	£2,681	15.2	85	91
31/03/22		£1,478	£1,864	£-386	£68	£9,948	£3,129	20.1	83	70
31/03/21		£2,436	£1,538	£898	£17	£10,060	£2,911	22.7	77	29
31/03/20		£1,505	£1,826	£-321	£164	£9,162	£1,862	12.2	91	50
31/03/19		£1,838	£1,833	£5	£87	£9,478	£1,993	13	116	50
31/03/18		£1,916	£1,917	£-1	£156	£9,653	£2,168	13.6	159	0
31/03/17		£2,404	£2,374	£29	£327	£9,479	£1,814	9.2	160	0
31/03/16		£2,079	£1,652	£427	£249	£9,450	£2,050	14.9	125	0
31/03/15		£4,044	£1,748	£2,296	£147	£8,999	£1,623	11.1	45	0
31/03/14		£2,393	£1,588	£805	£250	£6,840	£1,111	8.4	40	0
31/03/13		£4,200	£136	£4,063	£4	£6,035	£6,035	531.4	10	0
31/03/12	*	£1,477	£89	£1,388	£3	£1,972	£1,972	266.7	0	0
31/03/11		£657	£80	£578	£2	£583	£583	88.1	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 29%
Reserves/Spending: 15.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 9.5

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 15 years

www.wiganyouthzone.org

info@wiganyouthzone.org

01942 612061

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Wigan,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

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

Youth Music	£93,333
Charles Hayward Foundation	£40,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
BBC Children in Need	£500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - Youth Services at Leigh Youth Hub
£10,000	04/08/2023	The funding will be used to deliver their Leigh Youth Hub services for young people (8-19 years) and those with additional needs up to 25 years old. The activities will include sports art play music and female empowerment. The project aims to bring ....more The funding will be used to deliver their Leigh Youth Hub services for young people (8-19 years) and those with additional needs up to 25 years old. The activities will include sports art play music and female empowerment. The project aims to bring young people together from different backgrounds to improve diversity and promote understanding and enhance confidence social skills health and wellbeing and raise aspirations.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Wigan Youth Zone
£20,000	25/04/2023	Outreach youth work and diversionary activities for young people at risk of offending
Youth Music - Double Track
£93,333	28/03/2023	Double Track
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Wigan Youth Zone
£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’
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Wigan Youth Zone
£20,000	25/03/2022	Outreach youth work and diversionary activities for young people at risk of offending
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Wigan Youth Zone
£108,222	28/02/2019 36	This project will deliver a mentoring programme for young people from a deprived area, many of whom have experience of anxiety and isolation. This will increase their confidence and aspirations as well as improving their relationships.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£75,000	18/10/2018 36	Transforming The Lives of Young People in Wigan
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Wigan Boys and Girls Club (Wigan Youth Zone)
£42,300	30/10/2017	Round Wigan' Music, dance and fashion from 1950 to late 1980's
Sport England - #Weightlift Wigan
£9,940	20/06/2017 11	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled #Weightlift Wigan. This project is a Weightlifting project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-68

CATHERINE HAVERS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Philanthropy

CHARLOTTE BECK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Lawyer

GARY SPEAKMAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Accountant

GILLIAN SUSAN FOSTER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Management Consultant

JACQUELINE SALT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Marketing Director

JONATHAN PAUL CHADWICK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor

LISA MARIE MCALLISTER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

NIGEL THOMAS FINCH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Hr/Employment Law Consultancy

PAUL GRAHAM FARRINGTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/02/2010, number: 1134451
Registered at Companies House on 25/06/2009, number: 06944425

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

13 returns made; AR12: 0 days late,

Main office

Wigan Youth Zone
Parsons Walk
WIGAN
WN1 1RU

Objectives

TO HELP AND EDUCATE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENT IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES BY PROMOTING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY ROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY IMPROVE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND

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