Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 7

Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 17

CARLISLE YOUTH ZONE

The Youth Zone offers a place to go, something to do and someone to talk to for young people when the schools are closed. There is an affordable cafe and space to chill, as well as sports, arts and enterprise activities and some formal teams and clubs. Young people are clear what the Youth Zone must deliver - an offer that is varied and broad and has something for everyone: a space to be yourself

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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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		£752	£1,073	£-321	£53	£3,260	£306	3.4	34	50
31/03/22		£853	£962	£-109	£28	£3,595	£385	4.8	39	40
31/03/21		£937	£911	£26	£29	£3,704	£331	4.4	35	30
31/03/20		£682	£988	£-306	£61	£3,678	£74	0.9	40	30
31/03/19		£686	£962	£-277	£155	£3,983	£148	1.8	40	121
31/03/18		£688	£893	£-205	£66	£4,260	£237	3.2	43	0
31/03/17		£713	£837	£-124	£36	£4,465	£328	4.7	41	0
31/03/16		£811	£880	£-69	£43	£4,589	£246	3.4	41	0
31/03/15	*	£563	£819	£-256	£98	£4,658	£103	1.5	34	0
31/03/14		£613	£776	£-164	£209	£4,914	£131	2	33	0
31/03/13		£5,642	£731	£4,911	£208	£5,078	£78	1.3	44	0
31/03/12		£605	£641	£-35	£231	£166	£142	2.7	40	0
31/03/11		£384	£182	£202	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 9%
Reserves/Spending: 3.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 3.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 14 years

www.carlisleyouthzone.org

info@carlisleyouthzone.org

01228516280

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
Recreation

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Cumbria,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

34 employees
50 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	£176,491
BBC Children in Need	£61,922
Garfield Weston Foundation	£50,000
Sport England	£19,553
Cumbria Community Foundation	£12,738
DCMS	£8,862
The Clothworkers Foundation	£8,250

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Strengthening Families
£176,491	18/01/2023	This funding will be used to create a new post – an ‘Empowering Families Officer’ to work with families and carers of their young people. The officer will work with the family as a whole to ....more This funding will be used to create a new post – an ‘Empowering Families Officer’ to work with families and carers of their young people. The officer will work with the family as a whole to help build stronger relationships promote good communication between family members and more understanding of mental health and emotional resilience. The project aims to improve relationships prospects for the future and increase the number of young people in need being mentored.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Carlisle Youth Zone
£750	30/11/2022	Grant uplift 'Cost of Living crisis': refurbishment of the cafe for a charity supporting disadvantaged young people in Cumbria
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Carlisle Youth Zone
£7,500	27/01/2022	refurbishment of the cafe for a charity supporting disadvantaged young people in Cumbria
Cumbria Community Foundation - Book Clubs for Young People – Improving Literacy, Broadening Horizons
£9,738	08/12/2021	Book Clubs for Young People – Improving Literacy, Broadening Horizons
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Carlisle Youth Zone
£4,007	24/10/2020	Our project will improve the mental health and wellbeing of some of our community's most vulnerable young people.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Carlisle Youth Zone
£61,922	09/09/2020 18	COVID19 - This grant will fund outreach and centre-based activity sessions for children and young people facing disadvantages due to the impact of Covid-19, to help increase their sense of stability, ....more COVID19 - This grant will fund outreach and centre-based activity sessions for children and young people facing disadvantages due to the impact of Covid-19, to help increase their sense of stability, quality of life and support networks.
CAF - Grant to Carlisle Youth Zone
£5,034	08/07/2020 3	Grant to Carlisle Youth Zone to support the organisation through COVID19
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,862	06/07/2020	"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."
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£10,000	22/05/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with ....more Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Cumbria Community Foundation - Operational costs for Big Fringe Little Fringe
£3,000	31/10/2019	Operational costs for Big Fringe Little Fringe
Sport England - Active Carlisle
£9,553	31/05/2019 20	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Active Carlisle. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000	28/05/2019	Carlisle Youth Zone
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Carlisle Youth Zone
£96,640	28/02/2019 36	This project will deliver cooking and life skills workshops, residentials and one-to-one support to young people aged 7-16 years living in poverty in Carlisle. They aim to improve the young ....more This project will deliver cooking and life skills workshops, residentials and one-to-one support to young people aged 7-16 years living in poverty in Carlisle. They aim to improve the young people’s health, peer relationships and confidence.
National Lottery Community Fund - CYZ Climbing and Archery
£6,750	13/12/2018 12	The organisation offers a safe and fun meeting place for young people to participate in a wide range of positive activities. The funding will be used to upskill and suitably train staff in archery ....more The organisation offers a safe and fun meeting place for young people to participate in a wide range of positive activities. The funding will be used to upskill and suitably train staff in archery and climbing to allow the centre to deliver these activities once again. Funding for the project will go towards climbing and archery training, travel and equipment.
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£30,000	22/10/2018	A grant to fund a project using leisure activities to engage young people with learning disabilities aged 7-25 years.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Carlisle Youth Zone
£10,000	04/10/2018	Life Lines: A children's exploration of 1950's Carlisle using letters written by care home residents
National Lottery Community Fund - Xpressions – Music & Multimedia arts for young people
£49,668	19/04/2017 12	Xpressions – Music & Multimedia arts for young people
National Lottery Community Fund - Carlisle Youth Zone
£300,000	12/01/2015 35	Not Available
Sport England - Get Equipped - CYZ Enabling Participation
£8,950	14/02/2014	Funding under Sport England's Get Equipped funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Get Equipped - CYZ Enabling Participation'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's Get Equipped funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Get Equipped - CYZ Enabling Participation'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Sport England - Archery at Carlisle Youth Zone
£3,652	01/10/2013	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Archery at Carlisle Youth Zone'. This project is a Archery project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - Carlisle Youth Zone Senior Club
£297,860	06/12/2010 36	This project provides regular sessions for young people in Carlisle to socialise and complete a range of activities in a purpose built location. The Youth Zone will be a hub for young people to ....more This project provides regular sessions for young people in Carlisle to socialise and complete a range of activities in a purpose built location. The Youth Zone will be a hub for young people to design and deliver a range of user led activities. Activities will support them to adopt active and healthy lifestyles and positive behaviour with the aim to reduce crime, discriminatory and anti-social behaviour and raise aspirations through education, enterprise, employment and training services.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-69

DR JULIE MENNELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Vice Chancellor

NEIL MCINTYRE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Managing Director

BRIAN SCOWCROFT Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeship: KINGMOOR PARK CHARITABLE TRUST,

DEBBIE MILLER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Hr Director

NICHOLAS SIMON MARSHALL Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Solicitor

LAUREN GRAHAM Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Accountant, Other trusteeship: AUSTIN FRIARS,

MARCIA REID FOTHERINGHAM Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: TULLIE HOUSE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/03/2010, number: 1134974
Registered at Companies House on 29/12/2009, number: 07113460

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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR15: 4 days late,

Main office

Carlisle Youth Zone
Victoria Place
CARLISLE
CA1 1LR

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE 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 GROW 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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