Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

CRAWLEY COMMUNITY YOUTH SERVICE LIMITED

Crawley Community Youth Service benefits young people through Youth Clubs, one-off projects, Community events or simply providing safe places. We bring together local organisations working with young people to share ideas, resources, skills and support. We link to County/National bodies representing the young people from Crawley.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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£324£354£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
?31/03/22£315£293£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£220£162£58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£136£126£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19*£138£128£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£133£91£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£64£91£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£59£48£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£40£31£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£30£29£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£38£32£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£18£9£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

https://ccys.org.uk

admin@ccys.org.uk

01293526388

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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
National Lottery Community Fund£199,873
BBC Children in Need£100,701
Youth Music£93,000
Sussex Community Foundation£22,000
DCMS£15,000
Sport England£9,860
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Crawley Community Youth Service
£22,000 30/03/2023
Funding was provided to develop their music project engaging YP within the Chagossian community by offering the opportunity to develop, perform and showcase their musical skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - CCYS Summer Camp 2023
£10,000 17/03/2023
The funding will be used to take 50 disadvantaged kids to a summer camp. The project aims to develop skills and create new relationships.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Crawley Community Youth Service
£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’
Youth Music - Crawley Sounds Project – Developing a Music Scene
£93,000 13/10/2022
Crawley Sounds Project – Developing a Music Scene
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Crawley Community Youth Service
£1,000 03/12/2021
This project will provide training and mentoring to a project worker who will deliver money management sessions to disadvantaged children. Children will improve their life skills through developing their understanding of financial management.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Crawley Community Youth Service
£99,201 10/08/2021
This project will provide youth club sessions and youth work support to young people living in low income families. Young people will improve their aspirations, have an increased sense of wellbeing and get on better with their peers.
National Lottery Community Fund - No-dig Community Allotment
£8,160 05/03/2021
12
The funding will be used to deliver a youth allotment project. The project aims to improve wellbeing build community relationships and engagement during the pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - CCYS Becoming More Than a Youth Club
£181,713 27/01/2021
36
This funding will secure the long-term future of the group’s premises so it can continue to build a strong and connected community that use the space. The funding will also help continue and expand the group’s work with young people and provide ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 02/10/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000 07/09/2020
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 and small organisations who can provide an ....more
Sport England - P.A.C.E. (Be Positive. Be Active. Be Creative. Be Equal)
£9,860 18/12/2019
9
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled P.A.C.E. (Be Positive. Be Active. Be Creative. Be Equal). This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Youth Music - Crawley Sounds Project - Festival
£87,130 08/11/2019
Crawley Sounds Project - Festival
Youth Music - The Crawley Sounds Project
£29,820 11/08/2019
The Crawley Sounds Project
National Lottery Community Fund - CCYS Forest School
£6,000 20/06/2019
12
The project will use funding provide an alternative learning opportunity for young people who have limited extracurricular activity outside school to learn outdoor survival skills.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Crawley Community Youth Service
£3,808 29/11/2017
Funds will allow us to continue to provide sessions, take young people on training residentials and support them in voluntary action.
Youth Music - The Crawley Sounds Project
£28,850 17/11/2017
The Crawley Sounds Project
National Lottery Community Fund - CCYS Equipment and Resource Library
£10,000 01/11/2017
12
The project will recruit a youth worker they can support and develop volunteers and build the infrastructure of a number of youth clubs providing activities for young people.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Crawley Community Youth Service
£3,556 04/08/2017
A mobile recording studio will help us reach more young people, enabling them to take part in karaoke, song writing and music production.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Crawley Community Youth Service
£91,137 14/06/2017
36
This project will provide four weekly sessions for children and young people experiencing mental health issues and in families on low incomes. Children and young people will have improved resilience, life skills and confidence.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-60
  • PIPPA FORDE Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Bookkeeper
  • RACHEL GARDINER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Hr Manager
  • RACHEL THOMAS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Head Of Facilities
  • RICHARD BAKER Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/07/2011, number: 1142923
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/05/2011, number: 07628290
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • 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
12 returns made; AR19: 3 days late, AR16: 3 days late,
Main office

Dormans Youth Arts Centre
Dormans
CRAWLEY
West Sussex
RH11 8HZ

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:4.1 TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 LIVING WITHIN CRAWLEY, WEST SUSSEX BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.4.2 TO CONSULT YOUNG MEMBERS BELONGING TO PROGRAMMES PROVIDED BY THE CHARITY AS WELL AS YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY OF CRAWLEY NORTH-WEST IN ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO POLICY AND PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES THROUGH OPEN MEETINGS AT PUBLIC VENUES OR THROUGH SURVEYS OF OPINION;4.3 TO INVOLVE YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 IN THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF THE CHARITY AS VOLUNTEERS ENSURING THE APPROPRIATE TRAINING, INDUCTION AND SUPPORT IS PROVIDED TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE INDEPENDENTLY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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