Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 6
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

NEWHAM YOUTH FOR CHRIST 

Newham YFC seeks to help young people to discover and deepen Christian faith and equip local churches across Newham to develop sustainable, effective youth ministry
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male
  • 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
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
31/12/22*£44£38£7n/an/an/an/an/a17
31/12/21£61£68£-7n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/20£62£67£-5n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/19£86£59£28n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/18£73£81£-7£0£0£0n/a020
31/12/17£98£95£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£115£107£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£100£99£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£87£87£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£81£87£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£73£66£7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

newham.yfc.co.uk

info@newham.yfc.co.uk

02085342000

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Newham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 17 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 29/10/2021
Newham Youth for Christ
Joseph Rank Trust - Newham Youth for Christ
£30,000 22/04/2021
To fund the costs of the charity

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/01/2012, number: 1145371
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR22: 129 days late,
Main office

Unit 328
Stratford Workshops
Burford Road
LONDON
E15 2SP

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE AS FOLLOWS:(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH APPEARING IN APPENDIX 1 THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) IN NEWHAM AND ITS ENVIRONS;(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY MEANS OF PROCLAIMING CHRISTIAN MESSAGES OF AN EVANGELISTIC AND TEACHING NATURE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) IN NEWHAM AND ITS ENVIRONS;(C) TO DEMONSTRATE, PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE CHRISTIAN VALUES, INCLUDING DIGNITY, EMPOWERMENT AND PARTNERSHIP TO ALL YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGHOUT NEWHAM AND ITS ENVIRONS;(D) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUPPORT AND MENTORING IN SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS. THROUGH LUNCHTIME AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS, STREET BASED YOUTH WORK AND OTHER YOUTH PROVISION TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES, THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS, AND THAT THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED;(E) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS THEREBY DEMONSTRATING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY PROMOTING OVERSEAS SERVICE, EDUCATION, PRACTICAL ACTION AND WORKING WITH THOSE AFFECTED, EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH RELEVANT RELIEF AGENCIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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