Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

4YOUTH (SOUTH WEST)

We are a local charity, working with children, young people and their families in the Melksham community area. Services delivered by the organisation include:*Drop-in counselling services *Opportunity Melksham Jobs Fair*Melksham Young Peoples Awards*Narrowing the gap*Local Youth Network *Provision of minibus youth activities *Youth club*Spice time credits*Youth networking event
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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • 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
31/12/23£177£199£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£132£119£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£113£142£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20*£91£66£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£863£96£767£1£811£587.3818
31/12/18£63£73£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£59£63£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£38£46£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15*£24£34£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£9£23£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£16£28£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£122£20£102n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.youngmelksham.org.uk

hello@youngmelksham.org.uk

01225667327

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • 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 services
Where it operates
  • Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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£259,700
Wiltshire Community Foundation£55,412
Postcode Local Trust£19,850
DCMS£16,555
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to 4 Youth
£3,800 22/03/2023
11
4 Youth (formerly Young Melksham) provide a range of youth groups and services for young people primarily in the west of the county. Grant will contribute towards the subs for their 2 youth club provisions in Melksham and Atworth.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to 4 Youth
£1,000 15/02/2023
36
4 Youth (formerly Young Melksham) provide a range of youth groups and services for young people mainly in the west of the county. Funding is towards staffing costs for running their TeenTalk (counselling) Service over the next three years.
National Lottery Community Fund - 4Youth - Engaging Wiltshire’s young people
£250,000 26/01/2023
This funding will support local youth provision in specific areas of Wiltshire including youth clubs counselling services and detached youth work.
Postcode Local Trust - Melksham early help and youth counselling support project
£19,850 27/07/2022
Funds covered a year’s cost of delivering weekly counselling sessions which improved the mental health of young people in Melksham.
National Lottery Community Fund - 4YOUTH early youth support project
£9,700 13/05/2022
The funding will be used to provide counselling sessions to support young adults who have difficulties with self-esteem antisocial behaviours or mental health problems. The project aims to enhance their mental wellbeing by improving their ....more
Wiltshire Community Foundation - 4Youth clubs and detached youth work
£3,000 16/03/2022
Grant to 4 Youth (South West)
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to 4 Youth (South West)
£15,000 03/03/2022
36
4 Youth (formerly Young Melksham) provide a range of youth groups and services for young people mainly in the west of the county. Funding is towards staffing costs for running their TeenTalk (counselling) Service over the next three years.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to 4 Youth (South West)
£1,500 07/07/2021
We would like to resource the centre with indoor and outdoor split-waste bins for recycling and provide Detached Youth Work and Street Pastor teams with Safe Litter Picking Equipment.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500 26/01/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to 4 Youth
£4,950 04/11/2020
Detached youthwork to provide positive support for vulnerable young people in Atworth and reduce low level anti social behaviour.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to 4 Youth
£4,950 04/11/2020
Detached youth work to provide positive support for young people aged 9-16 in Westbury and help to reduce low level anti-social behaviour.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to 4 Youth
£4,990 22/09/2020
Additional costs to resume centre based youth club provision for the next 3 months.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,805 03/08/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Detached Youth Work in Melksham
£7,000 18/06/2020
To reach out to and support vulnerable young people who are not observing social distancing rules.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Community Engagement Project
£4,902 29/04/2020
Young Melksham (YM), based at the Canberra Centre, Melksham, provides a wide range of services for young people aged 9 -19 from the town and surrounding villages, including youth clubs, advice and counselling, outings and events. Funding is towards ....more
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Young Melksham
£4,320 24/04/2020
To reach out to and support vulnerable young people who are not observing the stay-at- home rules
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£2,500 28/02/2020
Bullies Not Welcome Here!. The wider aim of the scheme is: To deliver onward grants to increase positive activities for young people by delivering extra sessions in youth clubs for the financial year 2019/20
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£4,250 28/02/2020
Environmental 11-16 / 11-13 group / 14 -16 group. The wider aim of the scheme is: To deliver onward grants to increase positive activities for young people by delivering extra sessions in youth clubs for the financial year 2019/20
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Young Melksham
£3,354 15/11/2019
We want to keep our vital youth services running for the young people of Melksham.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - 1-1 support and Early Help for young people at Young Melksham
£3,000 10/04/2019
Young Melksham (YM) provides a wide range of services for young people aged from 5 to 19yrs from Melksham and the surrounding villages, including youth clubs, advice and counselling, outings and events, training and the Melksham Young People’s ....more
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Community Engagement Project
£4,942 18/05/2018
Young Melksham (YM) offers activities for young people aged 9 to 19, and 13 to 25 for those with disabilities or learning difficulties. They also offer advice and counselling, trips, outings and events, and run the Melksham Young People’s awards. ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Young Melksham
£2,818 04/08/2017
We aim to address the mental health issues faced by young people by providing a free counselling service.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-60
  • BRYAN CLOVER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Ceo
  • BETH THOMAS Appointed: 2023
  • JACK OATLEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Teaching Assistant
  • JON HUBBARD (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: It Consultant
  • REBECCA LEE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Financial Adviser
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/05/2012, number: 1147394
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/12/2011, number: 07871666
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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR20: 2 days late, AR15: 45 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ATWORTH YOUTH CLUB on 15/10/2021
Main office

The Canberra Centre
56 Spa Road
MELKSHAM
SN12 7NY

Objectives

1) To advance in life and act as a resource for children and young people, their parents and carers by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of:a) advancing in life and helping children and 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) providing recreational and leisure time activities in the interest of social welfare designed to improve their conditions of life.2) To relieve the mental and physical distress of young people by providing a targeted pastoral and counselling service.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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