Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 12
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
    • Overall weighted support: +12
    Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

    BEAT ROUTES

    Beat Routes activities nurture young people's creative potential, with a particular focus on artistic heritage and diversity, contributing towards their informal education and offering essential life skills to help them achieve their ambitions.
    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 and there are significant future grants due to be received

    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£223£241£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/22£196£231£-34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/21£292£236£55n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/20£159£135£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/19£124£115£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/18£78£102£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/17£93£49£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/16£52£49£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/15£39£42£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/14£42£46£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/13£42£25£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

    www.beatroutes.co.uk

    info@beatroutes.co.uk

    07715282961

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Museums, parks, historical sites
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Slough, Throughout London,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • 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
    Henry Smith Charity£360,000
    Youth Music£308,190
    National Lottery Community Fund£280,625
    The Blagrave Trust£188,270
    BBC Children in Need£89,194
    Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000
    The Clothworkers Foundation£13,500
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Beat Routes
    £210,000 01/02/2024
    36
    towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of an organisation providing creative industry skills and employability support for young people from disadvantaged communities in ....more
    The Blagrave Trust - Young People in Policy Making Fund
    £116,870 17/07/2023
    Become Young people in policy making
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to African Women Impact UK
    £3,500 09/05/2023
    0
    Purchase of sport equipment for a charity which works with disadvantaged minority communities in Walsall
    Youth Music - Fine Futures - Reloaded
    £199,200 06/04/2023
    Fine Futures - Reloaded
    The Blagrave Trust - The Listening Fund Phase 2
    £71,400 31/03/2023
    The Listening Fund - phase two
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Beat Routes
    £10,000 09/02/2023
    0
    Purchase of equipment for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in Berkshire
    Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
    £1,250 31/10/2022
    Core costs
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Beat Routes
    £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’
    National Lottery Community Fund - Positive Pathways
    £9,980 16/09/2022
    The funding will be used to deliver weekly advice and support sessions for young people who are not in education employment or training through one-to-one mentoring an apprenticeship scheme and ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £25,000 01/04/2022
    Fine Futures'
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Beat Routes
    £88,694 03/02/2022
    This project will provide a variety of arts, music and creative sessions for children and young people with a range of complex challenges. Children and young people will improve their life and ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Motiv8
    £9,984 07/05/2021
    The funding will be used to deliver wellbeing activities and mentoring sessions for disadvantaged NEET young people in Slough. The project aims to develop practical skills to support employment and ....more
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Beat Routes
    £150,000 13/11/2020
    36
    towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of an organisation providing creative workshops, one-to-one mentoring and an apprenticeship scheme for disadvantaged young people in ....more
    Youth Music - Coronavirus - Emergency Fund
    £9,780 07/05/2020
    Coronavirus - Emergency Fund - Adapting and staying inclusive
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £15,000 06/12/2019
    Fine Futures
    Youth Music - Fine Futures
    £99,210 08/11/2019
    Fine Futures
    National Lottery Community Fund - Fine Futures
    £260,661 24/10/2019
    59
    Fine Futures
    National Lottery Community Fund - Positive Humans
    £9,970 26/09/2019
    12
    Positive Humans
    The Blagrave Trust - Creative music and arts sessions
    £45,000 31/07/2019
    Music sessions
    National Lottery Community Fund - BRIGHT FUTURES
    £9,956 07/03/2018
    12
    The organisation will deliver weekly drop in sessions for young people to help them become closer to employment
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Beat Routes
    £60,000 07/09/2017
    36
    towards three years' running costs of the 'Fine Futures' project, providing support to disadvantaged young people in Berkshire through weekly creative workshops
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Beat Routes
    £6,500 26/06/2017
    purchase of music recording equipment for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in Slough
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Beat Routes
    £48,400 24/01/2017
    Rhythmic Roots
    Youth Music - FINE FUTURES
    £96,096 28/10/2016
    FINE FUTURES
    National Lottery Community Fund - Onwards and upwards!
    £10,000 30/05/2012
    12
    This is a project by a community organisation in Berkshire. The group will use funding to provide multi media and life skills workshops, including letter drafting, completing job applications and ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)
    Current Trustees appointed

    • ALAN PAGE Appointed: 2012
    • DAYNA WHITE Appointed: 2020
    • FRANCIS PARHAM (Chair) Appointed: 2013
    • GORDON KLASS Appointed: 2019
    • SHANTE HUDSON Appointed: 2012
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/08/2012, number: 1148743
    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
    • 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
    11 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    11 Rayners Close
    Colnbrook
    Slough
    SL3 0LH

    Objectives

    TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 11 TO 25 LIVING IN SLOUGH, LONDON AND THE SOUTH WEST (BUT NOT LIMITED TO THESE AREAS), BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF CREATIVE, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. PROVIDING ACTIVITIES TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO SHOW AN ENHANCED RESPECT, NOT ONLY FOR THEIR PEERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT THEY LIVE IN, BUT ALSO FOR THEIR ELDERS AND THEIR HERITAGE.(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION BY DEVELOPING THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES THROUGH CREATIVE ACTIVITIES.(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT.(D) PROVIDING ACTIVITIES, CREATIVE AND OTHERWISE, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(E) PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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