Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 22 ?

BARDSLEY YOUTH PROJECT

Provision of homelessness and threat of homelessness support and activities for young people age 16-25 based in Coventry City Centre. Homelessness support is holistic - helping young people find somewhere to live, equip it and keep it. 1:1 support, drop ins and food/clothing/furniture banks. We have a Christian ethos and our services are open to all faiths or none.
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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
30/09/23£125£117£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/22£140£104£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21£43£83£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20£113£61£52n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19*£55£60£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18£42£54£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/17£41£43£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/16£61£47£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/15£40£46£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/14£59£31£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

www.bardsleyyouth.org

Info@bardsleyyouth.org

07943688760

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Coventry City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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£304,475
Lloyds Bank Foundation£127,250
DCMS£28,862
Heart Of England Community Foundation£13,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Bardsley Youth Project
£75,000 06/07/2023
36
Unrestricted grant over 3 years towards the core costs of Bardsley Youth Project
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Bardsley Youth Project
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
National Lottery Community Fund - Moving On Up
£245,151 06/08/2021
The funding will be used to provide support coaching and opportunities for young people aged 16-25 impacted by or at risk of homelessness. It will also enable the charity to increase their capacity to reach out to local schools and colleges to ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Recovery grant to Bardsley Youth Project
£50,000 02/12/2020
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Bardsley Youth Project, awarded under the Foundation's Homeless and Vulnerably Housed funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to support charities to emerge from the pandemic.
DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
£11,960 02/12/2020
The Community Match Challenge is an £85M fund aimed at supporting the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) in their COVID response. Awards were made to philanthropists, foundations and grant making organisations to match funds raised on ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£16,902 23/07/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 BYP
£10,000 07/05/2020
3
The group will use the funding to support young people who are homeless and have been affected by the COVID-19 crisis. This will address social issues and help people to reach their potential.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Bardsley Youth Project
£3,000 27/03/2020
We have made arrangements to contact all the young people who we know may struggle immediately due to instant loss of zero hours’ contract jobs and the anticipated gap in benefits coming on stream for them. Young people on the whole have no back ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Bardsley Youth Homeless Project
£5,000 06/02/2020
11
To maintain work with homeless young people in Coventry. This involves 1:1 work with young people in crisis who are currently homeless
National Lottery Community Fund - Bardsley Youth Project
£49,324 30/01/2020
12
This funding will improve the group's organisational strengths and resilience by developing a sustainability model that will increase their financial robustness, decrease their grant dependency, up-skill their staff, volunteers and trustees and ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Car Restoration Project
£5,000 23/01/2020
11
To deliver a car restoration project for young people aged 18 – 25 who are homeless, hostel dwellers or not in education, employment or training.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Youth Homelessness Hub
£27,590 20/02/2019
11
Grant to Bardsley Youth Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Bardsley Youth Project School Support
£4,601 14/12/2018
12
This funding will be used to deliver mentoring and craft sessions for young people who are experiencing the effects of educational disadvantage. The project aims to improve behaviour and equip those taking part with new skills.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Car Restoration Project
£5,000 10/10/2018
7
Grant to Bardsley Youth Project
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Bardsley Youth Project - Coventry Foyer drop-in
£4,583 22/06/2018
11
Weekly drop-in for young people (aged 16-24) at a supported housing project.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Youth Homelessness Hub
£27,410 25/01/2018
11
Grant to Bardsley Youth Project
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 14/09/2017
Bardsley Youth Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Bardsley Youth Project
£4,588 21/06/2017
12
This group will use the funding to support young people that are not in education, employment or training to restore an old Mini, which has been donated by the Transport Museum. This will engage young people in positive activities to build ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Youth Homelessness Hub
£20,000 13/10/2016
11
Grant to Bardsley Youth Project
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ERIC JAMES BREMNER (Chair) Appointed: 2018
  • JANET POWELL Appointed: 2021
  • JULIA ELIZABETH LEPOIDEVIN Appointed: 2021
  • REV DEXTER BRACEY Appointed: 2019
  • REV STEVEN THOMAS MEDLEY Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/07/2013, number: 1152836
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR19: 201 days late,
Main office

BARDSLEY HOUSE
HILL TOP
COVENTRY
CV1 5EP

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 LIVING IN COVENTRY CITY BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES IN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT 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)RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(C)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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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