Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN FIRST

Young People and Children First supports young people age 16 - 25 from foster care, or homeless, and making the transition into independent living in West Berkshire.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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
29/09/23£423£365£58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/09/22£299£303£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/09/21£231£206£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/09/20£212£206£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/09/19*£182£152£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/09/18*£175£141£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/17?£122£88£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
16/09/16*£90£65£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/15£9£1£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

https://bridgeforyoungpeople.org.uk/

info@ypacf.org.uk

01635500849

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • West Berkshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups

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
The Blagrave Trust£60,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
National Lottery Community Fund£9,761
DCMS£9,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Blagrave Trust - Regional Partnership Grants
£60,000 31/08/2023
Supported housing for young people in Berkshire
National Lottery Community Fund - Accommodation and Support for 16-25 year old Care Leavers and Homeless
£9,761 28/04/2023
Funding will be used to contribute towards costs of supported accommodation for care leavers and homeless young people. This project aims to provide safety security and guidance for 30 vulnerable ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Young People and Children First
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Young People and Children First
£50,000 11/03/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Young People and Children First
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,000 03/07/2020
"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 ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Bridge to Independence. Housing Young People. Changing Lives.
£9,850 03/08/2018
12
The project aims to provide increased opportunities for people at risk of homelessness, unemployment and anti-social behaviour.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 53-72
  • ANNA JULIA SAVAGE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired Social Worker
  • DR PETER ROBERTSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Gp
  • GRAHAME PITTS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Executive Coach
  • KAREN FERRIS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Hr Consultant
  • KAREN SALMON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director And Solicitor
  • MARTIN ANDRE WEBB Appointed: 2024, Occupation: English Tutor
  • PAUL GREENAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Tax Advisor
  • PETER ANDREW HARRIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • TIMOTHY DYSON (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/07/2014, number: 1157870
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/09/2013, number: 08692587
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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
9 returns made; AR19: 6 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR16: 58 days late,
Main office

Venture West
Greenham Business Park
Greenham
THATCHAM
Berkshire

Objectives

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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