Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

YOUTH RESOURCE SERVICES (THE RENDEZVOUS SHERBORNE) LTD

The Rendezvous has been supporting young people (13-25) at risk of falling through the cracks in North Dorset/South Somerset since 1997. Our team of staff and volunteers offer targeted mental health and wellbeing support, nurture groups, accredited English/Maths qualifications and help towards college, employment or volunteering, general advice and information plus support for young parents.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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

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£311£237£74n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£157£198£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£185£161£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£180£174£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£176£159£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£172£145£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£194£149£45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£148£151£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years
(13 years as a company)

www.therendezvous.org.uk

office@therendezvous.org.uk

01935814496

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Dorset, Somerset,
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
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000
National Lottery Community Fund£39,888
BBC Children in Need£30,270
Dorset Community Foundation£19,500
Somerset Community Foundation£15,233
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Dorset Community Foundation - The Rendezvous
£5,000 06/03/2023
Unrestricted grant to support charity offering mental health support and education & accreditation for young people
Somerset Community Foundation - 1-1 Maths and English tutoring for young people in Yeovil who have struggled in traditional educational settings.
£5,000 28/02/2023
Grant to Youth Resource Services (The Rendezvous, Sherborne) Ltd
Dorset Community Foundation - Rendezvous Mental Health and Wellbeing
£5,000 06/02/2023
One to one and group sessions for young people with mental health difficulties
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Youth Resource Services (The Rendezvous, Sherborne) Ltd
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
BBC Children in Need - Grant to YOUTH RESOURCE SERVICES (THE RENDEZVOUS SHERBORNE) LTD
£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’
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£20,000 01/04/2022
36
Rendezvous Youth Support
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Youth Resource Services (The Rendezvous, Sherborne) Ltd
£50,000 30/03/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Youth Resource Services (The Rendezvous, Sherborne) Ltd
Dorset Community Foundation - The Rendezvous, Sherborn
£5,000 14/03/2022
Core costs for charity supporting vulnerable young people in North Dorset including education, employability, mental health and services for young parents
BBC Children in Need - Grant to YOUTH RESOURCE SERVICES (THE RENDEZVOUS SHERBORNE) LTD
£29,770 31/01/2022
This project will provide information and advice drop in sessions to vulnerable children and young people who are experiencing a range of issues. This will help to reduce isolation, improve emotional resilience and improve self-confidence.
Somerset Community Foundation - Grant to Youth Resource Services (The Rendezvous, Sherborne) Ltd
£4,640 20/12/2021
English and Maths support for NEET young people
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to Youth Resource Services (The Rendezvous, Sherborne) Ltd
£3,000 25/11/2021
Targetted advice/information and help (100hrs) for vulnerable young parents (to 25, in Sherborne/Gillingham area) referred by Health Visitor Teams, to resolve housing/benefits issues, help with budgeting/managing money and reducing anxiety.
Dorset Community Foundation - Shaftesbury outreach
£1,500 25/10/2021
Continuation funding for Shaftesbury Outreach project supporting vulnerable young people
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 11/09/2020
The Rendezvous
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Tutoring and accreditation for 16-25 year olds without basic qualifications in Yeovil
£5,593 06/08/2020
7
Grant to Youth Resource Services (The Rendezvous, Sherborne) Ltd
National Lottery Community Fund - The Rendezvous - COVID-19 Support
£30,068 11/06/2020
6
The project supports young people and young families (13-25) in North Dorset and South Somerset by providing advice and information (housing benefits money employment) English/Maths qualifications and mental health and wellbeing support. The funding ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 Young Family Advice and Support
£9,820 15/05/2020
11
The funding will be used to continue the work of a young people’s charity during the COVID-19 epidemic. This will enable the organisation to offer advice and support to vulnerable young families.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards continuing the home visiting service
£500 03/04/2019
Towards continuing the home visiting service which feeds into the Young Parents Group.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 07/03/2019
The Rendezvous: helping young people to help themselves
National Lottery Community Fund - The RV Young Parents Support Project
£7,930 07/02/2019
12
The funding will be used to continue the running of the support service for young parents. The project aims to improve their wellbeing and resilience.
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£5,000 06/01/2019
The ReSERVe programme will work with 360 girls/young women and although the long term impact will be difficult to measure we fully expect that this work will help -girls/young women withstand pressure and make informed decisions with confidence ....more
Somerset Community Foundation - Sherborne Young People's Mental Health Project
£5,000 20/06/2018
11
Core running costs of a mental health project for young people in Sherborne.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Home visit costs for the Young Parents Support Group
£1,000 17/11/2017
Towards home visit costs for the Young Parents Support Group.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 09/10/2017
Core Costs - Learning
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Youth Resource Services (The Rendezvous Sherborne) Ltd
£72,200 08/12/2016
36
towards three years' salary of a Senior Advice and Information Leader at a project offering employment and personal support to young people in Dorset
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-77
  • ALEXANDER CHARLES BOYD-WILLIAMS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Deputy Head (Sixth Form)
  • ALISON HOFFMAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired
  • ANTHONY WILLIAM SMITH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • CHRISTOPHER FREDERICK COOPER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Deputy Manager Rethink Mental Illness
  • JULIE WARREN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Md
  • LINDA BYGRAVE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired
  • MARTIN SINGER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Part-Time Driver For The Nhs
  • NIGEL PAUL CHAPPELL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Treasurer
  • STEPHEN PETER UDEN (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Corporate Responsibilty Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/07/2015, number: 1162722
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/04/2011, number: 07592624
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

THE RENDEZVOUS
UNDER CHEAP STREET CHURCH
CHEAP STREET
SHERBORNE
DORSET
DT9 3BJ

Objectives

1) TO HELP AND EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE SHERBORNE AREA THROUGH THEIR LEISURE ACTIVITIES AND THROUGH ADVICE, GUIDANCE, INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND FORMAL AND INFORMAL TRAINING2) THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MEETING PLACE AND YOUTH ADVICE CENTRE (THE RENDEZVOUS) WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN MEET IN A SAFE AND RELAXED ATMOSPHERE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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