Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 9

THE KENT ESTUARY YOUTH PROJECT (KEY)

KEY currently provides a range of youth work in Milnthorpe (Cumbria) and surrounding villages. Delivery is in the community (including a youth cafe; open youth club; social action projects; holiday activities) and the local comprehensive school (including lunch-time drop-ins; Alternative Curriculum workshops and 1:1 sessions). It plans additional youth and inter-generational projects.

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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/12/23	£137	£121	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	£83	£74	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£54	£64	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£66	£60	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£44	£37	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£13	£34	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	£77	£33	£44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16	£86	£35	£51	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.thekeyproject.org.uk.

RosieBrown@keyprojectcumbria.onmicrosoft.com

01539565845

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Cumbria,

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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
The Foyle Foundation	£7,500
National Lottery Community Fund	£7,250
Cumbria Community Foundation	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£7,500	28/11/2023	towards core costs in yearend 31 December 2024
National Lottery Community Fund - Box Clever
£7,250	24/02/2023	The funding will be used to deliver non-contact boxing and wellbeing sessions for young people. The project aims to provide coping strategies for anger management and emotional wellbeing.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£10,000	11/03/2022 36	The Kent Estuary Youth Project
Cumbria Community Foundation - Youth Worker Salary
£3,000	01/07/2020	Youth Worker Salary
Cumbria Community Foundation - Kent Estuary Youth project
£5,000	13/06/2019	Kent Estuary youth project
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	31/12/2018	KEY

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

DEREK RIDGWAY Appointed: 2023

DR ANDREW SKINNER Appointed: 2024

GREGORY TAGNEY (Chair) Appointed: 2018

HILARY FORDHAM Appointed: 2023

JUDITH RIGG Appointed: 2023

PAUL THOMPSON Appointed: 2024

REV RON RUTTER Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/07/2015, number: 1162823

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from ARNSIDE YOUTH PROJECT on 06/05/2022

Main office

6
The square
Milnthorpe
Cumbria

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, WITHIN THE COUNTY OF CUMBRIA AND WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE KENT ESTUARY, TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH: (A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFEB) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES (PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL) TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. (C) ASSISTING YOUNG PEOPLE TO FIND SECURITY, PURPOSE AND FULFILMENT IN THEIR LIVES. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARITIES ACT 2011.

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