Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 7
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

BERWICK YOUTH PROJECT 

Berwick Youth Project is a comprehensive and diverse support service for young people living in Berwick upon Tweed and the surrounding area. Operating from purpose built premises in the town centre, it provides Information and Support, the Beehive Youth Club, outdoor and holiday activities and Supported Accommodation.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 8 years

www.berwickyouthproject.com

info@berwickyouthproject.com

01289333100

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UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£282£306£-23n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/22£427£321£105n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/21£283£287£-3n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/20£248£280£-33n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/19£196£285£-89n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/18£1,418£281£1,137£0£1,137£1948.3100
31/03/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northumberland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 6 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£46,380
Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000
DCMS£37,525
The Ballinger Charitable Trust£30,000
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£14,800
National Lottery Community Fund£9,730
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Berwick Youth Project
£15,000 09/09/2022
Towards core costs of operation
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Berwick Youth Project
£9,885 17/03/2022
Core and project costs for the Summer 2022 outdoor activity programme
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Berwick Youth Project
£1,000 03/02/2022
Purchasing tools and safety equipment for 'Community Crew', a new youth group
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Berwick Youth Project
£1,000 25/11/2021
General charitable purposes
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£40,000 29/10/2021
Weston Youth Grant
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Berwick Youth Project
£250 16/09/2021
Supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Berwick Youth Project
£1,000 19/08/2021
General charitable purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Berwick Youth Project
£3,640 15/07/2021
Providing financial advice to young people living in and around Berwick
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Berwick Youth Project
£2,460 20/05/2021
The purchase of mountain bikes, hammocks and tarpaulins for summer activities
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Berwick Youth Project
£10,000 29/04/2021
Supported accomodation project
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Berwick Youth Project
£15,000 05/03/2021
Towards core costs of operation
National Lottery Community Fund - Paddles Up!
£9,730 22/01/2021
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The funding will be used to deliver a programme of outdoor activities and youth support during the school holidays for vulnerable young people. This will involve canoe activity walking and when safe ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the youth club provision in academic year 2021-22
£4,800 10/12/2020
the youth club provision in academic year 2021-22
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£37,525 09/09/2020
"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
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supported accommodation project - Yr 2
£10,000 02/04/2020
supported accommodation project - Yr 2
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Purchasing and installing a new kitchen , seating area and bathroom
£7,145 24/10/2019
Purchasing and installing a new kitchen , seating area and bathroom
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Supported accommodation project
£10,000 08/10/2019
Supported accommodation project
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Berwick Youth Project
£50,000 23/02/2018
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Towards core costs of operation
DCMS - Virgin Money Foundation North East Fund
£28,450 14/02/2018
Berwick Youth Project (BYP) runs a youth club, an information and advice service and a supported accommodation project in Berwick Upon Tweed. Until 2016, it had 11 bed spaces to accommodate homeless ....more
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Berwick Youth Project
£28,450 12/02/2018
12
Grant to enable Berwick Youth Project to continue to employ a support worker. Their role is to support existing tenants, help them to move into rented accommodation and help the increasing numbers of ....more
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Berwick Youth Project
£34,220 12/01/2017
12
Grant to employ a worker to help existing tenants move into rented accommodation.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/04/2016, number: 1166598
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
7 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from BERWICK YOUTH PROJECT on 22/12/2021
Main office

BERWICK YOUTH PROJECT
9-12 GOLDEN SQUARE
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED
TD15 1BG

Objectives

1.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR THOSE YOUNG PERSONS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 TO 25 YEARS, BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND GUIDANCE UPON QUESTIONS OF HOUSING, SOCIAL WELFARE BENEFITS, HOMELESSNESS, UNEMPLOYMENT AND OTHER RELATED TOPICS. 2.THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE GOOD HEALTH OF YOUNG PERSONS WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN THE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL OR DRUG ABUSES BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND A COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT SERVICE.3. THE PROVISION OF SHORT TERM ACCOMMODATION AND SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 16-25 IN HOUSING NEED4 THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHICH MAY INCLUDE OVERSEAS OPPORTUNITIES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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