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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

YOUNG WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION

- New public, private and third sector partnerships- Joining forces to improve the lives of children & young people- Brokerage with businesses and Corporates- Partnerships to access and secure new funding- A new Grants Pot for innovative youth activities- Access to a Venues Bank to find, book and use low cost sites- Events, training and workshops run across the Borough of Westminster.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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
31/03/24£2,189£2,047£142£0£639£3051.890
31/03/23£2,140£1,996£143£0£496£2891.780
31/03/22£1,572£1,415£157£0£353£1941.670
31/03/21£1,447£1,363£84£0£196£840.760
31/03/20?£657£706£-49£0£112£851.440
31/03/18£200£115£85n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17*£97£0£97n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 34%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 48%
Reserves/Spending: 1.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 8 years

www.youngwestminster.com

helen@youngwestminster.com

07824 776701

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • City Of Westminster,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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
John Lyon's Charity£410,000
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington£200,000
Westminster Foundation£78,612
Mercer's Charitable Foundation£70,000
DCMS£57,255
BBC Children in Need£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Westminster Foundation - Cost of living grant - Young Westminster Foundation - 08/02/2023
£3,000 02/08/2023
12
COL One Off Payment
Westminster Foundation - Cost of living grant - Young Westminster Foundation - 04/05/2023
£54,550 05/04/2023
4
May 2023 Half Term School Provision
John Lyon's Charity - Uplift grant to Young Westminster Foundation
£10,000 27/01/2023
Cost-of-Living Uplift
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Young Westminster Foundation
£200,000 19/10/2021
24
Mastering My Future Programme
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Young Westminster Foundation
£30,000 24/08/2021
This two year grant will support partnership work of youth clubs across Westminster with outreach to young people at risk of physical harm and violence.
John Lyon's Charity - YPF Small Grants grant to Young Westminster Foundation
£100,000 16/06/2021
HSC YPF Small Grants Fund Westminster
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£57,255 04/09/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Westminster Foundation - Covid 19 response Fund
£21,062 24/07/2020
6
Reducing learning Loss and outreach across Westminster Youth Hubs. (covid-19)
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Young Westminster Foundation
£70,000 03/07/2020
12
Mastering My Future Programme
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Young Westminster Foundation
£12,500 09/04/2020
‘A one-off, unrestricted grant of £12,500, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant’
John Lyon's Charity - Capacity Building grant to Young Westminster Foundation
£300,000 11/03/2020
36
Young Westminster Foundation Core Funding
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to Young Westminster Foundation
£90,000 13/11/2019
36
Westminster Supplementary Schools Forum
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Young Westminster Foundation
£200,000 25/07/2019
60
£200,000 over five years (£50,000; £45,000; £40,000; £35,000; £30,000) as core funding to support the Young Westminster Foundation’s work in support of voluntary sector organisations working with children and young people.
St Paul's Schools Foundation - Grant to Young Westminster Foundation
£75,000 12/02/2019
36
Young Westminster Foundation's Small Grants Programme
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

  • BRIAN BICKELL (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • CAROL ARCHIBALD Appointed: 2020
  • JACKIE ROSENBERG Appointed: 2016
  • JAYNE VERTKIN Appointed: 2021
  • KAREN SCARBOROUGH Appointed: 2017
  • MOHAMMAD JAMILUDDIN Appointed: 2022
  • RASHMA RAHMAN Appointed: 2022
  • ROBERT GILBERT Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/09/2016, number: 1169255
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR17: 0 days late,
Main office

The Young Westminster Foundation
2nd Floor
3 Rupert Court
Soho
London

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:A) THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR PRIMARILY IN THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER IN PARTICULAR BY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF CHARITABLE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND PROVIDING THEM WITH THE NECESSARY ADVICE, SUPPORT, INFORMATION, TRAINING AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE THEIR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND MANAGEMENT OF THEIR RESOURCES. B) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH MAKING GRANTS TO CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS THAT DO ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: - THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND INCREASE THEIR OPPORTUNITIES; AND- 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:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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