Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Qualified accounts: -3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

VISION 4 YOUTH

Providing youth clubs and services to young people in the Yateley, Hampshire area aged 11-25
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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 female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • The latest accounts were qualified
  • 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
?31/03/24£61£56£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£47£44£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£50£31£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£20£25£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£21£22£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£11£11£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

www.vision4youth.org.uk

office@vision4youth.org.uk

07423 336516

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

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
National Lottery Community Fund£8,168
Garfield Weston Foundation£7,500
Co-Operative Group£2,138
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£1,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Vision 4 Youth
£1,500 11/11/2022
Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Clubs
£8,168 23/09/2022
The funding will be used to deliver a range of support activities for young people. The project aims to develop potential bring people together and reduce engagement in antisocial behaviour.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£7,500 29/10/2021
24
Weston Youth Grant
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Vision 4 Youth
£2,138 23/10/2021
The project aims to provide support for young people experiencing poor mental and emotional health – particularly as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CLARE REBBECK Appointed: 2019
  • DAVID NEVILLE Appointed: 2023
  • ELIZABETH KAREN HESKETH Appointed: 2022
  • HELEN MARY SLATER Appointed: 2022
  • PAMELA PHELPS-JONES (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • PHILIPPA JANE DAVIS Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/03/2017, number: 1172352
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

c/o Council Office
Reading Road
Yateley
England

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED UP TO 25 IN YATELEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:- ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;- ADVANCING EDUCATION;- RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;- PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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