Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

BARNET YOUTH ZONE 

Barnet Youth Zone (Unitas) opened on June 23rd 2019. The vision at Unitas Youth Zone is to unite young people to help them fulfil their potential. We provide young people with somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to. We are open 7 days a week and deliver a range of exciting activity-based programmes that challenge, stimulate, and provide new opportunities for young people.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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£1,424£2,110£-686£6£6,938£1,1416.59915
31/03/22£1,312£1,690£-378£11£7,625£1,55911.18520
31/03/21£2,090£1,340£750£3£8,002£1,88116.87620
31/03/20£1,815£1,287£528£0£7,252£1,0619.97330
31/03/19£5,863£123£5,740£0£6,724£79978.280
31/03/18*£1,015£31£984£0£984£20982.210

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 16%
Reserves/Spending: 6.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 6
Asset Split ?
Established: 7 years

http://www.unitasyouthzone.org/

enquiries@unitasyouthzone.org

020 80755888

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnet,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 99 employees
  • 15 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£82,662 29/09/2020
"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
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Unitas, Barnet Youth Zone
£28,610 11/06/2020
£28,610 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, in order to carry on providing support to Londoners

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 37-68
  • LINDSAY ALLEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Hr Business Partner
  • ANTHONY HAYMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Charity Fundraiser And Marketer
  • STUART LEVY (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Co-Chairman
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/06/2017, number: 1173239
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/10/2016, number: 10445685
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • 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
6 returns made; AR18: 1 days late,
Main office

Unitas Barnet Youth Zone
76 Montrose Avenue
EDGWARE
HA8 0DT

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF BARNET YOUTH ZONE ARE TO HELP AND EDUCATE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET AND SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES BY PROMOTING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY IMPROVE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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