Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 2

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 14

HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM YOUTH ZONE

Hammersmith & Fulham Youth Zone exists to help and educate young people resident in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham and surrounding areas. Providing an inspiring environment and positive activities to spend their leisure time and by promoting their full potential in order that they may grow to maturity as individuals and members of society, and that their conditions in life may improve.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,449,779 available, equivalent to 69 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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		£1,085	£426	£659	£6	£6,475	£2,450	69	15	7
31/03/23		£4,209	£9	£4,200	£0	£5,817	£1,991	2692.7	0	1
31/03/22		£1,292	£8	£1,284	£2	£1,616	£641	992.8	0	0
31/03/21		£125	£2	£124	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	*	£210	£1	£209	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 30%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 38%
Reserves/Spending: 69 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 73 months
Quick Ratio: 8.5

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 6 years
(8 years as a company)

https://westyouthzone.org/

enquiries@westyouthzone.org

01204362128

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
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

Hammersmith And Fulham,

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£5,278	31/10/2023	Unrestricted match funding payment to October 2023
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£5,208	31/07/2023	Unrestricted match funding payment to July 2023
The Berkeley Foundation - Cost of Living Grant
£5,000	06/06/2023	One-off, unrestricted grant

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-56

BENJAMIN DAVID TATHAM Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Management Consultant

CHARMIAN AVERTY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: General Counsel

IAN EUGENE ROMER WASON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Business Director

JAMES DOUGLAS VAHAN MASRAFF Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Charity Director

JENNIFER CHIGWENDE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Therapist

LOUISE HEWITSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: People Director Uk & Italy

MARK DAVIES (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director

NICOLE TREHY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Councillor And Picture Editor

ROBERT ALAN DEVEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

ROBERT LEE LEHMANN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Theatre Manager

VICTORIA CHE-VI JEROME Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Corporate Finance

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/09/2018, number: 1179981
Registered at Companies House on 17/09/2016, number: 10381611

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
Investment
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

5 returns made; AR20: 5 days late,

Main office

West Youth Zone
2 Edcity Walk
Edcity
LONDON
W12 7TF

Objectives

TO HELP AND EDUCATE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM 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.

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