Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

PROJECTS4CHANGE

Areas: Newcastle, Youth-led activities to address the needs of young people and their communities Detached Youth WorkProject WorkSocial ActionVolunteering EnvironmentalCommunity based
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£114£116£-2n/a
31/03/22£101£89£12n/a
31/03/21?£95£69£27n/a
13/12/19£38£18£20n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

www.projects4change.org

kelly@projects4change.org

07946314037

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland,
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
The Ballinger Charitable Trust£95,000
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£31,038
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£24,116
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
The Badur Foundation£15,000
DCMS£9,923
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Projects4Change
£60,000 08/12/2023
36
Towards core costs of operation
The Badur Foundation - Grant to Projects4Change
£15,000 20/07/2023
Towards staff salaries
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Projects4Change
£9,218 16/03/2023
Core costs, extra delivery, councilling and forest school training in west newcastle
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Projects4Change
£10,000 09/09/2022
Core costs
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Projects4Change
£9,932 07/04/2022
Delivering a programme of creative and cultural activities with unfolding theatre from may 2022-may 2023
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Projects4Change
£3,000 20/01/2022
General charitable purposes
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Projects4Change
£10,000 03/12/2021
Cowgate youth & community project
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£20,000 29/10/2021
24
Weston Youth Grant
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Projects4Change
£1,928 29/07/2021
Running costs for 4 sessions with artist Melanie Kyles to make floor cushions for the community hut in Cowgate
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Projects4Change
£4,960 22/04/2021
Additional activities for young people in Newcastle
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - the Tyne and Wear High Sheriff District Award (Newcastle)
£1,250 25/03/2021
the Tyne and Wear High Sheriff District Award (Newcastle)
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the organisations charitable activities developing youth provisions in Newcastle upon Tyne
£7,386 11/03/2021
the organisations charitable activities developing youth provisions in Newcastle upon Tyne
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - second hand BMX bikes, helmets, bike skills, and maintenance, skills and safety sessions for young people living in the West End of Newcastle
£750 28/01/2021
second hand BMX bikes, helmets, bike skills, and maintenance, skills and safety sessions for young people living in the West End of Newcastle
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Projects4Change
£15,000 04/12/2020
12
Cowgate youth & community project
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,923 28/08/2020
"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
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - developing the site of 'Betty's Hut and Gardens' at the Cowgate Centre for the benefit of young people
£3,030 03/07/2020
developing the site of 'Betty's Hut and Gardens' at the Cowgate Centre for the benefit of young people
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Purchasing a shipping container to provide activities from a purpose built unit to the local community
£13,700 27/03/2020
Purchasing a shipping container to provide activities from a purpose built unit to the local community
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Young people in the west of Newcastle campaigning for improved mental health, public spaces and the environment
£5,000 18/10/2019
Young people in the west of Newcastle campaigning for improved mental health, public spaces and the environment
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Projects4Change
£10,000 20/09/2019
12
Cowgate youth & community project
National Lottery Community Fund - Cowgate Community feasibility Project
£9,918 25/04/2019
12
The funding is for a project that will bring together local young people to establish long-terms plans for youth services for and selected by young people themselves. in the area through extensive community consultation and a steering group of young ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - ChangeMakers: Volunteering and Social Impact Project
£5,000 31/05/2018
ChangeMakers: Volunteering and Social Impact Project
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

  • AMY LOUISE COATES Appointed: 2018
  • CHESLEY CONLIN Appointed: 2021
  • HELEN HALL Appointed: 2018
  • LINDA HOBSON (Chair) Appointed: 2022
  • PRECIOUS OYIBO Appointed: 2023
  • SHANNON DEVINE Appointed: 2023
  • TAHIR RASHID Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/12/2018, number: 1181162
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from MONKFISH PRODUCTIONS CIO on 15/03/2024
Main office

Bettys Hut and Garden
Cowgate Centre
Houghton Avenue
Cowgate
Newcastle
NE5 3UT

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH:• THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP YOUNG PEOPLE’S SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.• THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONDITIONS OF LIFE.• PROVIDING MORE YOUTH WORK PLACES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH DEVELOPING PROJECTS IN PARTNERSHIP AND PROVIDING DIRECT DELIVERY SUPPORT TO YOUTH ORGANISATIONS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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