Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

SPECIALIST YOUTH WORK

To provide positive educational activities, learning and new skills for all young people aged 10-19, projects include activities such as: Sports, Youth Clubs, Arts, LGBTQ, SEND, Young Carers, Group Work, Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and much more to ensure we support the growth, skills knowledge and development of young people and to prepare them for independent living within
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
  • 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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/24£58£65£-7n/a
31/03/23£97£87£10n/a
31/03/22£59£24£36n/a
31/03/21£29£26£3n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.specialistyouthwork.org

info@specialistyouthwork.org

07493005772

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Reducing racial tensions
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex, Milton Keynes, Surrey, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Forest School Project
£10,000 14/07/2023
The funding will be used to set up an outdoor forest school project for children and young people within and or on the borderline of the criminal justice system. The project aims to reduce and break down cycles to crime and exploitation by having ....more
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 11/07/2022
towards a nine-seater van/mini bus to operate the detached youth work programme
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer Skills & Training Scheme
£10,000 18/02/2022
The funding will be used to set up a Volunteer Skills and Training scheme. The project aims to support adult volunteers into employment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DARREN SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • GRAHAM HILL Appointed: 2019
  • JAMES COX Appointed: 2019
  • JENNA TAYLOR Appointed: 2023
  • MARTIN SWIFT Appointed: 2019
  • RHIAN JARVIS Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/11/2019, number: 1186588
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

26 St. Lawrence Way
Hurstpierpoint
HASSOCKS
BN6 9SH

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 10 TO 19 BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A)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;(B)ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C)RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(D)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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