Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 9

Future income +5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Only 3 Trustees: -2

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 11

BUDDY UP

A mentoring charity for 11-17 year olds based in Surrey.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers including the Government recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 4 years

www.buddyupcharity.org

info@buddyupcharity.org

07551444246

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/09/22		£84,033	£69,865	£14,168	0
30/09/21		£24,930	£14,932	£9,998	1

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Surrey,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

The Michael And Betty Little Trust	£36,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£28,330
People's Health Trust	£20,028
Community Foundation for Surrey	£16,230

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - Buddy Up
£6,000	19/03/2024	A bespoke mentoring service offered to schools
People's Health Trust - Be Scene and Heard Mansfield
£11,871	18/09/2023	This two-year project supports disabled young people aged 13 to 24 in the area of Mansfield. The project aims to provide inclusive leisure and social activities for them and develop their ....more This two-year project supports disabled young people aged 13 to 24 in the area of Mansfield. The project aims to provide inclusive leisure and social activities for them and develop their music-making skills. The project provides weekly sessions for them to produce music or podcasts.
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - Buddy Up
£30,000	26/02/2023	A bespoke mentoring service offered to schools
National Lottery Community Fund - A Stitch in Time
£10,000	04/11/2022	The funding will be used to expand on the intergenerational sewing/craft group that has been running for three years. It looks at addressing the issues of fast fashion and its environmental impact ....more The funding will be used to expand on the intergenerational sewing/craft group that has been running for three years. It looks at addressing the issues of fast fashion and its environmental impact and brings together a diverse group of women. The group will showcase their work via social media presentations and a fashion show.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Buddy Up
£6,640	16/06/2022	Funding for part-time youth workers to provide 1-2-1 mentoring with young people for 10 weeks across a number of schools in areas of recognised disadvantage
People's Health Trust - Be Scene and Heard: #Mansfield
£8,157	15/03/2022	The 18-month project supports disabled young people from Mansfield who expressed an interest in learning song writing, producing music/videos and taking part in vocal workshops to learn new skills by ....more The 18-month project supports disabled young people from Mansfield who expressed an interest in learning song writing, producing music/videos and taking part in vocal workshops to learn new skills by collaborating with mentors to help develop their ideas and futures. The young people worked with the organisation to co-produce the project and will continue to shape it through their feedback. The young people will have an opportunity to build friendships with other young people as well as collaborating for musical performances in the wider community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Buddy Up Mentoring
£8,640	11/02/2022	The funding will be used to provide mentoring sessions for young people who are at risk of exclusion from school or issues such as addiction and violent behaviour. The project aims to support their ....more The funding will be used to provide mentoring sessions for young people who are at risk of exclusion from school or issues such as addiction and violent behaviour. The project aims to support their mental health and enable the development of positive coping methods.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Funding towards a part-time youth worker to provide mental health and mentoring support for young people across the county
£9,590	12/07/2021 8	Funding towards a part-time youth worker to provide mental health and mentoring support for young people across the county
National Lottery Community Fund - Buddy Up Mentoring
£9,690	19/03/2021 6	The funding will be used to run mentoring sessions for young people experiencing issues such as mental health problems. The project aims to support their wellbeing and encourage them to achieve their ....more The funding will be used to run mentoring sessions for young people experiencing issues such as mental health problems. The project aims to support their wellbeing and encourage them to achieve their potential.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

BETH ALEXANDRA WILSON Appointed: 2020

ROWAN RING Appointed: 2021

WARREN CHRISTOPHER TOWNSEND (Chair) Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/08/2020, number: 1190942

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

254A Chessington Road
Ewell
EPSOM
Surrey
KT19 9XF

Objectives

‘To advance in life and help young people aged 10-17 through providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.’

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