Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 3

No PartB

Multiple returns filed late: -2

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 1

BEST - BE A BETTER YOU

Working with Secondary Schools and other education providers in Swindon and local parishes to provide activities to engage the youth in those areas.Deliver bespoke 1:1 mentoring programs to vulnerable young people which include sports based activities to help young people develop new skills, gain confidence and improve their mental health.

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Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 3 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

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
31/01/23	*	£392	£371	£21	n/a
31/01/22		£265	£189	£76	n/a
31/01/21	*	£17	£85	£-68	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

https://www.bestrust.co.uk

info@bestrust.co.uk

01793200124

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

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
Sport England - Be a better you
£14,850	27/03/2024 13	This project will provide a youth focused initiative to engage young people aged 11-18 - to mitigate the risks of crime and anti-social behaviour. Sessions will be 3 hours per week delivering sports, with a mix of structured and unstructured time ....more This project will provide a youth focused initiative to engage young people aged 11-18 - to mitigate the risks of crime and anti-social behaviour. Sessions will be 3 hours per week delivering sports, with a mix of structured and unstructured time and access to mentors and delivered for 50 weeks.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to BEST - Be a better you
£5,000	06/04/2022	BEST – Be A Better You offers a bespoke mentoring programme to vulnerable young people in Swindon. The grant requested will support free places for young people.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:

ALICIA STACEY Appointed: 2023

DONNISON BRYDEN (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Managing Director

KRIS DEERING Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Lecturer

KRISTEN HERBERT Appointed: 2020

RAYANNE ORDETTE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

SARAH HISCOCK Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

SARAH BRYDEN MRS Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/05/2021, number: 1194504
Registered at Companies House on 13/01/2020, number: 12397926

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
Internal risk management 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

3 returns made; AR23: 62 days late, AR21: 52 days late,

Main office

Unit 20
Athena Avenue
Elgin Industrial Estate
SWINDON
SN2 8EJ

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE AGES OF 11 TO 25 LIVING IN SWINDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANIZING 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.

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