Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 10

Future income +5
No PartB

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

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 21

TEENAGE HELPLINE

Teenage Helpline is a UK based national charitable company that provides information services and peer-to-peer mentoring services to young people aged 25 and under. All mentoring activities are designed to provide young people with peer support to get through any difficulties that they are facing, including mental health, relationships, school and many others.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

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 ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£15,573	£9,292	£6,281	144

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years
(9 years as a company)

https://www.teenagehelpline.org.uk

support@teenagehelpline.org.uk

+44 20 8396 0914

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Services for young people

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
144 volunteers

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

National Lottery Community Fund	£39,092
DCMS	£5,623
Quartet Community Foundation	£500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Teenage Helpline
£31,102	29/03/2023	The funding will be used to support and grow their existing peer mentoring service for young people to talk about mental health relationships and education. The project aims to ensure that young ....more The funding will be used to support and grow their existing peer mentoring service for young people to talk about mental health relationships and education. The project aims to ensure that young people have a route to support which will improve their wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Teenage Helpline
£7,990	13/05/2022	The funding will be used to deliver training for an organisation supporting teenagers and young people with their mental health needs. The project aims to bring people together form strong ....more The funding will be used to deliver training for an organisation supporting teenagers and young people with their mental health needs. The project aims to bring people together form strong relationships and ensure young people are given the necessary mental health management tools to support them in reaching their full potential.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Teenage Helpline
£500	18/11/2021	As requested by the donor towards information services and peer-to-peer mentoring services to young people aged 25 and under.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£5,623	02/10/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 24-44

AMY BISHOPRICK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

BARNABY HARRISON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Student

BENJAMIN HARDIMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: It Professional

REBECCA HUNT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Media And Communications

JOSHUA TOWERS (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Human Resources, Other trusteeship: YMCA FAIRTHORNE GROUP,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/06/2021, number: 1194937
Registered at Companies House on 11/08/2014, number: 09170949

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

TEENAGE HELPLINE
KEMP HOUSE
152-160 CITY ROAD
LONDON
EC1V 2NX

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE AGE OF 16 TO 25 LIVING IN THE UK BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE FORM OF ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING 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; AND(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT.

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