Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 3

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

HITCHIN YOUTH TRUST

We are a registered charity whose aim is to encourage activities for young people up to the age of 26. We can help clubs, associations and educational groups and individuals. We also provide a venue for the use of youth groups. Through careful management of our investments we can provide financial assistance.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/08/22	£55	£245	£-190	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21	£102	£144	£-43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20	£201	£172	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19	£197	£189	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/18	£123	£134	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/17	£140	£118	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/16	£152	£120	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/15	£148	£122	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/14	£162	£104	£58	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/13	£127	£104	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/12	£126	£100	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/11	£112	£117	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/10	£107	£111	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/09	£120	£74	£46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/08	£125	£94	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/07	£133	£118	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/06	£156	£116	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/05	£155	£91	£64	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/04	£68	£101	£-33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 61 years
(78 years as a company)

hitchinyouthtrust.co.uk

info@hitchinyouthtrust.co.uk

01462422505

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 13/15 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 35-72

FAITH HOJEER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Head Of Volunteering

GILLIAN CARPENTER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Teacher

TASHMINA HOQUE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Head Of External Relations

ANDREW JOHN HARDY Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Consulting Engineer

AMANDA JANE MILLS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Teaching Assistant

CLARE SKEELS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Local Government Officer

DAVID MCINTOSH Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Human Resources Director

GERAINT EDWARDS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Teacher, Other trusteeships: HITCHIN DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL, HITCHIN PARTNERSHIP CIO,

JULIE DONNELLY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Bank Manager

KIRSTEN SABINE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Administrator

LAURA EVANS Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Solicitor

PETER KELLY (Chair) Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Solicitor

SHIRLEY BROWN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Deputy Headteacher

SUSAN WATKINSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: WILLIAM BROWN ALMSHOUSES CHARITY, ROTARY CLUB OF HITCHIN TILEHOUSE TRUST FUND,

TIMOTHY CHARLES STALKARTT Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Chartered Financial Planner

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/07/1963, number: 302398
Registered at Companies House on 29/10/1945, number: 00399872

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

Hitchin Youth Trust Ltd
Lambourne House
111 Walsworth Road
HITCHIN
SG4 9SP

Objectives

TO CARRY ON A CLUB OR CLUBS IN HITCHIN AND DISTRICT FOR THE BENEFIT OF BOYS, GIRLS AND YOUNG PEOPLE (INCLUDING PRE-SERVICE TRAINING UNITS) AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH OF THEM AS ARE IN POOR CIRCUMSTANCES; TO PROVIDE...FACILITIES FOR STUDY, RECREATION, AND SOCIAL INTERCOURSE; TO CONTINUE...OTHER RECREATIVE ACTIVITIES EITHER IN THE CLUB PREMISES OR ELSEWHERE IN THE UK AS THE ASSOCIATION MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, FOR THE SPIRITUAL, MORAL, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL BETTERMENT OF THE LIVES OF MEN, WOMEN, BOYS OR GIRLS LIVING IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED

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