Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 10

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Good reserves management: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 15

MERSEYSIDE YOUTH ASSOCIATION LIMITED

The charity provides and co-ordinates in the interest of social welfare, facilities for recreation for young people in Merseyside in order that they may grow to full maturity as individuals.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available

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	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£4,351	£4,313	£38	£0	£3,036	£2,877	8	65	8
31/03/22		£3,689	£3,957	£-269	£2	£3,052	£2,953	9	69	3
31/03/21		£3,822	£3,536	£286	£2	£3,466	£2,414	8.2	70	4
31/03/20		£4,211	£3,905	£306	£3	£3,113	£1,788	5.5	71	5
31/03/19		£3,775	£3,531	£245	£3	£2,761	£1,633	5.5	63	5
31/03/18		£4,025	£4,133	£-108	£3	£2,473	£1,577	4.6	82	0
31/03/17	*	£3,421	£3,633	£-212	£3	£2,589	£987	3.3	81	0
31/03/16	*	£2,886	£2,677	£209	£3	£2,766	£745	3.3	56	0
31/03/15		£3,274	£2,504	£770	£36	£2,567	£770	3.7	39	0
31/03/14		£2,403	£1,675	£729	£19	£1,883	£1,387	9.9	37	0
31/03/13	*	£1,618	£2,129	£-511	£16	£1,244	£802	4.5	46	0
31/03/12	*	£2,216	£2,452	£-236	£12	£1,755	£194	1	71	0
31/03/11		£3,049	£3,217	£-168	£13	£1,985	£310	1.2	101	0
31/03/10		£3,212	£2,829	£382	£4	£2,375	£586	2.5	98	0
31/03/09		£2,620	£2,611	£9	£46	£1,993	£183	0.8	89	0
31/03/08		£2,659	£2,778	£-120	£29	£1,975	£55	0.2	90	0
31/03/07	*	£2,577	£2,446	£131	£21	£2,095	£18	0.1	85	0
31/03/06	*	£1,864	£2,040	£-176	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£1,811	£1,953	£-142	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£2,129	£2,016	£113	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0

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Established: 35 years
(39 years as a company)

www.mya.org.uk

admin@mya.org.uk

01517020700

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Recreation

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

65 employees
8 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

Department for Work and Pensions	£236,408
DCMS	£148,446
Youth Music	£102,236
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£32,600

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department for Work and Pensions - PG040 MYA YOUTH HUB 2
£108,605	01/04/2022	Flexible Support Fund (FSF) is a locally managed budget to supplement existing services and tailor support to the needs of individuals in the local area. The local budget is the responsibility of the ....more Flexible Support Fund (FSF) is a locally managed budget to supplement existing services and tailor support to the needs of individuals in the local area. The local budget is the responsibility of the Service Leader. FSF awards are discretionary and aimed at improving a claimants job prospects, subject to eligibility.
Youth Music - Musically Minded
£92,818	28/05/2021	Musically Minded
Department for Work and Pensions - PG 014 MYA Youth Hub
£127,803	01/04/2021	Flexible Support Fund (FSF) is a locally managed budget to supplement existing services and tailor support to the needs of individuals in the local area. The local budget is the responsibility of the ....more Flexible Support Fund (FSF) is a locally managed budget to supplement existing services and tailor support to the needs of individuals in the local area. The local budget is the responsibility of the Service Leader. FSF awards are discretionary and aimed at improving a claimants job prospects, subject to eligibility.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£50,922	15/09/2020	"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."
Youth Music - Coronavirus - Emergency Fund
£9,418	21/05/2020	Coronavirus - Emergency Fund - Organisational sustainability
DCMS - MYA SPACE
£97,524	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Sport England - Choices Splash and Swim
£4,840	12/02/2020 11	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Choices Splash and Swim. This project is a Swimming & Diving project, with a focus on beneficiaries with ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Choices Splash and Swim. This project is a Swimming & Diving project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Merseyside Youth Association Ltd
£32,600	18/12/2019	Celebrating the past; Creating the future - 130 years of MYA
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£106,355	01/04/2019	.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£106,355	01/04/2019	.
National Lottery Community Fund - Talent Match Liverpool City Region
£3,001,146	07/11/2018 36	Talent Match Liverpool City Region
Youth Music - The Noise Project
£99,989	11/05/2018	The Noise Project
Sport England - Knowsley Summer Choices
£9,699	20/06/2017 14	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Knowsley Summer Choices. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Knowsley Summer Choices. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£106,355	27/04/2017	[Placeholder]
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£106,355	27/04/2017	The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of the open access youth provision, through a £1m evaluation
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£106,355	27/04/2017	The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of the open access youth provision, through a £1m evaluation
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£79,767	27/04/2017	The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of the open access youth provision, through a £1m evaluation.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£79,767	27/04/2017	The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of the open access youth provision, through a £1m evaluation.
Youth Music - The Noise Project
£99,997	27/04/2016	The Noise Project
Sport England - Active Alt Valley
£9,323	08/03/2014	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Active Alt Valley'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - Disability & Inclusion Project
£280,521	13/03/2013 24	This is a new project to improve the life chances of disabled children and young people (aged 7-19 years) in local communities across Merseyside who are isolated from mainstream services, by engaging ....more This is a new project to improve the life chances of disabled children and young people (aged 7-19 years) in local communities across Merseyside who are isolated from mainstream services, by engaging them into local play, youth provision, volunteering and training opportunities. Delivery involves the use of a buddy system, linking disabled and non-disabled young people. The project will include abseiling, canoeing, creative art, dance and music, and issue based topics such as social inclusion ._x000B__x000B_
National Lottery Community Fund - Talent Match Vision & Prospectus
£6,631,090	01/02/2013 60	The partnership will deliver activities using a personalised pathways approach supported by intensive mentoring. Through initial assessments, young people will agree their starting point in relation ....more The partnership will deliver activities using a personalised pathways approach supported by intensive mentoring. Through initial assessments, young people will agree their starting point in relation to work skills. Accredited personal and social development activities and support in life skills will form the foundation for building young people's skills and confidence to access work.
Sport England - M.Y.A Sports Development Programme
£9,620	03/02/2011	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'M.Y.A Sports Development Programme'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-82

PAUL BOYCE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

PAUL MOONAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

DAVID RICHARD SWAFFIELD Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Solicitor

DEBRA COOKE Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Social Worker

JOHN CADWALADR LEWYS-LLOYD, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

RICHARD DEARS Appointed: 2013, Occupation: None

ANDREW GIBBONS (Chair) Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeships: FARNWORTH AND WORSLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SEVEN SAINTS, NEW BURY WITH GREAT LEVER,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/02/1989, number: 700738
Registered at Companies House on 23/08/1984, number: 01843226

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR17: 2 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR13: 1 days late, AR12: 0 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR06: 2 days late,

Main office

MERSEYSIDE YOUTH ASSOCIATION LTD
ABNEY BUILDING
65-67 HANOVER STREET
LIVERPOOL
L1 3DY

Objectives

TO PROVIDE AND CO-ORDINATE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER WELFARE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN MERSEYSIDE WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BECAUSE OF THEIR YOUTHFULNESS INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITY THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MERSEYSIDE

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