Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 10

Good reserves management: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 17

ACTION 4 YOUTH

The objects of charity are to help and educate children and young people, through informal education and leisure time activities to develop their physical, mental and spiritual, moral and cultural capabilities, to achieve their full potential, that they may grow up to full maturity, as responsible individuals and members of their communities and society.

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
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Established: 30 years

www.action4youth.org

office@action4youth.org

0300 003 2334

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£2,138	£2,073	£64	£90	£964	£766	4.4	64	2
31/03/22		£1,618	£1,602	£15	£82	£909	£739	5.5	37	4
31/03/21		£1,083	£1,071	£12	£0	£882	£705	7.9	25	2
31/03/20		£2,024	£2,003	£20	£0	£871	£678	4.1	41	21
31/03/19		£1,762	£1,692	£70	£0	£849	£606	4.3	38	17
31/03/18		£1,600	£1,589	£11	£0	£772	£516	3.9	38	0
31/03/17		£1,390	£1,506	£-117	£0	£760	£507	4	39	0
31/03/16		£1,209	£1,256	£-47	£3	£942	£381	3.6	32	0
31/03/15		£1,379	£1,182	£198	£53	£914	£385	3.9	31	0
31/03/14		£1,038	£1,081	£-42	£45	£717	£403	4.5	27	0
31/03/13		£1,166	£903	£263	£73	£759	£409	5.4	30	0
31/03/12		£372	£368	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£484	£571	£-87	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£370	£362	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£405	£408	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£403	£379	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£456	£249	£207	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£159	£151	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£135	£143	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£135	£143	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 37%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 79%
Reserves/Spending: 4.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who works here?

64 employees
2 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

The Clothworkers Foundation	£100,000
Rothschild Foundation	£50,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£40,000
DCMS	£23,960
National Lottery Community Fund	£22,894

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Action4Youth
£100,000	28/11/2023	Refurbishment of an education centre for a charity which works with disadvantaged and disabled young people in Buckinghamshire
National Lottery Community Fund - Addressing food poverty at our youth centre The Junction
£9,360	22/07/2022	The funding will be used to provide hot food and cooking sessions for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. The project aims to ensure that people who are most vulnerable can access their ....more The funding will be used to provide hot food and cooking sessions for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. The project aims to ensure that people who are most vulnerable can access their basic life needs and support their wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Action4Youth Health and Wellbeing Programme
£8,934	18/06/2021	The funding will be used to deliver sessions focusing on mental and physical welfare for children from years 5 to 13 across deprived areas of Buckinghamshire. The project aims to reduce anxiety in ....more The funding will be used to deliver sessions focusing on mental and physical welfare for children from years 5 to 13 across deprived areas of Buckinghamshire. The project aims to reduce anxiety in young people and give them the tools to manage stress effectively understand their own health and wellbeing and provide guidance about where to seek additional help.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000	11/06/2021	Recovery & resilience: Help us to improve opportunities for all young people and transform lives post-pandemic
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£8,000	29/04/2021 2	Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger ....more Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Action 4 Youth
£50,000	24/09/2020 6	Support to Action 4 Youth’s staff costs for the next 6 months to stabilise the core operating function of Buckinghamshire’s leading youth charity.
DCMS - Youth Covid Support Fund 2021
£23,960	01/04/2020	To ensure young people have uninterrupted access to Youth services, preventing their closure
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Action4Youth
£10,000	11/10/2019 11	The Inspiration Programme
National Lottery Community Fund - Action4Youth Sector Conference
£4,600	24/07/2019 12	The project will use funding to host a conference to address specific challenges being faced by young people and bring different stakeholders together to look at ways to improve provision and to ....more The project will use funding to host a conference to address specific challenges being faced by young people and bring different stakeholders together to look at ways to improve provision and to share learning.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Action4Youth
£7,500	20/07/2018 10	The Inspiration Programme: Preparing young people for life ahead
National Lottery Community Fund - Inspiration Programme
£5,776	14/06/2018 12	The project aims to educate young people with self-confidence, resilience and practical life skills in preparation for employment opportunities. This will be achieved through a personal development ....more The project aims to educate young people with self-confidence, resilience and practical life skills in preparation for employment opportunities. This will be achieved through a personal development course in work-readiness.
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Sector Conference
£4,224	06/09/2017 12	This project will bring together youth organisations to improve collaborative working, infrastructure and services for young people.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000	24/07/2017	The Inspiration Programme
Sport England - Xperience Disability Sailing School
£10,000	22/05/2017 12	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Xperience Disability Sailing School'. This project is a Sailing & Yachting project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Xperience Disability Sailing School'. This project is a Sailing & Yachting project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Sport England - Xperience Disability Sailing School
£10,000	22/05/2017 11	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Xperience Disability Sailing School. This project is a Sailing & Yachting project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Xperience Disability Sailing School. This project is a Sailing & Yachting project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
National Lottery Community Fund - LongriggRural Mobile Training Project
£10,000	22/04/2015 12	The organisation will use the funding to purchase a trailer and outdoor activities equipment, to enable them to create a â€˜mobile training projectâ€™ for the benefit of young people in ....more The organisation will use the funding to purchase a trailer and outdoor activities equipment, to enable them to create a â€˜mobile training projectâ€™ for the benefit of young people in Sedbergh, Cumbria. This will help the organisation meet the demands for their services, and deliver self-development and educational courses using the medium of outdoor activities for more groups of young people.
Sport England - Get Equipped Yachting project
£10,000	06/02/2014	Funding under Sport England's Get Equipped funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Get Equipped Yachting project'. This project is a Sailing & Yachting project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's Get Equipped funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Get Equipped Yachting project'. This project is a Sailing & Yachting project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Sport England - Caldecotte Xperience - Water Sports Centre
£50,000	20/08/2013	Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Caldecotte Xperience - Water Sports Centre'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. ....more Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Caldecotte Xperience - Water Sports Centre'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. This funding has contributed towards a Changing Rooms - Changing Rooms (Traditional)
Sport England - Longrigg Canoe
£5,982	06/06/2013	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Longrigg Canoe'. This project lists its main activity as Canoeing.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-64

ALASTAIR DOUGLAS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

ANDREW PETERS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Self-Employed

CAMILLA ROSE SOAMES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: None, Other trusteeships: THE UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM, THE BUCKS ASSOCIATION FOR THE CARE OF OFFENDERS,

DAVID APPERLY Appointed: 2023

DAVID KNOX Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chief Executive

DAVID TEASDALE (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

GRAEME SHANKLAND Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Managing Partner

LOUISE ELDRED Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Actuary

NICHOLAS PETERS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Investment Manager

SIMON SHARKEY WOODS Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/02/1994, number: 1033626
Registered at Companies House on 19/01/1994, number: 02888960

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR07: 34 days late,

Main office

5 Smeaton Close
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP19 8UN

Objectives

TO HELP AND EDUCATE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, THROUGH INFORMAL EDUCATION AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL, MORAL AND CULTURAL CAPACITIES, TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THAT THEY MAY GROW UP TO FULL MATURITY AS RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS THEIR COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

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