Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

WEST RHYL YOUNG PEOPLES PROJECT 

Rhyl based charity for young people aged 11 to 25, providing: Young people's drop-in & youth centre, outreach and street-based detached youth work, counselling & clinic facilities,Youth Support Coordination, Pixel - alternative education programme, and Viva - lesbian, gay, bisexual & trans youth support (across North Wales), including diversity and equalities training and consultancy.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 30 years

01745351293

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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£380£309£71n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/22£299£285£14n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/21*£270£244£25n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/20£230£218£12n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/19£169£183£-13n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/18*£150£191£-41£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£191£203£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£235£215£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£183£180£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£152£140£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£141£136£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£176£175£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£193£220£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£179£225£-46£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£248£219£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£273£255£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£677£267£410£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£386£232£154£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£295£200£95£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£88£97£-9£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle Of Anglesey, Wrexham,
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to West Rhyl Young People's Project
£3,401 23/10/2021
We'd like to provide street-based, youth work activities so we can reach out to young people in our community and keep them positively active.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to West Rhyl Young Peoples Project
£128,151 02/03/2018
36
This project will fund support and activities for LGBT young people. They will increase their self-worth, have increased confidence in their self-identity, and be better equipped to form positive ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to West Rhyl Young People's Project
£100,000 24/02/2017
36
over three years as continuation funding towards core costs, particularly the salary of the prjoect manager, at a youth project in North Wales
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the Viva youth worker to help young people
£500 06/08/2015
Towards the Viva youth worker to help young people living in poverty improve their lives.
Tudor Trust - Grant to West Rhyl Young People's Project
£70,000 29/03/2014
24
over two years towards the salary of the project manager, and a contribution towards core costs, for an established youth project in Rhyl, North Wales
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to West Rhyl Young People's Project
£14,000 31/05/2013
Funding will support the delivery of the NEET Pixel programme. The programme is an accredited Digital Media allowing young people in the Rhyl West and South West areas to access a flexible, non ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/08/1994, number: 1040386
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
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR21: 308 days late, AR18: 40 days late, AR17: 394 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR15: 2 days late, AR13: 2 days late, AR11: 72 days late, AR10: 380 days late, AR09: 745 days late, AR08: 367 days late, AR07: 735 days late, AR06: 1100 days late, AR05: 99 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

WEST RHYL YOUNG PEOPLES CENTRE
17 BEDFORD STREET
RHYL
LL18 1SY

Objectives

TO EDUCATE AND ASSIST YOUNG PERSONS THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A COUNSELLING AND ADVICE SERVICE

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE WEST RHYL AND SURROUNDING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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