Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 11
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

BARCA - LEEDS

Barca-Leeds is a community based charity limited by company guarantee. Weare an organisation that delivers transformational services to adults, children,young people and families in Leeds, bringing people and services together tobetter respond to the needs of each individual.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£5,871£5,590£281£0£2,088£1,2982.816917
31/03/22£5,408£5,214£194£0£1,810£1,2702.91706
31/03/21£4,787£4,589£198£0£1,603£1,2333.215350
31/03/20£4,570£4,362£208£0£1,405£1,0612.915720
31/03/19£4,393£4,465£-71£0£1,197£1,0322.816337
31/03/18£4,452£4,250£202£0£1,268£1,0122.91590
31/03/17£3,259£3,357£-98£1£1,066£9553.41380
31/03/16£2,860£2,866£-6£0£1,164£9504790
31/03/15£2,836£2,690£146£43£1,186£9484.2720
31/03/14£2,178£1,868£310£40£862£7604.9510
31/03/13£1,787£1,824£-37£37£552£5013.3450
31/03/12£1,982£1,947£35£35£589£5263.2490
31/03/11£2,178£2,211£-34£36£554£4932.7590
31/03/10£2,130£2,133£-3£36£588£5303550
31/03/09£1,803£1,921£-117£33£591£5203.2500
31/03/08£1,677£1,562£114£30£708£3322.5400
31/03/07£1,515£1,403£112£31£593£2261.9280
31/03/06£1,153£1,138£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£1,112£1,029£83n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£1,169£927£242n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 62%
Reserves/Spending: 2.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 5.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 29 years

www.barca-leeds.org

reception@barca-leeds.org

01132559582

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leeds City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Leeds Community Foundation£201,954
BBC Children in Need£119,646
National Lottery Community Fund£59,579
Masonic Trust£58,481
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Leeds Community Foundation - Rediscover Wellbeing
£19,969 13/02/2024
11
Grant to BARCA Leeds
Leeds Community Foundation - Healthy Holidays
£21,943 12/02/2024
9
All staff and volunteers attend Barca Safeguarding training on our policy and procedures as part of their induction. They also attend the local safeguarding boards training level one as a minimum with the ability to attend other training as offered. ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Million Hours Fund - Youth Gym
£9,839 28/07/2023
The funding will be used to deliver movement based activities to young people including boxing circuit training swimming and nutritional education to improve wellbeing encourage community engagement and positive behaviours.
Leeds Community Foundation - Wellbeing Hour
£24,968 06/06/2023
Grant to BARCA Leeds
BBC Children in Need - Grant to BARCA Leeds
£119,146 05/06/2023
36
This three-year project supports children in Leeds impacted by parental drug misuse, domestic abuse, and reduced health. It provides weekly social groups, holiday activities, family sessions, and a flexible 12 weeks of one-to-one support.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Barca Leeds
£22,600 22/03/2023
Discover Programme for young people at risk of involvement in crime
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to BARCA Leeds
£1,500 15/03/2023
Core costs for Adult Welfare & Relief of Poverty
Leeds Community Foundation - Barca Healthy Holidays Programme
£19,991 03/02/2023
Grant to BARCA Leeds
BBC Children in Need - Grant to BARCA Leeds
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£58,481 21/09/2022
To fund the pilot of the Discover Project which will raise young people’s attainment and mental wellbeing and sustain healthier happier homes.
Leeds Community Foundation - Leads Youth Alliance Voice and Influence Project
£10,000 18/08/2022
Grant to BARCA Leeds
Leeds Community Foundation - West Leeds Mens Network
£15,422 15/03/2022
The West Leeds Men’s Network will reduce social isolation and improve mental and physical health through a regular programme of group meetings offering hands-on activities, exercise and discussion based sessions with a peer group of men primarily ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - A Jubliee Community Bramley
£49,740 03/03/2022
The project will use the funding for intergenerational and environmental activities which includes young people designing and planning a family and community fun day for the Jubilee weekend and creating edible gardens around the local area. This ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Barca Inclusion Project
£19,748 01/03/2022
We want all young people to feel included and for hardship (i.e. poverty, financial exclusion, family trauma) to not be a barrier to that inclusion. We will be working with young people and their families providing mentoring, advocacy and activities ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Barca Healthy Holidays
£19,898 24/02/2022
8
We would like to deliver a range of activities during each school holiday that are local and accessible for young people and families to enjoy. We have planned a programme which will provide a range of activities to encourage physical activity, ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 24/09/2021
Core cost grant to help disadvantaged adults, young people and families in Leeds breakdown barriers which stop them fulfilling their potential.
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to BARCA Leeds
£20,000 11/03/2021
We will be delivering a range of face to face and online activities underpinned by the 5 ways to Wellbeing - supporting children, young people and families to Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Learn and Give.
Leeds Community Foundation - Covid-19
£4,500 28/05/2020
Grant to BARCA Leeds
Leeds Community Foundation - Covid-19
£5,000 08/04/2020
4
Grant to BARCA Leeds
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to BARCA Leeds
£20,515 08/04/2020
12
Grant to BARCA Leeds
Leeds Community Foundation - Family Active!
£4,009 28/06/2019
1
Well-Being Activity Programme for Families aimed to reduce social isolation, improve family relationships and well being. A variety of activities and experiences in the community including a healthy lunch. An opportunity for families to have safe ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to BARCA Leeds
£29,382 21/05/2019
36
Early intervention emotional wellbeing support for children and young people who don't meet the threshold for local mental health support to increase confidence, reduce the risk of harm and improve social skills.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to BARCA Leeds
£146,649 28/02/2019
36
Together Feeling Safe provides weekly family and peer group sessions, 1 to 1 work, and holiday activities to children and young people whose caregivers misuse substances. It reduces isolation, increases family resilience, and improves emotional ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - INSIGHT male suicide prevention project
£18,957 28/02/2019
14
The project will enable vulnerable and isolated men to access and develop group activities, to build social networks, friendships, increase confidence, resilience and, where required, gain individual support from other specialist services.
National Lottery Community Fund - Barca RECLAIM
£443,617 22/02/2019
36
Barca RECLAIM
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to BARCA Leeds
£12,709 30/11/2018
14
The project will create informed communities in LS12 and LS13 to develop support networks that will enable men to talk more openly, seek support (specialist, mutual and self-help) and have opportunities to be involved in social activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - AWARE Project
£9,953 30/08/2018
12
The group will support children and young people impacted by domestic violence through group work, one-to-one sessions and creative activities. The project aims to improve confidence, social interaction and build relationships.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Out Programme
£439,140 13/01/2016
36
This is a development of an existing project to provide practical support to help people who suffer from a range of mental health issues, helping them to identify their own issues, take responsibility and ownership of them and eventually change ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - A Helping Hand
£10,000 05/03/2014
12
This is a project by a registered charity in Leeds. The organisation will use funding to deliver a series of activities, including arts, crafts and health and fitness, for children and young people in the community. This will proivde beneficiaries ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Out Counselling Service
£400,000 08/11/2010
60
This project based in Leeds supports adult men and young people through counselling and psychotherapy service tailored to help people with complex emotional and behavioural problems. The service will improve beneficiaries' self-confidence, ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-73
  • ALISSIA DEANE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Export Finance Manager
  • BARBARA NEWTON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • CAROLINE GRUEN COUNCILLOR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: City Councillor
  • DAVID FOXTON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired Education Advisor
  • DR DOUGLAS MARTIN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Lecturer
  • EMMA O'KERRY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Civil Servant
  • GORDON SINCLAIR DR Appointed: 2020
  • JULIAN PEARCE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Communications
  • ROBERT STUBBS Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Accountant
  • STEWART PAUL FIRTH Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Freight Director
  • SIR JOHN BATTLE
  • STEPHEN STOTHART Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/09/1995, number: 1048996
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/07/1994, number: 02949419
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • 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; all on time
Main office

MANOR HOUSE
259 UPPER TOWN STREET
BRAMLEY
LEEDS
LS13 3JT

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE INHABITANTS OF BRAMLEY AND RODLEY AND SURROUNDING AREA, TO ASSIST AND ENABLE FAMILIES, CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS TO DEVELOP TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRAMLEY AND RODLEY AND SURROUNDING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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