Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 11
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 23 ?

YOUTH OPTIONS

Education, training and activities with children and young people
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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 well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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£1,999£1,950£49£68£1,031£9415.87925
31/03/22£1,606£1,713£-107£55£986£9146.47220
31/03/21£1,380£1,351£28£316£1,006£9538.5477
31/03/20£1,882£1,881£2£630£807£7414.79018
31/03/19£1,616£1,757£-141£578£935£88569126
31/03/18£1,516£1,645£-129£536£1,041£9727.1850
31/03/17£1,536£1,813£-276£506£1,165£1,0016.6470
31/03/16£1,359£1,401£-42£439£1,438£1,24710.7430
31/03/15£1,290£1,390£-100£408£1,492£1,30311.3460
31/03/14£2,003£1,366£638£382£1,542£1,29311.4410
31/03/13£1,256£1,390£-134£317£823£6315.4430
31/03/12£1,310£1,324£-14£307£898£6415.8410
31/03/11£1,239£1,193£46£254£888£6796.8330
31/03/10£1,243£1,322£-79£221£942£7246.6340
31/03/09*£1,269£1,057£212£209£983£7608.6300
31/03/08£959£982£-23£32£806£8069.8290
31/03/07£1,015£1,045£-30£59£839£8399.6310
31/03/06£1,027£1,033£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£844£838£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£456£421£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 5.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 28 years

www.youthoptions.org.uk

admin@youthoptions.org.uk

01794525510

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Dorset, Hampshire, Isle Of Wight, Southampton City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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
National Lottery Community Fund£403,098
Henry Smith Charity£169,500
Masonic Trust£64,685
BBC Children in Need£30,151
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£64,685 18/01/2024
Families Together - addressing violent and challenging behaviour in children and young people through whole family interventions.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Youth Options
£1,327 21/10/2023
We aim to offer children and young people the opportunity to spend positive time in nature, utilising outdoor learning as a tool to improve their mental health.
National Lottery Community Fund - Families Together
£94,044 20/07/2023
This funding will be used to deliver support programmes to families who are experiencing child to parent violence in Hampshire through group and virtual sessions. The project aims to provide mental support to families to improve their wellbeing.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Youth Options
£1,007 22/10/2022
We aim to offer children and young people the opportunity to spend positive time in nature, utilising outdoor learning as a tool to improve their mental health.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Youth Options
£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’
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 17/06/2022
Core Funding
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Youth Options
£169,500 19/05/2022
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of the 'Step Forward' project, providing support for care leavers aged 18-25 in Southampton and the surrounding area, Hampshire.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Key
£209,054 25/02/2022
24
The funding will help to expand the organisation's provision and offer more tailored 1 to 1 and small group work using a combined outdoor learning and keywork support programme in the Hampshire areas of Totton and Waterside and Eastleigh District. ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Youth Options
£1,133 23/10/2021
We would deliver outdoor learning activities, such as fire-lighting, den building, campfire cooking and nature exploration to encourage families to engage with nature and alleviate stress.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Youth Options
£1,000 31/08/2021
This project will provide training and mentoring to a project worker who will deliver money management sessions to disadvantaged children. Children will improve their life skills through developing their understanding of financial management.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Youth Options
£28,651 09/09/2020
18
COVID19 - This project will provide school holiday activities and group sessions for looked after children, whose issues have been heightened due to COVID-19. Young people will improve their communication skills and self esteem, and re-engage in ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£9,550 23/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Options Covid-19 Core Costs Funding
£100,000 15/05/2020
6
Youth Options is a Romsey-based charity delivering youth-based projects and services across Hampshire. The project will use funding to support its running costs and continue its adapted programme of services. The project will provide support to care ....more
The Blagrave Trust - Core costs
£90,000 16/07/2019
Core costs
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Youth Options
£80,966 26/06/2019
36
This project will provide after-school and holiday group sessions for looked after children and young people. Children and young people will improve their communication skills, make more friends and increase their self-esteem.
National Lottery Community Fund - Families Together
£450,246 30/01/2019
48
This partnership will use funding to offer Non Violent Resistance programmes of support to families in Hampshire to address child to parent violence. In addition, a range of 'positive activities' for the whole family be delivered to support all ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Youth Options
£173,600 12/09/2018
36
towards three years' running costs of a project in Hampshire providing support to young people in care to help strengthen their support networks and develop independent living skills
National Lottery Community Fund - Forest School Project
£9,988 11/04/2017
12
This funding will be used to provide youth workers with Forest School training. This will enable the organisation to upskill staff who will be qualified to deliver regular Forest School activities for the benefit of disadvantaged young people.
The Blagrave Trust - NEET prevention
£87,000 01/11/2015
Intensive support to vulnerable young people aged 13-18
Sport England - Disability access improvements
£29,001 03/06/2015
17
Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Disability access improvements'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability. This funding has contributed ....more
Sport England - Sports for Young People, aged 8-19 years
£7,495 26/10/2011
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Sports for Young People, aged 8-19 years'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
National Lottery Community Fund - IMPACT
£314,151 15/06/2011
36
This project is aimed at narrowing the social and developmental gap between looked after children (LAC) and their peers in Southampton. It will redress the balance at an early age to put LAC in a better position to achieve their potential and make a ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Time Out
£297,902 08/09/2010
36
This project in Portsmouth supports and develops vulnerable young people who experience inequality or disadvantage. They seek to improve the life chances of looked after children by equalizing development opportunities.The project will focus on ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 26-81
  • DIANA COLLIS, Occupation: Unknown
  • EMILY SPENCER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: General Manager
  • JAMES SPENCER JOHN FILLINGHAM Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Accountant
  • JENNIFER DAGWELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Tourist Guide
  • JONATHAN PICKARD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Operations Director
  • MARIE HANNIGAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Sales Director
  • PETER NORTH (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Property Consultant
  • REBECCA DUNN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Compliance Specialist
  • ROY JAMES PERRY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
  • STEPHEN SWIFT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • SUSAN MARY DE SALIS Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/06/1996, number: 1056463
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/04/1996, number: 03184237
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR09: 26 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from WINCHESTER STREET REACH on 17/10/2024
Main office

Suite 3
Crescent House
The Crescent
Eastleigh
SO50 9SX

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIFE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE INCLUDING THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, PROVIDED SUCH OBJECT IS CHARITABLE. THE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH WHOM THE CHARITY WORKS INCLUDE THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE OR VULNERABILITY

Defined Area of Benefit:

HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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