Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 8
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

YOUNG SOMERSET 

We are the largest youth work charity in Somerset and our mission is to put young people first. We deliver our vision through provision of Open Access Youth Work, targeted Skills Development and Social Action - with our Wellbeing Service running throughout. We encourage young people to take responsibility for themselves and become actively involved in shaping the communities in which they live.
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
  • 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:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Established: 26 years

www.youngsomerset.org.uk

admin@youngsomerset.org.uk

01278722100

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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£3,246£3,046£200£97£648£6402.5884
31/03/22£2,486£2,205£280£69£448£4362.4734
31/03/21£1,740£1,448£292£5£167£1601.3508
31/03/20£1,255£1,151£104£9£-125£-160-1.7510
31/03/19£821£847£-25£0£-228£-203-2.92022
31/03/18£769£917£-147£32£-203£-219-2.9160
31/03/17£824£803£21£45£-56£-93-1.4190
31/03/16*£755£916£-161£45£-91£-108-1.4190
31/03/15£773£759£15£745£45£420.7190
31/03/14£796£808£-12£49£30£300.4200
31/03/13£867£867£1£67£42£420.6200
31/03/12£885£890£-5£73£41£410.6190
31/03/11*£929£908£21£63£132£861.1230
31/03/10£931£856£76£31£111£681400
31/03/09£710£678£32£95£35£0n/a410
31/03/08£736£721£15£102£3£0n/a410
31/03/07*£686£716£-29£107£-12£0n/a410
31/03/06*£757£764£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£697£717£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£631£591£40£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 44%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 2.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 88 employees
  • 4 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
Henry Smith Charity£180,000
DCMS£29,619
The Foyle Foundation£25,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,400
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Somerset Community Foundation - Targeted support and mentoring for young people referred from CAMHS, Children's Social Care, or medical wards
£1,600 10/01/2023
Grant to Young Somerset
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Young Somerset
£180,000 06/12/2022
36
towards three years' running costs of a youth work project providing support for 13 - 18 year olds experiencing a mental health crisis in Somerset.
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£25,000 08/07/2021
towards work to the Bert Jansch Studio Control Room, a studio facility and centre for Music and Performing Arts in Frome, Somerset
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Somerset Online SummerFest for Young People 2021
£9,400 19/03/2021
6
The funding will be used to deliver a two day festival for young people aged 8-25 and their families. The project aims to engage them in fun positive activities helping them cope and improving their ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Young Somerset
£3,900 18/05/2020
COVID19 : Purchase IT equipment for a charity that supports young people in Somerset
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Virtual youth work across Somerset
£4,000 31/03/2020
1
Virtual youth work around Somerset
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£19,746 28/02/2020
Gear Up! Enhanced youth work provision in Somerset
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£9,873 28/02/2020
Gear Up! Enhanced youth work provision in Somerset
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£96,273 01/04/2019
.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£96,273 01/04/2019
.
Co-Op Foundation - Co-design offer
£9,991 20/12/2018
Investigating contributing factors to loneliness and using this insight to pilot new approaches.
Co-Op Foundation - Youth Community Spaces offer
£9,960 20/12/2018
Informing the redesign of the library space in Wellington
DCMS - Building Connections Fund - Codesign
£9,991 20/12/2018
Investigating contributing factors to loneliness and using this insight to pilot new approaches.
DCMS - Building Connections Fund - Community Spaces
£9,960 20/12/2018
Working with the local library to make it more attractive to disadvantaged young people.
Youth Music - The Rural Music Network
£99,816 15/11/2018
The Rural Music Network
Youth Music - The Rural Music Network Young Carers Project
£28,866 09/03/2018
The Rural Music Network Young Carers Project
National Lottery Community Fund - The SRYP Next Steps Project
£7,815 14/02/2018
12
The funding will be used to provide training for young people in order to improve career opportunities and raise their aspirations.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£96,273 24/04/2017
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DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£96,273 24/04/2017
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
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£96,273 24/04/2017
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
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£72,205 24/04/2017
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
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£72,205 24/04/2017
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
Somerset Community Foundation - NCS - disabled inclusion
£3,000 31/08/2016
11
Support for young people with additional needs to participate in NCS.
Youth Music - The Rural Music Network
£99,875 27/04/2016
The Rural Music Network
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Somerset Rural Youth Project
£15,000 29/10/2012
the salary and NI costs of the Project Worker
National Lottery Community Fund - Active Futures
£239,467 19/09/2012
36
This is a new project for the benefit of rurally isolated young people. The aim of the project is to involve disadvantaged young people in new physical activities leading to improve health and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Moped Workshop Volunteers
£156,660 16/05/2012
48
This project will continue and expand a piloted project to provide practical work experience for rural young people living in Somerset through the provision of taster and volunteer placements around ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 26-73
  • CLAIRE TOUGH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director Of Neighbourhoods
  • ETHNA BASHFORD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Patient Care (Retired)
  • JODIE LOVEDAY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director And Accountant
  • JULIE BIGGS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Head Of Hr Services
  • LAUREN HOLLAND Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Business Development And Marketing Advisor
  • RICHARD TURNER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Superintendent, Somerset Commander
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/07/1998, number: 1070693
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/05/1997, number: 03363009
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
  • Investing charity funds 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; AR16: 24 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR06: 29 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THIRD WORLD-FAMILY-HUMANITARIAN on 02/08/2022
Main office

Young Somerset
Unit 1-2
Suprema Commercial Estate
Broadway
Edington
BRIDGWAT

Objectives

• To help young people in the County of Somerset, especially but not exclusively through leisure time activities, to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capabilities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved • To promote the social welfare and the preservation of the health and wellbeing of young people in the said areas by the provision of information, advice and guidance.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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