Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 1
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

SHEFFIELD YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION 

Provides supported accommodation to vulnerable young women, young women with learning disabilities, and young mums with babies.Provides outreach support to vulnerable families in their own tenancies.Aims: to teach independent living skills; to help develop parenting skills.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
Established: 24 years

www.ywcayorkshire.org.uk

louise.dack@ywcayorkshire.org.uk

01142739256

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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£1,523£1,541£-18£0£1,511£1,50611.74616
31/03/22*£1,460£1,433£26£0£1,530£1,51812.7557
31/03/21£1,449£1,425£24£0£1,462£1,44812.24815
31/03/20£1,533£1,551£-18£0£1,439£1,424115413
31/03/19£1,617£1,708£-91£0£1,455£1,43910.15410
31/03/18£1,563£1,590£-27£0£1,544£1,52711.5560
31/03/17*£1,512£1,606£-94£0£1,568£1,54911.6540
31/03/16£1,542£1,492£50£23£1,658£1,0288.3540
31/03/15£1,528£1,385£144£151£1,607£1,58613.7540
31/03/14£1,552£1,414£138£181£1,462£1,43612.2520
31/03/13£1,412£1,276£136£166£1,322£1,29312.2410
31/03/12£1,376£1,248£128£182£1,186£1,14311340
31/03/11£1,230£1,121£109£155£1,057£1,01810.9270
31/03/10£1,220£1,150£70£169£947£9059.4300
31/03/09£1,170£1,150£20£178£876£8278.6290
31/03/08£1,143£1,100£42£142£856£8018.7270
31/03/07£1,004£1,016£-12£145£812£7699.1270
31/03/06£937£819£117£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£893£732£162£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£566£442£124£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 11.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Other Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 46 employees
  • 16 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Safeguarding in a Digital World
£8,865 23/05/2019
12
The project will aims to empower people by providing information and education to help prevent exploitation and reduce risk online, which in turn will protect families, young people and children.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-61
  • MARK WHITE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Managing Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/03/2000, number: 1080111
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/10/1999, number: 03866756
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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; AR22: 6 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR04: 187 days late,
Main office

Young Womens Christian Association
255 Pitsmoor Road
SHEFFIELD
S3 9AQ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AMONG WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF EITHER SEX, TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION, TO RELIEVE THEIR POVERTY AND TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THEIR BENEFIT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

SHEFFIELD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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