Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 7

Poor Liquidity: -1
Deficit latest year: -2

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 6

YSS

To provide community based support services for children, young people, adults and families who are vulnerable, have complex needs and who face difficult life challenges.

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Positives:

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

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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		£1,365	£1,658	£-294	£0	£443	£193	1.4	44	20
31/03/22		£1,507	£1,454	£53	£0	£737	£358	3	45	35
31/03/21		£1,510	£1,409	£101	£0	£684	£353	3	48	40
31/03/20		£1,705	£1,713	£-8	£1	£582	£324	2.3	55	40
31/03/19		£1,309	£1,337	£-29	£0	£591	£324	2.9	47	60
31/03/18		£1,621	£1,528	£93	£0	£619	£294	2.3	49	0
31/03/17	*	£1,702	£1,665	£37	£21	£526	£304	2.2	59	0
31/03/16		£1,853	£1,789	£63	£61	£489	£299	2	59	0
31/03/15		£1,806	£1,785	£21	£5	£425	£292	2	45	0
31/03/14		£1,792	£1,751	£41	£5	£404	£280	1.9	52	0
31/03/13		£1,729	£1,921	£-192	£5	£363	£289	1.8	52	0
31/03/12		£2,001	£2,008	£-7	£4	£555	£277	1.7	59	0
31/03/11		£2,071	£1,951	£121	£4	£562	£298	1.8	75	0
31/03/10		£1,962	£1,826	£136	£4	£441	£250	1.6	79	0
31/03/09		£1,575	£1,620	£-45	£4	£306	£214	1.6	67	0
31/03/08		£1,902	£1,907	£-5	£3	£351	£266	1.7	53	0
31/03/07		£1,674	£1,602	£72	£4	£356	£254	1.9	38	0
31/03/06		£1,261	£1,198	£63	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£1,371	£1,412	£-41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£1,250	£1,118	£132	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 29%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 43%
Reserves/Spending: 1.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 24 years

www.yss.org.uk

finance@yss.org.uk

01905 730780

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for young people

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, Warwickshire, Worcestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

44 employees
20 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

Smallwood Trust	£173,586
Ministry of Justice	£105,000
Ministry of Defence	£9,479
Co-Operative Group	£6,483

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Smallwood Trust - Funding for distribution as grants to individuals
£75,000	02/08/2022	This initiative seeks to shift grant making power directly to local women’s organisations and services. Smallwood provides a block grant and organisations then award hardship grants to individual ....more This initiative seeks to shift grant making power directly to local women’s organisations and services. Smallwood provides a block grant and organisations then award hardship grants to individual women 18+ integrated with their specialist support services.
Smallwood Trust - Funding for distribution as grants to individuals
£6,000	19/04/2022	This initiative seeks to shift grant making power directly to local women’s organisations and services. Smallwood provides a block grant and organisations then award hardship grants to individual ....more This initiative seeks to shift grant making power directly to local women’s organisations and services. Smallwood provides a block grant and organisations then award hardship grants to individual women 18+ integrated with their specialist support services.
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£9,479	15/10/2021	For local projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
Smallwood Trust - Delivering Services to Women
£92,586	14/05/2021	To target women across Shropshire and Telford who are at risk of entering the Criminal Justice System or are already in the system, focusing on resettling, rehabilitating and reconnecting with family ....more To target women across Shropshire and Telford who are at risk of entering the Criminal Justice System or are already in the system, focusing on resettling, rehabilitating and reconnecting with family and local community.
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector Core Costs Funding
£75,000	01/04/2021	To support organisations which are developing a whole systems approach to female offenders across the country.
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector Funding
£30,000	21/01/2021	The womens community sector grants scheme offers £2.5 million in funding for core costs to promote greater financial stability throughout the sector.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Worcestershire Young Carers
£6,483	24/10/2020	We aim to provide wellbeing activities and trips for our young carers, so they can have a break from their caring role.
DCMS - Women First Innovation Fund
£14,934	15/12/2017	To fund innovative projects that support women along the employability pathway
BBC Children in Need - Grant to YSS Ltd
£44,654	06/08/2017 36	The project will provide a range of activities and support for young carers, including: information and resources, group meetings, involvement in the design and delivery of a conference, leading to ....more The project will provide a range of activities and support for young carers, including: information and resources, group meetings, involvement in the design and delivery of a conference, leading to their views being heard and greater empowerment for them.
DCMS - Women First Innovation Fund
£7,500	06/07/2017	To fund innovative projects that support women along the employability pathway

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-68

JARED WHITEHOUSE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Client Services Director

FIONA ELIZABETH CHARNY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeships: WORCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS CHARITABLE TRUST, WORCESTERSHIRE BREAST UNIT HAVEN,

LADY SUSANNA JANE MCFARLANE (Chair) Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Physiotherapist

NERYS THOMAS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/08/2000, number: 1081992
Registered at Companies House on 30/06/2000, number: 04024428

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
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; AR17: 0 days late, AR05: 72 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

YSS Ltd
Polysec House
Blackpole Trading Estate West
WORCESTER
WR3 8TJ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS AND OTHERS (INCLUDING ADULTS, FAMILIES AND CARERS) WHO ARE IN NEED THROUGH HAVING COMPLEX NEEDS SUCH AS OFFENDING, MENTAL ILL HEALTH, HOMELESSNESS, PROBLEMATIC SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND/OR WHO FACE DIFFICULT LIFE CHALLENGES SUCH AS UNEMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, LACK OF POSITIVE ROLE MODELS, SEPARATION, LOSS AND LOW SELF ESTEEM BY HELPING THEM TO DEVELOP NEW SKILLS AND IMPROVE THEIR RESILIENCE, ENABLING THEM TO LEAD POSITIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE LIVES IN SOCIETY AND ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL. THE CHARITY’S WORK IS CARRIED OUT PREDOMINANTLY IN WEST MERCIA (HEREFORDSHIRE, SHROPSHIRE, TELFORD AND WORCESTERSHIRE); AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE CHARITY FROM SHALL TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORCESTERSHIRE AND HEREFORDSHIRE

Data Sources

YSS