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

FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE 

To act as a resource for children and young people up to the age of 25, enabling them to confidently transition to the next stage of their life, thrive and fulfil their potential, through providing safe places, positive activities and trusted people.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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:

  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Established: 23 years

www.4yp.org.uk

enquiries@4yp.org.uk

01473252607

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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
31/08/23?£929£841£87£1£529£5127.33211
31/03/22£490£452£38n/an/an/an/an/a17
31/03/21£567£549£17£11£403£32172830
31/03/20£489£514£-25n/an/an/an/an/a119
31/03/19£503£498£5£10£411£4019.72925
31/03/18£530£492£37£11£406£4069.9270
31/03/17£485£505£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£486£470£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£427£443£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£506£424£82£13£419£2587.3130
31/03/13£363£380£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£335£332£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£327£307£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£229£262£-33£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£494£299£196£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£247£262£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£285£248£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£221£211£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£295£173£123£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£61£82£-20£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 39%
Liabilities/Income: 53%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 7.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 3.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex, Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 32 employees
  • 11 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
National Lottery Community Fund£218,330
Suffolk Community Foundation£95,440
BBC Children in Need£79,823
Henry Smith Charity£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to For Children and Young People
£79,823 07/08/2023
This grant supports core costs for mental health charity work in the form of counselling, group support and youth clubs. The intended outcomes are to provide a safe space, positive activities, and ....more
Department for Work and Pensions - THE GOOD BOXES COMPANY LIMMITED
£5,426 01/04/2022
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Suffolk Young People's Health Project (4YP)
£843 23/10/2021
We would like to support the physical and mental wellbeing of vulnerable young people through youth work activities and counselling. We aim to enable them to re-enter education.
Suffolk Community Foundation - 4YP Easter Activities
£2,540 27/03/2021
1
Towards 4YP's Easter activities for young people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Counselling and Wrap around Youth work for YP in Suffolk
£207,260 27/01/2021
36
The project aims to provide counselling for young people in order to address emotional wellbeing which could ultimately prevent worsening mental health issues school exclusions loss of social ....more
Suffolk Community Foundation - COVID-19 Lockdown 2.0 support for young people
£4,000 22/01/2021
4
To support the mental wellbeing of young people during the Covid 19 pandemic.
Suffolk Community Foundation - COVID-19 Lockdown 2.0 support for young people
£2,000 04/01/2021
To support the mental wellbeing of children and young people during the second Covid 19 lockdown period.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Core costs
£20,000 14/12/2020
11
Towards two years’ running costs of a project providing support services to young people.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Suffolk Young People's Health Project
£20,000 08/12/2020
24
towards two years' running costs of a project providing support services to young people aged 12-25 across Suffolk.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,536 28/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Suffolk Community Foundation - Hintlesham Youth Club
£4,000 21/09/2020
11
To provide a youth club for young people in the rural areas of Hintlesham and Chattisham.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Hintlesham Youth Club
£2,700 16/09/2020
11
To provide a youth club for young people in the rural areas of Hintlesham and Chattisham.
Suffolk Community Foundation - TheCallUp
£5,000 24/07/2020
11
To support "The Call Up" programme, part of the young leaders’ project run by 4YP.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid 19 Support 4YP
£11,070 15/05/2020
6
4YP offers counselling to young people under the age of 25 who are suffering from preventative mental health issues. The project will use funding to offer access to support and counselling sessions ....more
Suffolk Community Foundation - mental and physical well-being support through period of pandemic
£3,400 07/04/2020
6
To provide remote counselling, food and essentials for young people across Suffolk. Covid19.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Girls Group
£3,500 21/01/2020
12
Towards continuation funding for the Girls Group.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Suffolk Young People's Health Project
£3,000 08/01/2020
6
Towards counselling and core costs.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Sustain, develop and prevent
£14,150 31/10/2019
12
Towards sustain, develop and prevent.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Walk n Talk
£12,960 31/10/2019
20
To support the "Walk 'n Talk" Project.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Suffolk Young People's Health Project
£15,170 20/09/2019
12
Towards core support services for young people across Suffolk.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Grant to Suffolk Young People's Health Project
£3,020 01/07/2019
14
To support a youth club twice a month at Hintlesham.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£56,967 01/04/2019
.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£56,967 01/04/2019
.
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£4,587 01/01/2019
To improve emotional/mental health. To provide knowledge and support to assist with fewer incidents of risk-taking or harmful behaviours. To reduce social isolation.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Girls' Group
£4,587 11/12/2018
11
Towards the Girls Group.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Flexible Wrap-Around Emotional Wellbeing Support
£15,420 30/11/2017
11
Providing a flexible Wrap-Around Emotional Well-being Support.
Suffolk Community Foundation - 4YP Counselling
£5,000 23/11/2017
8
Towards providing counselling to young people who face disadvantage and isolation caused by poor emotional and mental wellbeing.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Ask the 4YP Expert
£2,500 16/11/2017
3
Towards Ask the 4YP Expert - an online service to help young people overcome social and geographical isolation
Suffolk Community Foundation - 4YP Counselling for Young People from mid Suffolk
£5,000 13/11/2017
11
To provide counselling to young people from Stowmarket and outlying areas who face disadvantage caused by poor emotional and mental wellbeing.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000 10/07/2017
Core costs (lease and associated building insurance)
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£56,967 01/05/2017
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DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£56,967 01/05/2017
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
£56,967 01/05/2017
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
£42,725 01/05/2017
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
£42,725 01/05/2017
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
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Suffolk Young People's Health Project
£19,920 11/06/2015
24
towards two years' running costs of a project providing support services to disadvantaged young people across Suffolk
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-68
  • HELEN KENT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Headteacher
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/12/2000, number: 1084286
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/03/2000, number: 03954918
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; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from JUST TALK CAMPAIGN on 01/07/2020
Main office

14 Lower Brook Street
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP4 1AP

Objectives

To act as a resource for children, young people and young adults up to the age of 25, enabling them to transition to the next stage of their life, thrive and fulfil their potential through providing, (i) safe places to attend recreational and leisure time activities, and receive informal education, in the interest of social welfare and designed to improve their conditions of life; (ii) activities which develop their skills, capacities, confidence and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals; (iii) trusted people for them to connect and journey with, for the relief of their poor mental health and wellbeing, by the provision of counselling and other individual and group support for such persons.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SUFFOLK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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