Overall GiG Score: 22 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10

ISLE OF WIGHT YOUTH TRUST 

Providing a counselling service to young people up to the age of 25.Providing a counselling service for Under 13s.Providing a welfare service at local events (utilising volunteers).
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 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:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 23 years

www.iowyouthtrust.co.uk

info@iowyouthtrust.co.uk

01983529569

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
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£804£947£-143£56£570£55072710
31/03/22£959£926£33£25£713£6338.22710
31/03/21£785£596£189£25£680£57511.6191
31/03/20£553£529£24£31£491£44710.11129
31/03/19£519£475£43£52£467£436111120
31/03/18£357£344£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£294£298£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£336£260£76£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£294£260£35£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£236£238£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£288£237£51£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£242£239£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£229£191£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£149£154£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£169£160£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£175£148£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£184£177£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£148£120£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£151£148£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£183£174£10£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 26%
Liabilities/Income: 25%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 27 employees
  • 10 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Isle Of Wight,

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£499,238
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£80,000
BBC Children in Need£49,395
Lloyds Bank Foundation£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Changing the Odds
£499,238 17/03/2023
This grant will be used to support children and young people with mental health needs living on the Isle of Wight. This includes counselling early help practical support and guidance and help for ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Isle of Wight Youth Trust
£49,395 02/09/2022
This project will empower children and young people from the Isle of Wight to deliver Social Action in their community
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£20,000 16/09/2020
3
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Isle of Wight Youth Trust
£30,000 21/05/2020
12
One year core funding to support Isle of Wight Youth Trust to sustain their work to support work addressing Mental Health Complex Social Issue (CSI) during COVID19
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub
£60,000 27/03/2020
The Isle of Wight Youth Trust provides counselling, and programmes focusing on mental health and youth advocacy. This grant supports the Trust to develop a drop-in Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - YouMatter
£449,200 31/10/2018
48
This project will develop therapeutic services to improve mental health outcomes for children and young people on the Isle of Wight by ensuring that every young person has access to mental health ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Isle of Wight Youth Trust
£120,000 23/10/2018
36
This project will provide counselling support to children and young people experiencing mental health issues. Young people will improve their family relationships, reduce their distress and develop ....more
The Blagrave Trust - Youth advocate
£90,000 19/07/2018
Supporting young people to improve their mental health and have their needs met
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Supporting young Islanders to unlock their potential
£60,000 14/05/2018
24
The Isle of Wight Youth Trust provides counselling and programmes focusing on mental health and youth advocacy. This grant will help the organisation to increase capacity, move to a more suitable ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Over 18s Counselling Service
£10,000 03/01/2018
12
This project will continue to provide an early intervention counselling service for 18 to 24 year olds with the aim of improving their mental wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Works
£69,214 15/07/2010
36
This project will add to the Isle of Wight Youth Trust's (IOWYT) provision of support and counselling to young people by offering a project that encourages young people to completely abstain from ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 29-73
  • JONATHAN READ Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Principal - Distribution Team
  • KAY BOYCOTT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Non-Executive Director
  • MARK DIX Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Marketing Technology And Data Consultant
  • SARAH REDRUP Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Marketing Manager And Illustrator
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/06/2001, number: 1087163
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/01/2001, number: 04149036
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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR11: 2 days late, AR07: 43 days late,
Main office

Isle Of Wight Youth Trust
114 Pyle Street
NEWPORT
Isle Of Wight
PO30 1XA

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS AND THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, AND IMPROVEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE ISLE OF WIGHT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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