Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 11
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

TRELYA 

Provision of activities for children and young people including those at risk of social exclusion. Activities include sports, arts, music, educational support and other opportunities. Provision of recreational and leisure time facilities in the interests of social welfare for those inhabitants of the area in necessitous circumstances.
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Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender
Established: 22 years

www.trelya.com

accounts@trelya.com

01736339639

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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£840£809£31£0£913£83912.42310
31/03/22£808£773£35£0£835£69410.8210
31/03/21£733£624£109£0£800£54410.5190
31/03/20£634£488£146£0£691£42010.3190
31/03/19£567£492£75£0£545£41910.2186
31/03/18£377£451£-74£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£487£676£-189£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£462£491£-29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£1,129£426£703£18£762£2657.5140
31/03/14£411£436£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£399£391£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£353£333£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£364£384£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£472£433£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£282£306£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£286£282£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£231£206£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£193£198£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£258£237£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£185£208£-23£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: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 12.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 14.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cornwall, Isles Of Scilly,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 23 employees
  • 10 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£240,000
Comic Relief£150,458
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£100,000
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£75,000
BBC Children in Need£62,733
Masonic Trust£60,000
Youth Music£59,374
Charles Hayward Foundation£46,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£60,000 25/01/2023
To support the Skylar & Skylar Transition project working with the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children aged 0-8 years in Penzance and surrounding areas.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Trelya
£100,000 13/12/2022
Main Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Trelya
£120,000 07/04/2022
36
towards three years' salary of a Creative Youth Work Lead and team to provide expanded arts based programmes for young people with complex needs, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, in Penzance and ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Trelya
£10,000 07/04/2022
refurbishment of building for a charity supporting disadvantaged young people in Cornwall
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Trelya
£4,000 25/03/2022
Skylar Transition Project - an early intervention programme for children who are transitioning from Trelya's nursery to primary school
Youth Music - Key Changes
£29,391 07/03/2022
Key Changes
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Trelya
£10,327 31/01/2022
This project will provide one to one support and group work for children and young people experiencing multiple complex challenges. The sessions will reduce social isolation, improve emotional ....more
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£9,860 15/06/2021
3
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger ....more
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Trelya
£21,000 26/03/2021
Skylar Transition Project - an early intervention programme for children who are transitioning from Trelya's nursery to primary school
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 06/11/2020
Trelya
Department of Health - Trelya
£39,744 28/08/2020
Grant funding to members of the Health and Wellbeing Alliance for priority project work in support of DHSC, NHS England and Improvement and PHE strategic priorities.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Trelya
£120,000 12/08/2020
36
towards three years' continuation funding for an organisation that helps children and young people who are deprived and/or living in poverty in West Cornwall make positive changes to their lives.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Trelya
£52,406 27/07/2020
Covid19 - This project will deliver sessions to children and young people from low income families who have a range of complex needs and are impacted by Covid-19. It will help improve their ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£37,015 23/07/2020
"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
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Core Asset Development - Local Expansion
£60,000 24/06/2020
Based in Penzance, Trelya supports young people experiencing disadvantage to build confidence and self-esteem. Funding will support the team to grow the impact Core Asset Development approach by ....more
Comic Relief - TrelyaRecovery Funding
£40,000 23/06/2020
6
COVID19 Recovery funding
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£15,000 18/06/2020
3
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
CAF - Grant to Trelya
£2,400 09/06/2020
Grant to Trelya to support the organisation through COVID19
Cornwall Community Foundation - In response to Covid 19
£3,000 31/03/2020
3
To ensure vulnerable families have necessary food, toiletries and basic necessities they want to reduce stress and incidents of violence in volatile homes. So packs will also contain resources for ....more
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Trelya
£21,000 27/02/2020
Skylar Transition Project - an early intervention programme for children who are transitioning from Trelya's nursery to primary school
Comic Relief - Skylar 3 - 5
£110,458 06/11/2019
60
The Skylar 3-5 project will support children aged 3-5 years from deprived communities in Penzance who are experiencing or at high risk of adverse childhood experiences.Skylar 3-5 will provide ....more
Youth Music - Growing Cudjack
£29,983 05/07/2019
Growing Cudjack
National Lottery Community Fund - No Matter What
£9,800 04/07/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver one to one support sessions for young people. The project aims to increase confidence and improve life chances through the development of skills, motivation and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Active Change (FAC)
£87,368 31/10/2018
24
The project addresses the root causes of the problems and unmet needs of vulnerable families living in and around Treneere, Penzance East.
Garfield Weston Foundation - WAF award
£75,000 05/10/2018
Conversion of the Lescudjack Centre’s ‘Daisy Room’ into a ‘Youth Kitchen and Community Arts Space’ (Gul).
Sport England - Fit For Us
£57,233 17/09/2018
24
Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity and Economic Disadvantage funding programme for a Revenue project titled Fit For Us. This project lists its main activity as Exercise & Fitness
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Developing and sharing a 'Core Assets' approach
£60,000 14/05/2018
24
Based in Penzance, Treyla supports young people experiencing disadvantage to build confidence and self-esteem. Through this grant, it plans to replicate its long term, one-to-one mentoring programme ....more
Sport England - Hyped!
£8,360 14/03/2018
12
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Hyped!. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
DCMS - ALB-Hyped!
£8,360 14/03/2018
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BBC Children in Need - Grant to Trelya
£27,477 13/03/2018
36
This project provides play sessions for young children from low income families with a range of complex issues and needs. The activities will help to improve language skills and communication, reduce ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Trelya
£14,700 21/02/2018
12
To fund development of a 5-year revenue plan to include income generation plan for Centre, improved fundraising skills, improvements to website and database.
Masonic Trust - Core funding
£5,000 21/02/2018
Support and arts, sports and educational activities for vulnerable isolated young people at risk of social exclusion.
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Trelya
£42,000 14/02/2018
24
Skylar; early intervention to develop parenting skills and engagement of vulnerable young mums living in Cornwall's most deprived community
Youth Music - Cudjack Music
£22,630 17/11/2017
Cudjack Music
Tudor Trust - Grant to Trelya
£90,000 10/11/2017
36
over three years towards the team leader's salary for a programme providing intensive mentoring support to young people in Penzance
National Lottery Community Fund - Our Cornwall 
£9,560 01/11/2017
12
The funding will be used to run trips and life skills workshops for young people locally, bringing them together, building stronger relationships and improving their networks.
Dulverton Trust - Realising Ambition Project
£32,000 24/10/2017
Realising Ambition Project
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Trelya
£23,300 04/10/2017
Young people experiencing social and economic disadvantage will explore Cornwall's smuggling and wrecking heritage
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Trelya
£92,887 14/06/2017
36
This project supports children and young people from low income families who have a range of complex needs. Through accessing 1-2-1 support and group work it will help to increase their self-esteem ....more
Comic Relief - The Mammik Project
£155,224 28/09/2016
24
Many young women living in and around the Trenere Estate in Penzance, Cornwall have had difficult lives, have low self esteem and experience of drug and alcohol use, violence, abuse and exploitation ....more
DCMS - The Mammik Project
£42,408 28/09/2016
Many young women living in and around the Trenere Estate in Penzance, Cornwall have had difficult lives, have low self esteem and experience of drug and alcohol use, violence, abuse and exploitation ....more
DCMS - The Mammik Project
£42,408 28/09/2016
Many young women living in and around the Trenere Estate in Penzance, Cornwall have had difficult lives, have low self esteem and experience of drug and alcohol use, violence, abuse and exploitation ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Trelya
£20,000 28/06/2013
The charity supports young people living in the most deprived estates of West Cornwall and the Scillies. It seeks funding for the director. The work helps young people to train and develop, reducing ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Steren Project
£195,490 09/08/2011
60
This project will enable young people and their families to lead healthier lifestyles, make positive choices and fulfil their potential through employment, training, positive parenting, volunteering ....more
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the "Keeping Safe" project
£3,200 25/02/2009
Towards "Keeping Safe", a four-month project helping 10 vulnerable children in Cornwall.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 55-78
  • ANTONY PENHAUL Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Retired Parliamentary Assistant
  • JILL TRY Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Retired Headteacher
  • SARA DAVEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Headteacher
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/12/2001, number: 1089634
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/11/2001, number: 04315251
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 31 days late,
Main office

The Lescudjack Centre
Penmere Close
PENZANCE
TR18 3PE

Objectives

TO ENHANCE, FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO 25 YEARS OLD, AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE POVERTY AMONG THOSE IN NEED IN THE UK, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WEST CORNWALL INCLUDING THE ISLES OF SCILLY TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THOSE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

Defined Area of Benefit:

YOUNG PEOPLE IN WEST CORNWALL.

Data Sources

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