Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 11

Strong growth: +2
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 14

COPENHAGEN YOUTH PROJECT

CYP has developed an innovative approach to working with children and young people and has become the main provider of youth services in the Caledonian and Barnsbury Wards. All activities are carefully planned to ensure that they are not simply diversionary, but act as a vehicle for focused work providing progression and helping young people to develop skills, access learning and provide pathways

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
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 22 years

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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		£199	£331	£-132	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/22		£332	£336	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/21		£339	£272	£67	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/03/20		£336	£241	£95	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19		£227	£178	£50	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/18		£167	£173	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£171	£153	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£125	£145	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£138	£148	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£150	£156	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£133	£148	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£192	£152	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£195	£196	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£276	£264	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£221	£296	£-75	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£281	£295	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£280	£268	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£246	£261	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05?	*	£276	£191	£85	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/04	*	£208	£191	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Recreation

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Islington,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 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	£247,210
Henry Smith Charity	£158,600
Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£70,000
Indigo Trust	£70,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000
DCMS	£10,000
Cripplegate Foundation	£10,000
Youth Music	£8,229

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Our Neighbourhood Fund 2022-2023
£25,000	28/03/2023	Copenhagen Youth Project (CYP) is a unique youth project working in partnership with young people in Islington to create and sustain a positive youth culture that inspires children and young people ....more Copenhagen Youth Project (CYP) is a unique youth project working in partnership with young people in Islington to create and sustain a positive youth culture that inspires children and young people to plan, initiate and lead their own projects. CYP runs a youth centre on Copenhagen Street where young people can attend youth club, football sessions, access employability advice and mentoring and seek wellbeing support.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Copenhagen Youth Project
£158,600	09/11/2022 36	towards three years' salary and on costs of a Finance and Administration Officer and a Property and Admin Manager at a community youth project in the London Borough of Islington.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Copenhagen Youth Project
£5,000	20/07/2022	Mentoring project
National Lottery Community Fund - Therapeutic Youth Programme
£237,210	15/07/2022	The project is using funding to provide ongoing support to young people in response to the pandemic. The aim is to engage young people through tried and tested core youth activities and encouraged ....more The project is using funding to provide ongoing support to young people in response to the pandemic. The aim is to engage young people through tried and tested core youth activities and encouraged them to engage in more specialised mental health support and confidence building activity.
National Lottery Community Fund - Football 4 Life
£10,000	05/11/2021	The funding will be used to run weekly football sessions to support disadvantaged and vulnerable children and young people from Islington. The project aims to raise self-esteem and contribute to ....more The funding will be used to run weekly football sessions to support disadvantaged and vulnerable children and young people from Islington. The project aims to raise self-esteem and contribute to reducing gang culture within the community whilst increasing social cohesion deter young people from criminal activity and provide opportunities to escape the cycle of poverty.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Copenhagen Youth Project
£1,716	23/10/2021	We would like to buy two new iMacs to develop an online programme that facilitates weekly music sessions. Our sessions will support local young people with beat making and music production.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£25,000	03/09/2021	Copenhagen Youth Project
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Engaging young people in Caledonian Road and Barnsbury
£25,000	01/12/2020	Copenhagen Youth Project (CYP) works in partnership with young people to create and sustain a positive youth culture. This grant supports work to engage and inform young people in the Caledonian Road ....more Copenhagen Youth Project (CYP) works in partnership with young people to create and sustain a positive youth culture. This grant supports work to engage and inform young people in the Caledonian Road and Barnsbury area of London and to provide a safe, youth-led space where they can learn and develop.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	29/06/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£6,400	01/06/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project is a Sport and Physical Activity project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project is a Sport and Physical Activity project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Youth Music - Coronavirus - Emergency Fund
£8,229	21/05/2020	Coronavirus - Emergency Fund - Adapting and staying inclusive
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Copenhagen Youth Project
£6,905	21/05/2020	A grant of £6,905 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the appliciation, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£20,000	07/05/2020 4	Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Copenhagen Youth Project
£10,000	28/04/2020	Covid-19 Crisis Support
Indigo Trust - Covid-19 Emergency Funding
£5,000	23/04/2020	Core unrestricted funding for organisational needs during Covid-19 crisis
Indigo Trust - Covid-19 Emergency Funding
£5,000	23/04/2020	Core unrestricted funding for organisational needs during Covid-19 crisis
Indigo Trust - Strengthening opportunities for young people in the Kings Cross area
£30,000	03/12/2019	Core unrestricted funding.
Indigo Trust - Strengthening opportunities for young people in the Kings Cross area
£30,000	03/12/2019	Core unrestricted funding.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000	25/01/2019	Core Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Who am I to work?
£222,874	19/12/2018 36	The project will provide a range of services from centre based youth work to street counselling. The aim is to support young people to move from counselling through to employment opportunities.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Core support over two years
£20,000	04/12/2018 12	Copenhagen Youth Project provides a safe, youth-led space for young people in the Caledonian Road and Barnsbury area – an area which is amongst the 20% most deprived areas nationally. The ....more Copenhagen Youth Project provides a safe, youth-led space for young people in the Caledonian Road and Barnsbury area – an area which is amongst the 20% most deprived areas nationally. The organisation runs a range of events and activities to help young people experiencing disadvantage to learn, develop and build a positive future.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Copenhagen Youth Project
£14,550	30/10/2018	Youth Club
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer Programme
£9,950	23/08/2018 12	The funding will be used to deliver a youth club volunteer training programme. The project aims to increase the volunteering capacity of the youth club.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Copenhagen Youth Project
£24,052	13/03/2018 36	This project will provide a music production programme to young people affected by local deprivation with limited access to recreational activities. The project will help to improve resilience, ....more This project will provide a music production programme to young people affected by local deprivation with limited access to recreational activities. The project will help to improve resilience, improve communication skills and raise aspirations.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Copenhagen Youth Project
£5,606	29/11/2017	We would like to take local disadvantaged children and young people on two residential trips to the countryside for a new experience.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	14/09/2017	Senior Youth Worker Salary - Revenue Costs
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Copenhagen Youth Project
£4,500	07/03/2017	Towards the cost of RealTalk youth engagement pop-up events
Indigo Trust - Strengthening opportunities for young people in King's Cross, London
£45,000	04/01/2017 36	Core funding for three years (£15,000 in each financial year 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19) to this youth organisation which offers a variety of activities and programmes for young people in this ....more Core funding for three years (£15,000 in each financial year 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19) to this youth organisation which offers a variety of activities and programmes for young people in this King's Cross area.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Copenhagen Youth Project
£20,000	03/11/2016 12	over one year as continuation funding towards the director's salary at a youth-led organisation in North London
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Copenhagen Youth Project
£12,146	29/06/2016 12	The Copenhagen Youth Project is seeking funding to develop a new business plan and new fundraising strategy and to develop staff and trustee fundraising skills
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Copenhagen Youth Project
£69,900	11/06/2015 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of the Finance and Administration Officer at a youth project in the London Borough of Islington
Tudor Trust - Grant to Copenhagen Youth Project
£70,000	03/12/2013 36	over three years towards the salary of a field worker at a youth-led neighbourhood organisation which uses football, music and arts to engage marginalised young people in Kings Cross, London
Indigo Trust - Three-year grant to improve lives of young people in King's Cross, London
£45,000	27/11/2013	Unrestricted core funding over 3 years for this youth organisation working with people in King's Cross, London (£15,000 per annum).
Indigo Trust - Funding to support Youth Club
£20,000	19/12/2012	Towards the running costs of the organisation's Youth Club in King's Cross and to provide fundraising consultancy.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Copenhagen Youth Project
£49,000	13/06/2012 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of the Finance and Admin Officer at a community youth project in the London Borough of Islington
Indigo Trust - Towrds youth projects in Kings Cross
£44,672	10/11/2011	Towards youth projects in Kings Cross.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Copenhagen Youth Project
£25,000	28/07/2011	the salary costs of the Senior Youth Worker
National Lottery Community Fund - 165 (Youth-Led) project
£10,000	17/03/2011 12	This is a project by a charity in Islington. The group will use funding to employ a project coordinator to deliver their project to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds with low self-esteem. ....more This is a project by a charity in Islington. The group will use funding to employ a project coordinator to deliver their project to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds with low self-esteem. This will develop the beneficiaries' life skills and promote independence and interaction with their peers.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 27-59

DAMLA SAT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Stratergy Consultant

KEBRA DAKOWAH DUFRENE Appointed: 2022

LARA SHIRLEY HABASH BAILEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Law Student

NIKHIL CHOUKSEY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Tax Consultant

ROBIN VOS, Occupation: Lawyer, Other trusteeships: PROSPEX, THE ABCD CHARITABLE TRUST,

RACHEL CAROLYN HAYNES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Practitioner

SAMUEL KING Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Creative Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/03/2002, number: 1091001
Registered at Companies House on 06/06/2001, number: 04229324

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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR06: 2 days late, AR05: 128 days late, AR04: 37 days late,

Main office

Copenhagen Youth Project
172 Copenhagen Street
LONDON
N1 0ST

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON AND CAMDEN, BEING FACILITIES:-1. OF WHICH SUCH CHILDREN HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND2. WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH CHILDREN BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL BEING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON

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