Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

YESU 

The Yesu Project provides a meeting place plus a wide range of activities and services for both young and old. We work closely with many agencies providing information, support, advice and operating a very successful 'Befrienders' scheme. Our extensive youth work programs and community based work has developed to include a wide range of life skills support.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 22 years

www.yesu.co.uk

mail@yesu.co.uk

01263825516

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
31/07/22£98£90£9n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/07/21£80£87£-7n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/07/20£146£98£48n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/07/19£76£96£-20n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/07/18£96£95£1£0£0£0n/a060
31/07/17£87£92£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/16£91£91£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/15£65£88£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/14£115£107£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/13£128£133£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/12£171£140£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/11£142£141£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/10£136£133£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/09£123£122£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/08£113£122£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/07£138£102£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/06£97£94£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05£96£89£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£90£85£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 50 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Norfolk,

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£30,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
DCMS£9,570
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Core costs
£10,000 19/05/2023
The funding will be used to cover the core activity costs for the group which delivers a range of community activities. The project aims to continue supporting the needs of the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Befrienders Service
£10,000 25/02/2022
The funding will be used to continue delivery of a befriending service for vulnerable adults. The project aims to improve wellbeing in people and build better relationships within the community.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 17/09/2021
Core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Befrienders Service
£10,000 19/01/2021
11
The funding will be used to run their befriending service for people living with mental ill health. The project aims to improve people’s mental health and wellbeing and reduce isolation.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,570 28/08/2020
"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
National Lottery Community Fund - Children's and Young People's Project
£10,000 07/03/2019
12
The project will use the funding to run a variety of activities for children and young people including open mic nights, team building and trips. This will enable them to continue to run activities ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 30/01/2019
Core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Befrienders Cafe & Support Group
£8,680 22/11/2017
12
This project will deliver the Befrienders Café and Support Group, helping those with mental health issues and people who are socially isolated.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 23/10/2017
Core costs
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Yesu
£16,700 28/07/2011
sessional costs, rent, utilities, rates, telephone, internet and admin costs to deliver support in Melton Constable
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-73
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/07/2002, number: 1092968
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/02/2002, number: 04371479
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

Yesu
15 High Street
SHERINGHAM
NR26 8JP

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES WITHIN SHERINGHAM AND CROMER IN THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREIN CALLED THE TRUSTEES) MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT (THE AREA OF BENEFIT):-(A) TO RELIEVE PERSONS PARTICULARLY YOUNG PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY BY:(1) THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL HELP AND SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE PARTICULARLY YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE IN DEBT HOMELESS UNEMPLOYED OR ARE EX-OFFENDERS(II} THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL HELP AND SUPPORT OF WOMEN WHO ARE FACING PREGNANCY CRISIS (III) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL CLUBS FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED, BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(PLEASE SEE COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION ON FILE FOR DETAILS).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORFOLK - SHERINGHAM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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