Overall GiG Score: 3 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

YOUNG PEOPLE TAKING ACTION 

Young People Taking Action provides information, support and a safe place to be to young people aged 8-29 in the Suffolk Coastal area. We aim to help young people reach their full potential and to improve the conditions of life for young persons who have need of such a service due to social or economical circumstances.
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

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: 20 years

cydsproject@hotmail.co.uk

01728830716

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
31/08/22*£150£148£2n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/08/21£157£150£7n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/08/20£127£84£43n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/08/19£60£74£-14n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/08/18£71£71£-1£0£0£0n/a08
31/08/17£56£55£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£55£51£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£41£49£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£56£68£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£79£78£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£89£88£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£99£100£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£99£100£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£132£123£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£145£120£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07£96£153£-57£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£123£147£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£172£204£-31£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 7 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,

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£283,647
BBC Children in Need£61,292
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
Suffolk Community Foundation£7,093
The Foyle Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Parents Support Group
£4,612 22/09/2023
The grant will be used to restart a young parents and expectant mums group which works with young and expectant parents who may be feeling isolated. The project aims to provide one to one engagement ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth work in Yoxford
£8,816 29/04/2022
The funding will be used to continue offering youth services to local young people by increasing capacity in an area with no current services. The aim of the project is to ensure young people who can ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Young People Taking Action - Development
£270,219 24/03/2020
36
The funding will be used to continue and expand youth provision including afternoon sessions supporting NEET young people, young parent support session, evening open access sessions and 'detached ....more
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 04/02/2020
a general donation towards costs until year end August 2021
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 06/12/2019
CYDS youth project
Suffolk Community Foundation - School holiday activities
£7,093 31/10/2019
2
To support school holiday activities.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Young People Taking Action
£61,292 26/06/2019
36
This project offers youth work sessions for 300 young people from Suffolk experiencing local deprivation. The project will support young people to develop their aspirations, physical and mental ....more
Suffolk Community Foundation - Summer Holiday Positive Activities
£4,000 20/06/2018
1
To fund a youth worker to run activities during the school summer holiday.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 13/06/2018
Core Costs for CYDS Youth project
Suffolk Community Foundation - Youth workers for Detached Youth Project
£9,110 21/03/2018
12
To expand and secure Detached Youth Work project. To offer information, advice and guidance, fun activities, consultation, engagement and support, and referrals to specialist agencies.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Young People Taking Action
£9,110 14/03/2018
12
towards one year's salary of two Youth Workers for the Detached Youth Project working in rurally isolated areas of East Suffolk
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Young People Taking Action
£24,600 11/02/2015
Craft A Coracle
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Young People Taking Action
£3,500 12/09/2013
towards one year's running costs of a project offering information, guidance and advice to young people in a disadvantaged area of Suffolk
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Young People Taking Action
£4,150 14/03/2012
towards one year's running costs of an employability programme for NEET young people in Suffolk
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Young People Taking Action
£23,500 19/12/2011
the costs of the employment project for NEET young people including the salary of the Senior Youth Worker, premises, overheads, training, resources, management, admin and fundraising costs
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-45
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/03/2004, number: 1102645
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/12/2003, number: 04985668
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 13 days late,
Main office

CYDS
53 HIGH STREET
LEISTON
IP16 4EL

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUFFOLK (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE YOUNG PERSONS UP TO 21 YEARS OF AGE BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, OTHER STATUTORY BODIES, VOLUNTARY BODIES AND OTHER GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE HEALTH, TO RELIEVE THOSE WHOA RE SUFFERING FROM FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE OTHERWISE IN NEED AND TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND OF HELPING THE YOUNG PERSONS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT TO GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS MEMBERS OF SOCIETYY

Defined Area of Benefit:

SUFFOLK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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