Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 11
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 23 ?

BERKSHIRE YOUTH LTD

The objective of the charity is to further the development and education of young people through leisure time activities so as to help them grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society that their conditions of life may be improved.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are unusually 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 Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£866£848£18£10£518£2914.1230
31/03/22£1,042£967£75£13£500£2603.2109
31/03/21£810£888£-78£14£425£2193109
31/03/20£670£534£136£13£503£1483.3281
31/03/19£452£491£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£565£512£53£18£407£3277.7280
31/03/17£470£490£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£402£528£-126n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£565£584£-19£24£499£4348.9370
31/03/14£432£525£-93n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£424£467£-44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£556£570£-14£27£655£52711.1340
31/03/11£1,133£1,021£112£33£669£5316.2430
31/03/10£1,231£971£260£32£557£2943.6350
31/03/09£650£613£37£30£289£2194.3140
31/03/08£588£504£84£27£251£1283110
31/03/07£604£523£82£36£167£1222.8100
31/03/06£446£401£45n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 30%
Liabilities/Income: 25%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 56%
Reserves/Spending: 4.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 2.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 20 years
(22 years as a company)

www.berkshireyouth.co.uk

admin@berkshireyouth.co.uk

01189090926

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£418,968
Henry Smith Charity£280,000
BBC Children in Need£160,561
Garfield Weston Foundation£125,000
Charles Hayward Foundation£50,000
DCMS£40,147
The Berkeley Foundation£31,750
The Clothworkers Foundation£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Berkshire Youth - Waterside Centre
£4,041 21/10/2023
We would like to provide affordable and engaging activities for local young people, to help with their mental health, wellbeing and personal development.
The Berkeley Foundation - Cost of Living Grant
£3,000 30/03/2023
One-off, unrestricted grant
National Lottery Community Fund - Holiday Activity Programme - half-term
£9,054 21/10/2022
The funding will be used to deliver a series of holiday activity programmes for disadvantaged children and young people during half term. The project aims to create a safe and supportive environment where they can build friendships access ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Berkshire Youth Ltd
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Berkshire Youth
£25,000 26/07/2022
Preventative programme of support for young people who are identified as being at risk of offending
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Berkshire Youth
£108,400 07/04/2022
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing one to one support and group work for young people with complex emotional issues, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, in Bracknell, Berkshire.
The Berkeley Foundation - Resilience Fund
£28,750 29/03/2022
Resilience Fund - Year 1 Wave 2
National Lottery Community Fund - The Waterside Centre - supporting inspiring and empowering young people
£400,000 25/02/2022
The funding will g towards the core costs and service delivery of the Waterside Centre. It will provide a youth club provision school holiday activities youth development programme and outreach support for young people aged 10-18 years living in ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Berkshire Youth
£500 01/02/2022
Towards the work of the organisation which helps with the transition from childhood to young adulthood, supporting young people to reach their full potential and make a positive contribution to their communities.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 08/10/2021
The Waterside Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - Berkshire Youth - Opportunities Through Sport - Watersports Equipment
£9,914 03/09/2021
The funding will help purchase non-motorised watersports equipment (kayaks canoes protective clothing buoyancy aids etc) to be used at a newly refurbished Waterside Centre. The centre gives young people access to a range of supervised activities ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Berkshire Youth
£5,000 16/08/2021
Towards the work of the organisation which helps with the transition from childhood to young adulthood, supporting young people to reach their full potential and make a positive contribution to their communities.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Berkshire Youth Ltd
£99,657 10/08/2021
This project will provide mentoring support to young people at risk of exclusion and involvement in criminal activity. Young people will be able to make informed choices, be more aware of identifying a trusted adult and improve their self-belief.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Berkshire Youth
£25,000 26/04/2021
Preventative programme of support for young people who are identified as being at risk of offending
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Berkshire Youth
£171,600 04/02/2021
36
towards three years' running costs of an outreach youth support project for disadvantaged young people in Bracknell Forest, Berkshire.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Berkshire Youth Ltd
£60,404 09/09/2020
12
COVID19 - This project will provide mentoring support to young people at risk of exclusion, whose behaviours have been exacerbated by Covid-19. Young people will engage better at school, be more confident and improve relations with adults.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,945 11/08/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£30,202 25/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£100,000 28/02/2020
Bershire Youth Waterside Centre - An Inspired Facility for Young People in Berkshire
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Berkshire Association of Clubs for Young People
£30,000 28/11/2019
refurbishment and purchase of equipment for a youth centre which works with disadvantaged young people in Berkshire
The Blagrave Trust - Young people from disadvantaged areas in Berkshire
£60,000 31/07/2019
Youth leadership and development activities
National Lottery Community Fund - Berkshire Youth Leadership Academy
£9,880 03/08/2018
12
The project will pilot a three day, two night residential for 20 of Berkshire's most disadvantaged young people aged 12 to 18. The project aims to bring young people together to learn life skills that can be used within their local community. The ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Berkshire Youth
£5,977 29/11/2017
We need to pay for venue hire, First Aid resources, certificates and a First Aid Instructor's time.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Berkshire Association of Clubs for Young People Limited
£34,600 25/06/2015
Celebrating 75 years of support, empowering and inspiring the young people of Berkshire
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 45-73
  • ARMELLE BOISSET Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director
  • BARRY WILLIAMS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director Of Operations
  • DR MONA ASHOK Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Professor Of Digital Transformation
  • ELIZABETH ANNE SHEARER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Community Engagement Director
  • GUY STANFORD PAGE CONSTANT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee
  • JOANNA HALLIDAY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Headmistress
  • MARTIN CHRISTOPHER DEAVES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • SARAH ATKINSON (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Board Member
  • TAMZIN JANE EVERSHED Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/10/2004, number: 1106341
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/07/2002, number: 04493501
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
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; all on time
Main office

Berkshire Youth Ltd
WATLINGTON HOUSE
44 WATLINGTON STREET
READING
BERKHSIRE
RG1 4RJ

Objectives

TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BERKSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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