Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 1

BLANDFORD YOUTH ADVICE & INFORMATION CENTRE

Treads is a young persons advice and information centre for 8-25 year olds.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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

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

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		£23	£37	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/22	*	£62	£29	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/21		£37	£40	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/20	*	£23	£25	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/19		£30	£26	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/18		£21	£25	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£21	£26	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£23	£26	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£28	£27	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£29	£23	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£31	£24	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£37	£23	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£36	£31	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£41	£36	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£33	£40	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£43	£47	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£44	£40	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 19 years

www.treads-youth-blandford-forum.com

admin@treads.org.uk

07766224165

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Dorset, Somerset,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
4 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Cook & Connect for Eurovision
£3,426	10/03/2023	Funding will be used to host a special Eurovision celebration session of the Cook and Connect project bringing together local people and the Ukrainian community. This project aims to help young ....more Funding will be used to host a special Eurovision celebration session of the Cook and Connect project bringing together local people and the Ukrainian community. This project aims to help young Ukrainian people share their culture and ease integration into the community.
Dorset Community Foundation - Blandford Ukrainian Friendly Food Club (?!!)
£7,996	28/10/2022	Partnership with Friendly Food Club to offer cooking sessions as a way to improve community cohesion between young people in Blandford and refugee young people arriving from Ukraine
Dorset Community Foundation - 'Heads Up'
£1,500	01/11/2021	New project designed with young people, to address the exacerbation of mental health issues post the pandemic
National Lottery Community Fund - #sidebyside
£9,317	16/04/2021	The organisation will use the funding to support young people within their rural community to establish a peer led social club to address issues identified within the community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-72

JENNIFER MUNDAY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Operating Officer

MELANIE TURLAND Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Equity, Diversity And Inclusion Manager

NATALIE PITHERS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: P/T Genealogist

JOHN TANNER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/10/2005, number: 1111623
Registered at Companies House on 10/03/2005, number: 05387889

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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

17 returns made; AR22: 3 days late, AR20: 8 days late, AR17: 29 days late, AR14: 320 days late,

Main office

BLANDFORD SCOUT HUT
EAGLE HOUSE GARDENS
BLANDFORD FORUM
DT11 7BS

Objectives

3.1 THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PERSONS WITHIN THE TOWN OF BLANDFORD FORUM IN DORSET AND THE SURROUNDING VILLAGES THROUGH THEIR LEISURE ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY IN PARTICULAR BY:-3.1.1 PROVIDING A PLACE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN OBTAIN INFORMATION AND MEET;3.1.2 PROVIDING FOR AN EXPERIENCED YOUTH WORKER SUPPORTED BY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO BE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE CENTRE;3.1.3 PROVIDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION ON ISSUES OF CONCERN INCLUDING HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, CONTRACEPTION AND SEXUAL HEALTH, DRUG ABUSE AND AVAILABILITY OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS;3.1.4 PROMOTING AND ASSISTING IN THE REDUCTION OF YOUTH CRIME BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO QUESTION AND DISCUSS ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOUR IN A POSITIVE WAY AND THEREFORE CHALLENGING ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR; AND3.1.5 ASSISTING YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAKE INFORMED CHOICES AND DECISIONS TO ENABLE THEM TO OBTAIN THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BLANDFORD FORUM

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