Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 7

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 8

NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED

Newark develops the skills, capacities and capabilities of young people to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals. To advance education and relieve unemployment. Provides recreational and leisure time activities to improve conditions of life. Also to act as resource and point of contact for young people.

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
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Established: 18 years

www.newark.org.uk

info@newark.org.uk

02077901451

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£637	£503	£134	£8	£463	£91	2.2	24	40
31/03/22		£437	£363	£73	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/21		£304	£166	£137	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/20		£249	£200	£48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/19		£229	£200	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/18		£236	£214	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£149	£149	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£119	£117	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£141	£142	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£137	£134	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£106	£105	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£98	£97	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£89	£80	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£86	£85	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£30	£32	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£23	£26	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£25	£23	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 20%
Reserves/Spending: 2.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 16.6

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Newham, Tower Hamlets,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

24 employees
40 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

Greater London Authority	£144,375
The London Community Foundation	£49,979
BBC Children in Need	£49,793
Joseph Levy Foundation	£29,315
National Lottery Community Fund	£20,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000
Sport England	£18,858

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MH Newark Summer Project 2023
£10,000	04/08/2023	The funding will be used to deliver a summer holiday programme for young people and young people with special educational needs and disability. The programme will include sports accredited courses ....more The funding will be used to deliver a summer holiday programme for young people and young people with special educational needs and disability. The programme will include sports accredited courses and workshops on healthy eating. The project aims to engage young people in positive activities to deter them from anti social behaviour.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Newark Youth London Limited
£49,793	02/09/2022	This grant will empower children and young people from Tower Hamlets to deliver Social Action in their community.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Lovely Jubbly Street Festival
£10,000	01/04/2022	The funding will be used to deliver an arts project for young disadvantaged people. It will run over seven weeks culminating in a one day festival to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee which will include ....more The funding will be used to deliver an arts project for young disadvantaged people. It will run over seven weeks culminating in a one day festival to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee which will include a number of activity tents such as creative and well-being tents. The project aims to bring people in the community together for the festival whilst also helping young people to engage in an arts project to make a mural to be unveiled at the event.
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Healthy Active Together (HeAT)
£8,858	28/02/2022	This project will deliver 2 weekly multi sport sessions (including Volleyball, Cricket, Netball, Basketball, Yoga and Badminton) to encourage physical activity among the local community and families, ....more This project will deliver 2 weekly multi sport sessions (including Volleyball, Cricket, Netball, Basketball, Yoga and Badminton) to encourage physical activity among the local community and families, across 6 months.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£20,000	14/05/2021	Newark Youth London Capacity Building
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Newark Youth London
£49,979	10/03/2021 11	Work-It Hub will provide 1-2-1 mentoring support to disadvantaged BAME young people aged 14-25, helping them identify their future career options/pathways; improve their employability skills, help ....more Work-It Hub will provide 1-2-1 mentoring support to disadvantaged BAME young people aged 14-25, helping them identify their future career options/pathways; improve their employability skills, help them access apprenticeships, courses and work experiences, and support them to move into paid employment or starting their own businesses.
Joseph Levy Foundation - Covid-19: Development Manager post
£10,000	02/10/2020 6	Covid-19: 6 months' funding for Development Manager post to help the organisation seek funds and continue to adapt its services for young people in East London
Joseph Levy Foundation - Covid-19: Development Manager post
£10,000	02/10/2020 6	Covid-19: 6 months' funding for Development Manager post to help the organisation seek funds and continue to adapt its services for young people in East London
Joseph Levy Foundation - Covid-19: youth work
£9,315	01/06/2020 3	Covid-19: to purchase equipment and contribute to staff costs to help shift services to young people online
Greater London Authority - Newark Youth London
£144,375	01/01/2020	Positive activities for young people involved in crime or at risk of crime or exclusion
Sport England - Healthy-Active-Together
£10,000	12/06/2019 16	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Healthy-Active-Together. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries from a BAME ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Healthy-Active-Together. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries from a BAME background.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Newark Youth London Limited
£99,927	23/10/2018 36	Youth Clubs for up to 100 young people in Tower Hamlets. Through activities including arts, sports and issue-based workshops, young people will raise their confidence, learn essential life skills ....more Youth Clubs for up to 100 young people in Tower Hamlets. Through activities including arts, sports and issue-based workshops, young people will raise their confidence, learn essential life skills & have an increased sense of belonging.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Newark Youth London
£4,831	04/08/2017	Keep young people engaged in positive activities and away from gangs/crime/anti-social behaviour. Will develop personal and social skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - Disability & Mental Health Youth Engagement Project
£9,920	11/04/2017 12	This project will run a series of activities and workshops including indoor games, sports, exercise sessions, healthy cooking and living, for the benefit of young people living with disabilities or ....more This project will run a series of activities and workshops including indoor games, sports, exercise sessions, healthy cooking and living, for the benefit of young people living with disabilities or mental ill health. This will empower people by developing their confidence, self-esteem and social skills so they can become more independent.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Newark Youth London
£10,200	22/03/2016 24	The charity provides a range of sports led youth activities and leadership support as well as support for disadvantaged women into employment. By addressing their development needs they will be in a ....more The charity provides a range of sports led youth activities and leadership support as well as support for disadvantaged women into employment. By addressing their development needs they will be in a stronger position to deliver their support.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 43-54

MINARA UDDIN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Unemployed

EMRUL ISLAM (Chair) Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Estates Support Manager

FORIDA HAKIM Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: EAST LONDON ASIAN FAMILY COUNSELLING,

KABIR MIAH Appointed: 2013

MOHAMMED TANVIR KAWSER Appointed: 2015

SHAZZADUR RAHMAN Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Civil Servent

SULTAN UDDIN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Administrator

ZIAUR RAHMAN Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Security Officer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/11/2005, number: 1112289
Registered at Companies House on 03/02/2005, number: 05351514

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
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

17 returns made; AR13: 286 days late, AR12: 156 days late, AR11: 33 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR09: 67 days late, AR08: 18 days late, AR07: 161 days late,

Main office

416H SIMS HOUSE
COMMERCIAL ROAD
TOWER HAMLETS
LONDON
E1 1LQ

Objectives

(A) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: (I) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(II) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(III) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; AND (IV) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS, AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS

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