Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 8

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 10

HACKNEY YOUNG PEOPLES UNIVERSITY

HYPU currently runs successful school holiday programmes and a volunteer programme. All of the activities and programmes are open to young people between the ages of 10-25.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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		£14	£14	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/22		£14	£15	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/21		£22	£14	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/20		£16	£11	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/19		£15	£16	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/18		£15	£16	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£13	£17	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£20	£17	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£8	£13	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£18	£15	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£14	£13	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£16	£16	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£18	£15	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£52	£59	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£53	£70	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£86	£60	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£98	£98	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 18 years

www.hypu1.com

hypuniversity@gmail.com

02072494542

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Hackney,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£28,633
DCMS	£9,996
Hackney CVS	£9,061
Hackney Council	£4,998

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving and LBH Cost of Living
£5,061	09/11/2023	A lunch club based in Dalston bringing residents together in a warm safe space .
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving Cost of Living
£4,000	31/01/2023	Cooking on a budget sessions with hot food to take home
National Lottery Community Fund - Generation to Generation (continuation)
£9,915	28/07/2022	The funding will be used to extend and continue providing workshops which will focus on essential life skills such as budgeting cookery IT and household management for young women. The project aims ....more The funding will be used to extend and continue providing workshops which will focus on essential life skills such as budgeting cookery IT and household management for young women. The project aims to build relationships across cultures and communities and improve mental health and wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Generation to Generation
£8,935	11/06/2021	The funding will be used to provide workshops which will focus on essential life skills such as budgeting cookery sewing and household management for young women based in Hackney. The project aims to ....more The funding will be used to provide workshops which will focus on essential life skills such as budgeting cookery sewing and household management for young women based in Hackney. The project aims to build relationships across cultures communities and races and improve mental health and wellbeing.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,996	10/08/2020	"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 "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Hackney Council - Grant to Hackney Young Peoples University
£4,998	10/12/2019 12	We are proposing to run a Summer Camp targeting 50 students aged 9- 13 from low income or unemployed families in Hackney. for 2 weeks during August 2020 9 - 3 PM Monday to Friday.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sounds of the Caribbean and Africa (SOCA
£9,783	19/09/2019 12	Sounds of the Caribbean and Africa (SOCA
National Lottery Community Fund - HYPU Summer Camp 2018
£9,464	22/06/2018 12	The funding will be used to run a programme of free summer activities for local young people. The project aims to improve skills and confidence to improve opportunities for further education or ....more The funding will be used to run a programme of free summer activities for local young people. The project aims to improve skills and confidence to improve opportunities for further education or employment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Summer Camp HYPU 2017
£8,833	25/04/2017 12	The funding will be used to run a summer camp which will provide a range of activities including a breakfast club, drama classes, film making, arts and crafts and language classes for young people ....more The funding will be used to run a summer camp which will provide a range of activities including a breakfast club, drama classes, film making, arts and crafts and language classes for young people from the black and minority ethnic (BME) community. The project aims to develop people’s skills, knowledge, self-esteem and aspirations.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

SHAIDA HUSSAIN Appointed: 2021

BEVERLEY AKUFO - ADDO - FORMERLY AGYEMAN Appointed: 2017

BONITA IKOKU Appointed: 2023

KEITH FRANKLIN (Chair) Appointed: 2012

PAUL MUSHUMANI Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/12/2005, number: 1112528

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR08: 25 days late,

Main office

UNIT 25 THE FORUM INDEPENDENT PLACE
SHACKLEWELL LANE
HACKNEY
LONDON
E8 2HE

Objectives

PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 11-25 IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA ARE: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) PROMOTING INDEPENDENT AND INNOVATIVE LEARNING B) ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME EDUCATED SO THAT THEY MAY BETTER ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND AMBITIONS IN LIFE C) ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE TO RETURN TO, OR REMAIN IN, EDUCATION AND TO CONSIDER POTENTIAL CAREER PATHS D) PROVIDING, OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF, EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS AND UTILIZING QUALIFIED PERSONS TO HELP DELIVER SUCH PROJECTS E) ESTABLISHING A SUMMER EDUCATION PROJECT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE ABOVE

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

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