Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
    • Overall weighted support: +5
    Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

    FOLKESTONE YOUTH PROJECT

    The provision of social and recreational facilities to the young people of Folkestone for their leisure time activities, so as to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capabilities.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • 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

    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
    30/04/24£67£57£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/04/23£67£58£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/04/22£115£73£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/04/21£72£42£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/04/20?£41£40£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/04/18£34£48£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/04/17£48£51£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/04/16£51£50£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/04/15£84£89£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/04/14£60£53£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/04/13*£33£19£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/04/12£0£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/04/11£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/04/10£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/04/09£42£38£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/04/08£43£70£-26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/04/07£5£7£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 19 years

    lsmith@wea.org.uk

    07851250987

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Amateur Sport
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    GiG Classification
    • Social youth organisations
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Kent,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • People With Disabilities

    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£123,594
    BBC Children in Need£13,457
    DCMS£12,686
    The Clothworkers Foundation£5,100
    Woodward Charitable Trust£1,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - URBAN WILDERNESS
    £123,594 29/03/2021
    36
    The organisation will use funding to develop its outside space so that it can build on existing services. It provides a safe welcoming space for young people to meet and take part in free activities. It focuses on respecting each other and our ....more
    Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
    £1,000 26/03/2021
    Core costs.
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Folkestone Youth Project
    £5,100 03/03/2021
    refurbishment of outside space for a charity supporting disadvantaged youths in Kent
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £8,200 25/09/2020
    "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
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Folkestone Youth Project managemnet committee
    £13,457 09/09/2020
    12
    COVID19 - This grant will fund nature-themed one-to-one youth work for children and young people who may be socially and economically disadvantaged and who are isolated due to Covid-19. Young people will benefit through improved emotional health.
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £4,486 30/06/2020
    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 - Main Grants award
    £7,500 18/04/2018
    Urban Wilderness Youth and Community Cohesion Space
    National Lottery Community Fund - Hawkinge Summer Shed of Activity 2017
    £8,084 10/05/2017
    12
    This project will provide a summer holiday programme of physical activities that will engage vulnerable young people aged 10-16 years who live in an isolated rural area. This will extend the current youth provision into Hawkinge, providing holiday ....more
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Folkestone Youth Project
    £10,000 09/03/2017
    12
    towards one year's running costs of a youth project in a deprived area of Kent
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (7)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    • AARON BRANN Appointed: 2023
    • DAMIAN COLLINS (Chair) Appointed: 2013
    • JAMES DAVID GUNN Appointed: 2016
    • KEVIN HUMPHREYS Appointed: 2021
    • LYNNE SMITH Appointed: 2013
    • PETER GANE Appointed: 2013
    • SUSAN WALLACE Appointed: 2013
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/03/2006, number: 1113379
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • 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
    • 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
    Filing Record
    17 returns made; AR13: 124 days late,
    Main office

    252 CHERITON ROAD
    FOLKESTONE
    CT19 4DN

    Objectives

    TO PROVIDE SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND, IN PARTICULAR, YOUNG PEOPLE IN FOLKESTONE THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR SPIRITUAL CAPABILITIES, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER WITH THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA, LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND SO THAT THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE FOLKESTONE, KENT.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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