Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +3
    Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

    ACTIVE CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE (ACYC) 

    The ACTITIVESThe project will cover the following activities Drama, film making, Traditional dancing, supporting young people in subjects they are weak at by working with children with behaviour problems, Educational day trips, Half term summer holiday activities, jewellery making, Healthy eating workshops, ICT, Sex education and facilitating their transition from Primary to Secondary schools.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • 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

    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
    30/08/22*£12£11£0n/an/an/an/an/a5
    30/08/21£930£9£921£0£0£0n/a05
    30/08/20£8£8£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    30/08/19£5£6£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    30/08/18£5£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
    30/08/17£6£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
    30/08/16*£15£15£0£0£0£0n/a00
    30/08/15£20£19£0£0£0£0n/a00
    30/08/14£13£13£1£0£0£0n/a00
    30/08/13£14£8£6£0£0£0n/a00
    30/08/12?£15£13£2£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/11£3£5£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/10*£24£24£0£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/09*£40£41£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/08£19£17£2£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/07*£12£11£1£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 18 years

    www.activechildren.org.uk

    info@activechildren.org

    07961011990

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Amateur Sport
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Disability
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
    • Recreation
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Performing and visual arts
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Ealing, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Southwark,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 5 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 - Supporting volunteers who want change in their career lifestyle
    £10,000 21/09/2016
    12
    This project will use the funding to improve the employable skills of people in the local area who are unemployed. This will lead to increased chances of finding employment.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (3)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/06/2006, number: 1114542
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    16 returns made; AR22: 58 days late, AR16: 142 days late, AR10: 120 days late, AR09: 97 days late, AR07: 9 days late,
    Main office

    110 PELLATT GROVE
    LONDON
    N22 5PP

    Objectives

    TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, PARTICULAR FOR NUMBER OF THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF SOME COUNTRIES

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    AFRICAN COMMUNITY

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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