Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 11
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
    • Grant maker support: +11
    Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

    TEEN ACTION 

    Teen Action?s overarching aim is to improve the lives of disadvantaged young people. We do this by providing them with opportunities to develop their social and educational skills and talents. These new skills empower them with confidence and self-esteem, improving their career prospects and job opportunities and general conditions of life.
    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
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    Established: 17 years

    https://teenaction.org.uk/

    info@teenaction.org.uk

    02088091753

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?

    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
    31/01/23£337£274£64n/an/an/an/an/a9
    31/01/22£286£242£44n/an/an/an/an/a11
    31/01/21£195£141£54n/an/an/an/an/a8
    31/01/20£126£114£12n/an/an/an/an/a2
    31/01/19£123£133£-10n/an/an/an/an/a4
    31/01/18£98£93£5£0£0£0n/a00
    31/01/17£81£85£-4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/01/16£79£46£33£0£0£0n/a00
    31/01/15?£67£59£8£0£0£0n/a00
    30/11/13£43£29£14£0£0£0n/a00
    30/11/12£14£14£0£0£0£0n/a00
    30/11/11£5£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
    30/11/10£1£8£-7£0£0£0n/a00
    30/11/09*£11£5£6£0£0£0n/a00
    30/11/08*£6£8£-1£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Listed activities
    • Amateur Sport
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    How it operates
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Hackney, Haringey,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 9 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
    Henry Smith Charity£83,100
    Tudor Trust£77,000
    Hackney CVS£69,642
    Youth Music£29,981
    National Lottery Community Fund£29,970
    Hackney Council£28,397
    Rosa UK£26,598
    BBC Children in Need£23,030
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Youth Music - Music, Rhythm and Movement Training Program (MRM)
    £29,981 28/09/2023
    Music, Rhythm and Movement Training Program (MRM)
    National Lottery Community Fund - New Community Youth Hub
    £9,970 04/11/2022
    Funding will be used to renovate a space into a youth centre for young women in the Orthodox Jewish community. This project aims to provide an accessible and stable place from which to deliver their ....more
    Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
    £5,873 12/09/2022
    Covid response
    Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving Better Mental Health
    £69,642 09/09/2022
    Early intervention mentoring support programme to address the social & personal development needs of children with existing and emerging complex mental health needs.
    Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
    £15,000 16/08/2022
    Unrestricted core funding for small charities
    Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Netball for Charedi Young Women
    £4,880 30/05/2022
    This project will provide 2 consecutive 70-minute netball sessions 3 times a week during the summer months. Participants will be 32 Orthodox Jewish girls aged 16-18.
    Hackney Council - Grant to Teen Action
    £10,000 12/05/2022
    Get Set Go - A multi-dimensional Independent Living Program for 30 disadvantage adolescents, that'll provide them with the knowledge and skills to make healthy & stable choices when moving to ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £5,000 22/04/2022
    Champion Club
    Sport England - TGC CF GetFit
    £4,260 27/07/2021
    11
    This project will provide culturally appropriate fitness activities for 200 women aged 16-19 from the Orthodox Jewish community.
    Hackney Council - Grant to Teen Action
    £5,000 30/06/2021
    1
    Creative Break '21 - a 2-week summer program, supporting excluded Charedi girls (11-15 yrs) through engagement in the arts; creating new opportunities, building skills & providing a mixed ....more
    Rosa UK - WTF-TEENACT-2021
    £18,750 28/06/2021
    £18,750 has been awarded to Teen Action for 45 disadvantaged young women from the Orthodox Jewish minority in Hackney who have left education with low level/no qualifications and require functional ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Bridging Divides
    £10,000 18/06/2021
    The funding will provide speech language and alternative therapies training for young women working with children with special educational needs. The project aims to support parents and families ....more
    Rosa UK - C19 R4-TEENACT-2021
    £7,848 30/03/2021
    A grant of £7,848 is recommended to continue the post of Project Manager enabling access to education and training for disadvantaged young Jewish girls.
    Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
    £2,000 29/03/2021
    Core costs.
    People's Health Trust - ArtWaves - craft programmes for women from the OJ community
    £20,000 03/02/2021
    12
    This one-year project establishes a weekly, culturally appropriate arts and crafts club for young women aged 15-19 from the Orthodox Jewish community living in the Stamford Hill area of Hackney, ....more
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Teen Action
    £2,000 02/02/2021
    as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
    £5,000 11/12/2020
    Champion Club - A volunteer-led support group for those resitting core GCSEs.
    Cheshire Community Foundation - Innate Health
    £4,737 04/11/2020
    Teen Action provides free training and support for disadvantaged YP in line with our four main areas: transitions, emotional health, skills development and recreation. The project we are applying for ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Teen Action
    £20,880 09/09/2020
    18
    COVID19 - This grant will fund therapeutic phone sessions to Orthodox Jewish young people with increased mental health issues as a result of Covid-19.This service will result in reduced levels of ....more
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £6,900 24/07/2020
    "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 Childhood Trust - Creative Break 2020
    £5,000 03/07/2020
    Based on past 2 years' successes we'll be delivering a summer scheme catering for an untouched target audience & delivering a range of 5 creative programmes for 75 young teens from poor homes who ....more
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £6,960 01/07/2020
    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 ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Teen Action
    £2,150 17/06/2020
    COVID19 - This grant is for remote support and activity packs for 90 vulnerable Orthodox Jewish children and young people who are isolated at home due to Covid-19; and will help reduce anxiety.
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Teen Action
    £75,000 05/06/2020
    36
    over three years towards the salary of a director for an organisation working with young Jewish Orthodox women in Stamford Hill, London
    Hackney Council - Grant to Teen Action
    £3,410 26/05/2020
    3
    LCRF Wave 2: To deliver wellbeing support remotely to young people and provision of activity packs
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Teen Action
    £83,100 07/05/2020
    36
    towards three years' running costs of a project which equips disadvantaged young people with digital and IT skills needed for employment in London
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Teen Action
    £6,600 07/02/2020
    purchase of computers for a charity who works with disadvantaged minorities in Hackney
    Hackney Council - Grant to Teen Action
    £4,987 10/12/2019
    12
    Innate Health will develop young peoples' personal resilience through exploring the power of the mind, setting them up for a better future where they will be able to deal with any challenges thrown ....more
    Hackney Council - Grant to Teen Action
    £5,000 10/12/2019
    12
    Creative Break - an opportunity for 90 OJ high school girls to choose from a range of 5 creative programmes during the summer break, make new friends and uncover talents in a welcoming environment.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Teach Me To Help Thee (TMHT)
    £10,000 19/09/2019
    12
    Teach Me To Help Thee (TMHT)
    The Childhood Trust - Summer Give 2019
    £4,875 17/06/2019
    Creative Break – Based on last year's success we will once again be delivering a summer scheme catering for an untouched target audience and delivering a range of 6 creative, skills building ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £4,000 30/04/2019
    Champion Club - Drop in club for young people who need support with GCSE re-sits so that they can achieve pass grades and transition to further education.
    Woodward Charitable Trust - Communi-Skills project
    £750 03/04/2019
    Towards the Communi-Skills project.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Train Me to Help Thee (TMHT)
    £9,890 27/07/2018
    12
    The funding will be used to provide a speech, language and alternative therapies programme for volunteers working with children with special educational needs. The project aims to enable participants ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Summer Give 2018
    £3,000 15/06/2018
    Creative Break - a new opportunity for disadvantaged high school girls to choose from a range of 5 skills building programmes and make new friends, encouraging healthy cooking, creativity and ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Teen Action
    £30,000 08/05/2018
    36
    This project will provide young women from the Orthodox Jewish community at risk of poverty with financial planning skills. This will help improve their understanding of financial literacy, ....more
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Teen Action
    £40,700 06/12/2017
    Exploring Heritage Roots - Intercultural Jewish Heritage in Stamford Hill from the 1950's-1980's and beyond
    National Lottery Community Fund - SmartStart - Financial Capability Course
    £9,240 31/05/2017
    12
    This project will use funding to deliver financial management training for young people. This will help them to improve their prospects.
    Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the “Social Talk Shop” project,
    £1,000 23/03/2017
    Towards the “Social Talk Shop” project, aimed at socially excluded young people in Hackney and Haringey.
    Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a social awareness course in Hackney
    £500 25/02/2016
    Towards a social awareness course for disadvantaged, socially excluded young people in Hackney.
    The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2014
    £10,000 18/12/2014
    Teen Action is planning to run a variety of computer courses for 100 disadvantaged and young people, aged 16-18 years as an employment training project. This is to take place in Hackney; an extremely ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/07/2007, number: 1120268
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • 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
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • 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
    15 returns made; AR09: 181 days late, AR08: 28 days late,
    Main office

    Basement
    27 Stamford Hill
    London
    N16 5TU

    Objectives

    1) TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH AND TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPACITY AND SKILLS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING COURSES, WITH A VIEW TO ENABLING THEM TO ENHANCE THEIR PROSPECTS OF EMPLOYMENT AND CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.2) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH PROVISION BECAUSE OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.3) THE PROMOTION OF ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES SUCH AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE REGARDED AS CHARITABLE BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE, HACKNEY, HARINGEY (LONDON)

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
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