Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

SAYES MENTORING

The SAYes Transition to Independent Living (TIL) Programme provides guidance, advocacy and support to under-served young people, in particular care leavers, through evidence based one-to-one mentoring, in the UK, South Africa & elsewhere.Our person-centred programme focuses on developing: education & life-long learning, work & money, citizenship & identity, sport & recreation, family & community

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/12/22	£104	£76	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/12/21	£81	£51	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/20	£34	£39	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/12/19	£31	£25	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/12/18	£35	£56	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	3
31/12/17	£100	£101	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£65	£63	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15?	£33	£18	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/14	£49	£57	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/13	£31	£40	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
29/02/12?	£60	£35	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£37	£49	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£43	£26	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 15 years

www.sayesmentoring.org

michelle.potter@sayesmentoring.org

+270218300795

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

International poverty relief

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

South Africa, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
25 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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to SAYes Mentoring
£14,999	28/11/2023	This grant will provide core funding to a mentoring organisation, for young people transitioning to adulthood who are care leavers or not in education or employment. Outcomes include improved ....more This grant will provide core funding to a mentoring organisation, for young people transitioning to adulthood who are care leavers or not in education or employment. Outcomes include improved decision-making, life skills, and securing employment.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Core Costs
£1,500	28/03/2022	Towards core costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-51

ABIGAIL SHAPIRO Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

CHRISTOPHER SHARPE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Commercial Director

MARLON BRUCE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senior Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/01/2009, number: 1127701
Registered at Companies House on 09/09/2008, number: 06693065

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; all on time

Main office

Sanford House
81 Skipper Way
St. Neots
PE19 6LT

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA, THE UK AND ELSEWHERE, BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OFA ADVISING 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 INDIVIDUALSB ADVANCING EDUCATIONC RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENTD 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 THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH AFRICA

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