Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 3

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 7

YOUTH AND FAMILIES MATTER

Youth and Families Matter provides the following support...Parenting SupportSchools Work for children with emotional difficultiesDetached youthworkFamily work, including befriendingPractical help, as an agency of Basics Bank project.A combined coffee and charity shop to help provide funds for the work carried out by YFM and to serve as a community base for the locality.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management 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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£283	£280	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	£249	£262	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£237	£219	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£242	£198	£45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£200	£204	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£208	£211	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	£214	£186	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16	£198	£166	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15	£231	£171	£60	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14	£117	£140	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13	£157	£122	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12	£127	£117	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11	£102	£108	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10	£81	£77	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09	£65	£56	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 16 years

www.youthandfamiliesmatter.org.uk

info@youthandfamiliesmatter.org.uk

02380860320

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Practical support, advice & companionship

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Hampshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£60,000
Henry Smith Charity	£10,000
Co-Operative Group	£4,240

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Youth and Families Matter (YFM)
£2,380	21/10/2023	We would like to continue to provide Community Lunch for the people of Totton. They can share a weekly meal and, as well as food, share encouragement and access support.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Youth and Families Matter (YFM)
£1,860	22/10/2022	We want to continue helping low income and vulnerable families and adults in Totton to access food, along with poverty interventions to support basic needs and their overall wellbeing.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000	19/08/2022 24	Application for revenue funding to support YFM's project-wide services including one-to-one and group based work with children, young people, families and vulnerable adults
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Youth and Families Matter
£10,000	23/09/2021 24	towards two years' salary of the ‘Basic Bank Co-ordinator’ at a food bank in Totton, Hampshire.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000	20/08/2021 24	Application for revenue funding to support YFM's project-wide services including one-to-one and group based work with children, young people, families and vulnerable adults
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	14/02/2020	YFM revenue cost application
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Youth and Families Matter
£4,416	19/11/2018	Our food bank is more in demand than ever and we need to upgrade our resources and equipment to help meet this demand.
Joseph Rank Trust - Youth and Families Matter, Testwood
£30,000	05/05/2017 36	To fund the running costs of the charity
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Youth and Families Matter
£5,000	11/06/2015	towards one year's running costs of a project in Hampshire that provides support to young people and their families that are struggling with mental health problems, addiction or that have been victims of abuse
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Youth and Families Matter
£26,900	29/07/2013	Youth and Families Matter provide a range of services helping vulnerable people in Totton to gain confidence and wellbeing and engage in the community. This grant will fund its family support workers providing group and 1:1 support

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-69

BEATRICE NJAH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Social Worker

HUGH FRANCIS BSC HONS, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

JULIE SWEENEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Rgn (Retired)

RAYMOND VINCENT MAHER (Chair) Appointed: 2008, Occupation: School Bursar

STEPHEN FRANK REYNOLDS Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Retired Bank Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/03/2009, number: 1128524
Registered at Companies House on 24/10/2008, number: 06732673

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

Filing Record

15 returns made; all on time

Main office

TESTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH
283A SALISBURY ROAD
TOTTON
SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 3LZ

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES LIVING IN THETOTTON AREA OF HAMPSHIRE OR ELSEWHERE (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) BY PROVIDINGADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL,EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING THEIR LIVES AND DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES ANDCAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY ASINDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OFSOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVENEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTYOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVINGTHE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.2. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONGST PEOPLELIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND ADVICERELATING TO HEALTHCARE AND PARENTING ISSUES.3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF ADULTS IN THE AREA OFBENEFIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

HAMPSHIRE

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