Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

YOUTH ENQUIRY SERVICE (WYCOMBE) 

To provide information, help, support and counselling to young people (aged 13 to 25 years) in the Wycombe District.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 15 years

www.yeswycombe.org

info@yeswycombe.org

01494437373

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX

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
31/03/23£49£68£-19n/an/an/an/an/a28
31/03/22£112£58£54n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/03/21£48£52£-4n/an/an/an/an/a19
31/03/20£60£39£22n/an/an/an/an/a28
31/03/19£38£27£10n/an/an/an/an/a31
31/03/18£38£26£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£19£24£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£12£24£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£14£23£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£17£21£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£78£65£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£70£64£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£118£133£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£123£140£-17£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 28 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 - Operation Covid-19: Re-training Counsellors
£2,500 17/04/2020
7
The funding will be used to deliver training for volunteers so they are able to offer telephone counselling and support to young people with mental health problems.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Youth Enquiry Service
£30,000 15/03/2019
36
This project provides free and confidential information, support and counselling to young people living in and around High Wycombe. These activities help prevent problems escalating, strengthen ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
  • ZAC WILLIS (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Project Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/04/2009, number: 1129013
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/02/2009, number: 06831291
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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR16: 1 days late, AR15: 2 days late, AR10: 2 days late,
Main office

YOUTH ENQUIRY SERVICE
52 FROGMOOR
HIGH WYCOMBE
HP13 5DG

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND COUNSELING TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE WYCOMBE DISTRICT.TO ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE, THROUGH INFORMATION SUPPORT AND COUNSELING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWN LIVES, HELPING THEM TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS.TO WORK ALONGSIDE AND IN CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES WHERE APPROPRIATE BUT ONLY WITH THE AGREEMENT WITH THE CLIENT.TO PROMOTE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND TO BE AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO YOUNG PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF THEIR CULTURAL BACKGROUND, THEIR WAY OF LIFE, THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND ANY DISABILITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WYCOMBE DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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