Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 9

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 6

THE WHITE HORSE PROJECT

The charity aims to act as a resource for young people in the area of Rossendale, primarily Whitewell ward. Inspired by Christian faith we provide advice and assistance and organise programmes of physical, educational and other activities. We aim to create a safe environment for young people where they can reach their full potential, allowing them to build a better future for themselves.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

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 has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 15 years

www.thewhitehorseproject.co.uk

info@thewhitehorseproject.co.uk

01706221889

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£41	£60	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/22	£72	£48	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/21	£83	£58	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/20	£59	£89	£-29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/19	£64	£64	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/18	£94	£78	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£72	£69	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£70	£55	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£59	£63	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£61	£46	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£42	£57	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£45	£44	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£48	£39	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£31	£18	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Lancashire,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£102,238
DCMS	£8,842
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside	£5,760
BBC Children in Need	£2,850
Co-Operative Group	£2,197

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The White Horse Project
£2,197	21/10/2023	The White Horse Project would like to offer free dance sessions to young people aged 11-18 years. These sessions aim to reduce isolation, build confidence and self esteem, and create new friendships.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Grant to The White Horse Project
£750	31/03/2023	To run a cooking/baking workshop for 1.5 hours a week for 8 week. This would provide 11-18 year olds with the chance to learn life skills, socialise, learn about balanced meals, and take home food to ....more To run a cooking/baking workshop for 1.5 hours a week for 8 week. This would provide 11-18 year olds with the chance to learn life skills, socialise, learn about balanced meals, and take home food to their families. The final workshop will be extended to allow them to celebrate everything they've learnt over the 8 weeks.
National Lottery Community Fund - The White Horse Project
£102,238	14/10/2022	The White Horse Project will use the funding to expand its arts wellbeing and outreach activities for young people aged 11-18 in Rossendale reaching up to 375 beneficiaries per year by the end of the ....more The White Horse Project will use the funding to expand its arts wellbeing and outreach activities for young people aged 11-18 in Rossendale reaching up to 375 beneficiaries per year by the end of the project. Young people will benefit from reduced isolation and increased community engagement improving their self-esteem and wellbeing. Activities include theatre and arts workshops games nights social events festivals home ed groups and youth council meetings.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Sing Out
£1,000	29/07/2022	The funding will be used to offer weekly singing sessions to disadvantaged young people.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Social Time
£4,010	04/07/2022	The group are requesting funding to provide social events for disadvantaged young people.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£5,992	02/07/2020	"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 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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
BBC Children in Need - Grant to White Horse Project
£2,850	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant will fund additional staffing and technology to help provide support for children and young people in Rossendale who are affected by poor mental health, and are isolated due to ....more COVID19 - This grant will fund additional staffing and technology to help provide support for children and young people in Rossendale who are affected by poor mental health, and are isolated due to Covid-19. This will help improve their wellbeing.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,850	27/05/2020	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 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 and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to White Horse Project
£87,099	23/10/2018 36	This project will run mentoring and volunteering opportunities for young people experiencing poor mental health. Self-esteem and essential skills will increase and the well-being of young people of ....more This project will run mentoring and volunteering opportunities for young people experiencing poor mental health. Self-esteem and essential skills will increase and the well-being of young people of young people will improve.
National Lottery Community Fund - Digging Deep
£9,125	25/10/2017 12	The funding will be used to provide one-to-one counselling support together with art-based group therapy sessions for young people. The project aims to improve their mental health and resilience, ....more The funding will be used to provide one-to-one counselling support together with art-based group therapy sessions for young people. The project aims to improve their mental health and resilience, making them more able to cope with difficulties they experience.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The White Horse Project
£20,000	29/05/2014	The White Horse Project works with young people aged 11 - 18 years in Rossendale, in Pennine Lancashire. They do this by providing a range of positive youth development activities from their base ....more The White Horse Project works with young people aged 11 - 18 years in Rossendale, in Pennine Lancashire. They do this by providing a range of positive youth development activities from their base known as the Boilerhouse

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

AMANDA ROBERTSON Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Retired Librarian, Other trusteeships: WHITEWELL PRE SCHOOL GROUP, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANNE'S, EDGESIDE, WHITEWELL BOTTOM COMMUNITY CENTRE CIO,

DR ANDREW ROBERTS EDD (Chair), Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY RAWTENSTALL,

JILL LORAINE BEVAN BSC HONS

REV ROD BEVAN, Occupation: Minister Of Religion, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANNE'S, EDGESIDE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/09/2009, number: 1131750
Registered at Companies House on 23/06/2009, number: 06941257

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; all on time

Main office

ST. ANNES VICARAGE
ASHWORTH ROAD
ROSSENDALE
BB4 9JE

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF ROSSENDALE PRIMARILY WHITEWELL WARD AND INSPIRED BY CHRISTIAN FAITH BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:A) ADVANCING 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 INDIVIDUALS;B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;D) 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;E) PROMOTE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.F) PROMOTE CHRISTIAN SPIRITUAL WELLBEING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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