Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -3

YOUTH CONNECTION

In a County Durham area of high unemployment,through workshops and rehearsals,the Youth Theatre encourages an interest,and offers young people training ,in all areas of Theatre;singing,dancing,acting,technical and design,resulting in 2 annual productions and several concerts in the community,where all aspects are performed,designed,constructed and operated by young people.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests 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
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 14 years

www.Youthconnection.Co.UK

lbwatson@talktalk.net

01913882826

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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	£8	£13	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/03/22	£14	£6	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
30/03/21	£4	£2	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/03/20	£3	£4	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/03/19	£14	£15	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
30/03/18	£16	£17	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/03/17	£15	£16	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/03/16	£9	£8	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
26/03/15	£9	£11	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£8	£6	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
27/03/13	£8	£10	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£16	£9	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£7	£7	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Durham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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
County Durham Community Foundation - The Lucky Durhams
£2,500	23/07/2018	To to perform the original play The Lucky Durhams at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Gender Split

CAROLINE SWANSON SCOTT

CLARE MARSHALL Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: OUSTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED,

CRAIG ADAM WALLACE

GRAHAM JOHN DUNCAN

LINDA ELIZABETH WATSON (Chair) Appointed: 2010

RACHEL DUNCAN

ROBERT SIMPSON

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/02/2010, number: 1134188

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

13 returns made; all on time

Main office

1 CONISTON CLOSE
CHESTER LE STREET
DH2 3DW

Objectives

1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 12 AND 18 YEARS IN COUNTY DURHAM IN THE ART OF THEATRE BY ENCOURAGING AND PROMOTING INVOLVEMENT IN THEATRE AND PERFORMING ARTS AND PROVIDING WORKSHOPS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL EVENTS. 2 TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, AND MAINTAIN THE EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OF THEATRE, BY THE PROVISION OF THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY DURHAM

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