Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 7
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

MAHDLO (OLDHAM YOUTH ZONE) 

The Youth Zone's principle activity is the provision of a purpose built, world class 21st century facility for sport and recreation in Oldham for young people aged between 8 and 21 years old. The Youth Zone will deliver a range of high quality universal youth work services, seven days a week, which will be accessed voluntarily by young people on a membership basis.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 14 years

www.mahdloyz.org

info@mahdloyz.org

01616240111

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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*£1,329£1,645£-316£100£6,393£8966.53570
31/03/22£1,508£1,514£-7£77£6,709£1,0728.53062
31/03/21£2,380£1,499£881£79£6,715£9407.53689
31/03/20£2,943£2,017£926£113£5,834£1460.95399
31/03/19£2,208£1,856£352£104£4,908£463352129
31/03/18£1,990£1,949£42£99£4,556£4632.9560
31/03/17*£1,956£2,041£-86£76£4,515£4642.7530
31/03/16£1,894£1,853£41£80£4,601£4532.9800
31/03/15£5,777£1,494£4,283£127£4,559£3232.6690
31/03/14£1,143£1,142£1£87£276£2572.7610
31/03/13*£1,010£930£80£73£275£2753.6540
31/03/12?£254£207£48£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/11£152£5£147£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/10*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 22%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 14%
Reserves/Spending: 6.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Oldham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 35 employees
  • 70 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
BBC Children in Need£104,592
National Lottery Heritage Fund£98,600
Sport England£15,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Mahdlo (Oldham Youth Zone)
£65,008 06/10/2023
This grant will fund mentoring and activities for 13-18 year olds with mental health challenges in Oldham, leading to improved mental health and better opportunities for inclusion.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mahdlo Youth Zone
£1,601 22/10/2022
We wish to pay for youth work professionals and food to give local young people the opportunity to discuss their mental health and wellbeing over a nutritious meal.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mahdlo Youth Zone
£4,309 23/10/2021
We plan to deliver health and wellbeing workshops to young females from Oldham aged eight to 19 years, to support emotional wellbeing, increase social skills and raise aspirations.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Mahdlo (Oldham Youth Zone)
£6,641 30/11/2020
This project will support children and young people living in areas of deprivation who may have additional needs. It will provide an afterschool session to deliver increased educational support and ....more
Sport England - Toyota Parasport Fund - Mahdlo Wheelchair Sports Project
£5,000 30/09/2020
11
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Toyota Parasport Fund - Mahdlo Wheelchair Sports Project. This project is a Wheelchair Basketball project, ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Mahdlo Youth Zone
£42,000 06/07/2020
COVID19: Mahdlo (Oldham Youth Zone)
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Mahdlo (Oldham Youth Zone)
£2,992 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund staffing, food, and project costs to support disabled children and young people who are increasingly isolated due to Covid-19. As a result, their wellbeing will ....more
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£10,000 09/06/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Mahdlo (Oldham Youth Zone)
£29,951 28/05/2020
36
This three year project will support children and young people experiencing mental ill-health in Oldham. It will provide one-to-one and group mentoring resulting in increased socialisation, ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mahdlo Oldham Youth Zone
£2,699 15/11/2019
We want to provide a breakfast club where young people can explore any issues they may be facing, enabling them to have a brighter future.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Mahdlo Youth Zone
£56,600 28/08/2019
Positive Oldham Music Cultures
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Mahdlo Youth Zone Oldham
£15,000 16/07/2019
purchase of AV and theatre equipment for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in Manchester
National Lottery Community Fund - Inspiring Roma Young People in Oldham
£9,931 13/06/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver a range of activities for Roma young people. The project aims to help raise the aspirations of young people.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Mahdlo (Oldham Youth Zone)
£9,754 15/03/2019
12
This project will support children and young people living in a deprived area. It will deliver a girls group focusing on issues that affect them. It will increase their self-esteem, life skills, and ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Mahdlo (Oldham Youth Zone)
£114,506 27/06/2018
36
This project will provide a range of physical and personal development sessions for young disabled children and children from deprived areas. This will give them the opportunity to increase their ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Mahdlo Together
£8,463 10/01/2018
12
The project will increase the qualified volunteer workforce in the Oldham area to deliver healthy activities to outer areas of Oldham. This will enables people in areas that have missed out on other ....more
Home Office - Knife Crime Community Fund 17-18
£11,923 01/12/2017
The fund has been set up to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people at risk of carrying a knife and committing crime. Bids have been assessed on ....more
Sport England - Mahdlo Boxing Plus
£5,181 26/09/2017
0
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Mahdlo Boxing Plus. This project is a Boxing project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Connectors Oldham
£429,606 23/08/2017
36
The project will develop youth-led activities, planned and delivered by young people themselves, in community locations across six areas in Oldham. The activities are aimed at increasing confidence ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Mahdlo (Oldham Youth Zone) Mentoring Programme
£10,000 27/04/2016
12
The organisation will use the funding to provide mentoring support for 50 disadvantaged young people in the 8-21 age group who are socially isolated and have limited support networks. This will ....more
Sport England - Mahdlo Weightlifting Club
£9,994 17/12/2015
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Mahdlo Weightlifting Club'. This project is a Weightlifting project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Mahdlo Youth Zone
£39,700 05/12/2013
36
towards three years' running costs of the Changing Futures project to support 16-18 year olds from Greater Manchester to move into education, employment, training or volunteering
National Lottery Community Fund - Mahdlo and Me
£258,042 21/11/2012
60
This is an expansion project for Mahdlo (Oldham Youth Zone) which aims to focus outreach work on young people from specific neighbourhoods across Oldham, to bring them together and through specialist ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/02/2010, number: 1134427
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/06/2009, number: 06946098
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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; AR23: 13 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR13: 0 days late, AR10: 198 days late,
Main office

Mahdlo
Egerton Street
Oldham
OL1 3SE

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO HELP AND EDUCATE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENT IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES BY PROMOTING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY IMPROVE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND

Data Sources

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