Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

THE MANCHESTER YOUTH ZONE LIMITED 

The Youth Zone's principle activity is the provision of high quality youth and play services seven days a week which can be accessed by young people from North Manchester. We aim to ensure that all young people touched by the Youth Zone are able to make a successful transition to adulthood.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 14 years

www.manchesteryz.org

info@manchesteryz.org

0161 203 5333

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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£1,753£1,995£-242£89£548£4562.753225
31/03/22£1,707£1,740£-33£120£790£4463.143186
31/03/21£1,886£1,514£372£83£823£6485.145122
31/03/20£1,385£1,517£-132£89£451£2952.35275
31/03/19£1,602£1,507£95£139£583£4913.95568
31/03/18£1,399£1,265£134£78£488£3773.6520
31/03/17£1,168£1,265£-97£81£354£2682.5660
31/03/16*£1,254£1,292£-38£92£451£3182.9760
31/03/15£1,079£1,106£-27£126£489£3183.5300
31/03/14*£1,065£1,202£-137£82£516£3843.8350
31/03/13£941£1,061£-120£45£653£5896.7670
31/03/12?£1,040£287£753£271£773£73830.8510
30/09/10*£20£0£20£0£0£0NAN00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 2.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 4
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Manchester City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 53 employees
  • 225 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
Manchester City Council£430,577
BBC Children in Need£103,508
Charles Hayward Foundation£57,600
Masonic Trust£45,000
Rank Foundation£35,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Manchester Youth Zone
£91,116 06/10/2023
This grant will fund mentoring and activities for 8-12 year olds in North Manchester who are at risk of crime or exploitation, leading to improved safety and peer support, and reduced risk of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - MH Manchester Youth Zone Saturday Sessions
£9,650 28/07/2023
The funding will be used to deliver a new Saturday evening youth club aimed at 11-25 years olds that include SEND young people. It will take place from 5pm for four hours starting in the 2023 summer ....more
Rank Foundation - Col Core Manchester Youth Zone/North Manchester Network Part 2023
£11,000 27/04/2023
Manchester Youth Zone/North Manchester Network received a Cost of Living Core Grant to help cover the cost of increased utility bills.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Manchester Youth Zone
£19,900 25/11/2022
Continuation funding for family casework
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Manchester Youth Zone - Lead The Way To Healthy Meals
£1,600 22/10/2022
Our aim is to provide young people and their families with access to a free pantry where they can collect food items and recipe guides, to help them prepare nutritious and delicious meals.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Manchester Youth Zone
£17,700 23/09/2021
Continuation funding for family casework
Sport England - TGC CF FEMALITY
£9,000 15/04/2021
11
This project will deliver female only sport/activity sessions, including gym work and boxing, options for online challenge and 1:1 development programmes; also street based activity such as ....more
Manchester City Council - Covid Impact Fund 2021 grant to The Manchester Youth Zone Limited
£8,577 10/02/2021
to work with young people identified as struggling with their mental health/wellbeing and those who want to develop leadership roles and champion positive action to improve wellbeing amongst their ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£45,000 14/10/2020
A grant to support children who are at risk of being groomed into criminality through gangs
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£8,216 16/07/2020
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 and Physical Activity project, with a focus on ....more
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Manchester Youth Zone
£20,000 26/06/2020
Family Key Worker
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Manchester Youth Zone
£3,210 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund staffing for one to one contact with children and young people in a deprived area who were isolated at home due to Covid-19. It will help them to engage with trusted ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to The Manchester Youth Zone Limited
£3,200 18/05/2020
COVID19 : Purchase of IT equipment for a charity that supports disadvantaged young people and families in Greater Manchester
Rank Foundation - Resilience Fund Manchester Youth Zone 2020
£24,000 24/04/2020
To support core costs
Manchester City Council - Grant to Manchester Youth Zone
£200,000 01/04/2020
Delivery, coordination and strategic shaping of youth and play services
Manchester City Council - Grant to Manchester Youth Zone - East
£200,000 01/04/2020
The purpose of the grant is for the delivery, coordination and strategic shaping of youth and play services and other associated activities.
Manchester City Council - Grant to Manchester Youth Zone
£2,000 24/02/2020
Peer to Peer Development
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Manchester Youth Zone
£9,182 19/11/2019
12
This project will support children and young people living in deprived communities. It will deliver an eight week programme and a residential. It will improve self-confidence, meaningful ....more
Manchester City Council - Grant to Manchester Youth Zone
£5,731 30/07/2019
Grant contribution towards the deliverables of the Junior Choices Early Intervention Programme to provide a preventative programme for children and young people at risk of criminal exploitation
Manchester City Council - Grant to Manchester Youth Zone
£4,269 30/07/2019
Grant towards delivery of activities through the Junior Choices Early Intervention Programme
Manchester City Council - Grant to Manchester Youth Zone
£3,000 01/06/2019
Development and delivery of 16x workshops around RADEQUAL themes with young people
Manchester City Council - Grant to Manchester Youth Zone
£7,000 01/06/2019
Development and delivery of 16x workshops around RADEQUAL themes with young people
Home Office - Knife Crime Community Fund 2019-20
£30,000 01/04/2019
The fund was set up in 2017/18 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. The fund was open to ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Manchester Youth Zone
£9,515 22/11/2018
12
This project will provide a Junior Choices programme for young people at risk of involvement in serious and organised crime. This will build their confidence, provide them a meaningful relationship ....more
Manchester City Council - Grant to Manchester Youth Zone
£5,000 01/11/2018
Learn2Lead Training session on ‘Connecting Communities’, followed by social action project designed and delivered by the young leaders
Manchester City Council - Grant to Manchester Youth Zone
£5,000 01/11/2018
Learn2Lead Training session on ‘Connecting Communities’, followed by social action project designed and delivered by the young leaders
Sport England - Factory Tennis
£5,545 29/01/2018
10
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Factory Tennis. This project is a Lawn Tennis project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Home Office - Knife Crime Community Fund 17-18
£8,381 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Smart Futures
£377,109 21/09/2016
36
Funding will be used for a new work experience project for young people to get them better prepared for work. The organisation will work with partners to provide a structured programme, with a ....more
Comic Relief - BA Flying Start initiative 2016
£15,000 13/07/2016
12
BA Flying Start initiative 2016
National Lottery Community Fund - Instateam building
£10,000 10/02/2016
12
The organisation will use the funding to run a series of workshops and social activities for groups of young people from different backgrounds, areas and races. This will enable the organisation to ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Factory Youth Zone
£49,900 23/10/2015
Ourmanchester Ourselves
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Factory Youth Zone
£86,200 05/12/2013
36
towards three years' salary of a Mentoring Coordinator to develop and extend a mentoring programme for vulnerable young people from a deprived area of Manchester
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 24-72
  • ANDREW COOKE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Strategic Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/03/2010, number: 1134580
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/09/2009, number: 07025561
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
13 returns made; AR16: 29 days late, AR14: 14 days late, AR10: 106 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE BRUNTWOOD CHARITY on 04/02/2022
Main office

931 Rochdale Road
Harpurhey
Manchester
United Kingdom
M9 8AE

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND

Data Sources

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