Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +3
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

    WHITEFIELD YOUTH ASSOCIATION 

    Activities that support the well-being of all communities - specifically those who are the most deprived/disadvantaged. Work with young people on the fringes of offending and under achieving in education is recognised regionally and nationally. Developed activites that deal with issues of health inequalities and encourage those from marginalised communities to improve their health lifestyles.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Spending is declining
    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Established: 14 years

    www.wya-uk.org

    hamid.khan@wya-uk.org

    07976337774

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?

    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£32£47£-15n/an/an/an/an/a10
    31/03/22£57£53£4n/an/an/an/an/a10
    31/03/21£66£57£9n/an/an/an/an/a6
    31/03/20£36£47£-12n/an/an/an/an/a6
    31/03/19£32£52£-19n/an/an/an/an/a10
    31/03/18£64£76£-12£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/17£67£73£-6£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16£50£41£9£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/15£108£48£60£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14£48£90£-43£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13£113£72£41£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12*£45£61£-16£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£39£43£-4£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Listed activities
    • Amateur Sport
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • Recreation
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    Where it operates
    • Lancashire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 10 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
    Rank Foundation - Col Small Grant Whitefield Youth Association 2023
    £3,000 27/04/2023
    Whitefield Youth Association 2023 received a Cost of Living Small Grant to cover the cost of Training and development for staff, Volunteers and trustees and for Goods/ Equipment.
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Whitefield Youth Association
    £57,000 28/04/2016
    24
    over two years towards the programme manager's salary at a youth organisation in Nelson, Lancashire _x000D_ _x000D_

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/06/2010, number: 1136520
    Gift Aid
    • NOT 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
    • 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
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    13 returns made; AR12: 2 days late,
    Main office

    203 EVERY STREET
    NELSON
    BB9 7BS

    Objectives

    I. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN LANCASHIRE AND THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND. 2. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BME COMMUNITY AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES OF THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY3. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH;(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    LANCASHIRE AND THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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