Overall GiG Score: 3 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +4

BLAENLLECHAU YOUTH PROJECT 

Blaenllechau Youth Project endeavors to encourage the children and young people of Blaenllechau and The Upper Rhondda Fach between the ages of 5 and 25 years to become more actively involved in their communities through various activities and the informal education of life skills.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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
Established: 13 years

bcryouth@hotmail.com

01443733689

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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£60£60£0n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/22£65£65£0n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/21£68£68£0n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/20£55£55£0n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/19£75£75£0n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/18£42£47£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£60£60£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£47£47£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£50£57£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£60£52£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£49£49£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£46£51£-5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 5 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Rhondda Cynon Taff,

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£9,800
DCMS£3,000
Co-Operative Group£2,409
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Blaenllechau Youth Project
£1,071 22/10/2022
We would like to employ a part-time member of staff to facilitate arts and craft sessions for the community. This includes open access play, baby groups, youth groups and family engagement sessions.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Blaenllechau Youth Project
£1,338 23/10/2021
We would like to buy additional resources to give children and young people the best opportunities to play and have fun through our sessions.
National Lottery Community Fund - Blaenllechau Youth Project
£9,800 08/07/2021
Blaenllechau Youth Project in Rhondda Cynon Taf will use £9800 to continue their family engagement project providing family fun sessions and a Tiny Tots baby group for the local community.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,000 20/05/2020
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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Blaenllechau Youth Project
£2,518 19/11/2018
Help us purchase play equipment and materials for children and young people for use in term time provision and school holiday playschemes.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Blaenllechau Youth Project
£30,000 13/03/2018
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This project will provide a youth club for children and young people from a disadvantaged background. They will have more fun, have better peer relationships, and increase their confidence to take ....more
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme
£500 19/05/2016
Towards a summer play scheme.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards equipment for a summer playscheme in South Wales
£500 07/05/2013
Towards equipment for a summer playscheme in South Wales.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/10/2010, number: 1138307
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
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
  • 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
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Welfare Hall
Rear Of 17-21
Long Row
Blaenllechau
FERNDALE
Mid Glam

Objectives

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(A)THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OFSOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(B)PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES ANDCAPABILITIES, TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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