Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 11

SURREY YOUTH FOCUS

To promote good practice and the efficiency and effectiveness of member organisations for the benefit of young people in Surrey, and by ensuring that young peoples' voices, concerns and issues are represented.We became a co. ltd by guarantee in 2011. Our 25 year history can be viewed under our old charity number 1093718

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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

www.surreyyouthfocus.org.uk

info@surreyyouthfocus.org.uk

01483 453962

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23	£370	£279	£91	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£293	£260	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£313	£297	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	£145	£137	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19	£117	£111	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£100	£108	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/17	£110	£109	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/16	£101	£113	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/15	£349	£345	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/14	£121	£120	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/13	£71	£97	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/12	£127	£146	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Surrey,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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
Community Foundation for Surrey - Strategic Alliance between Surrey Youth Focus and Luminus
£10,000	08/02/2024 22.548387096774	Funding towards the salary costs of developing a strategic alliance between two charities.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Research phase for a new project to promote the mental health of whole communities
£10,000	27/01/2020 11	Costings of a first phase research project to enable communities to improve their mental health.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Make a Difference - Woking
£9,980	11/09/2018 6	A child-led project which supports primary aged pupils to identify, research and address issues that matter to them through campaigning, fundraising or taking direct action.
National Lottery Community Fund - Pathways to Work: Young People with SEND
£9,960	20/09/2017 12	The organisation will provide user led recruitment and employment opportunities for young people with learning difficulties and special educational needs.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Inspiring Stories and East Surrey Youth Soup
£4,975	09/03/2017 15	Promoting Youth Social Action via a promotional film and "East Surrey Youth Soup", an event allowing young people to present their ideas and network with community partners who are keen to ....more Promoting Youth Social Action via a promotional film and "East Surrey Youth Soup", an event allowing young people to present their ideas and network with community partners who are keen to mobilise young people to achieve their goals.
Community Foundation for Surrey - "Just for Girls" Surrey
£5,000	06/02/2017 11	Pilot project over a year, to encourage vulnerable young girls to undertake physical activity
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Surrey Youth Focus
£12,500	12/09/2013 24	towards two year's running costs of a youth organisation that works across Surrey

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

ALLISTER MCGOWAN (Chair) Appointed: 2017

ALEC JEREMY SANDERSON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chartered Engineer, Other trusteeship: SURREY SATRO,

CINDY O'SULLIVAN Appointed: 2023

DR HANNAH ROBERTS Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: SURREY WEST COUNTY OF THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION, THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION LONDON AND SOUTH EAST ENGLAND REGION,

JUDITH CROME Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: The Surrey Wellbeing Partnership,

LAWRENCE SANTCROSS Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: BHT SUSSEX,

PAUL CLIFF Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/03/2011, number: 1140934

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Campaigns and political activity 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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; all on time

Main office

Surrey Youth Focus
Astolat
Coniers Way
New Inn Lane
Guildford
GU4 7HL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE GOOD PRACTICE AND THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS MEMBER ORGANISATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE PRIMARILY IN SURREY AND THE EFFICIENT APPLICATION OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY ASSOCIATING SUCH MEMBERS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUALITY, DISABILITY, RACE OR POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS OPINION SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL,MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR FULL QUALITY OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED BY SUPPORTING AND STRENGTHENING THE WORK OF ITS MEMBERS AND BY ENSURING THAT THE YOUNG PEOPLE'S VOICE, CONCERNS AND ISSUES ARE REPRESENTED WHEREVER IT IS MOST APPROPRIATE.

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