Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

YOUTH FEDERATION LIMITED 

Youth Federation Ltd strives for equal life chances for young people through a range of interventions and services including support to access education and employment, intensive mentoring and mental health services. We also deliver a variety of personal social development programmes and training courses. In addition to running youth clubs we provide infrastructure support for the youth sector.
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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Established: 13 years

www.youthfed.org.uk

info@youthfed.org

01513561971

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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£2,513£2,441£72£0£1,620£3701.896300
31/03/22£2,568£2,393£174£0£1,528£2711.4861,200
31/03/21£2,397£2,071£326£0£1,308£1060.672950
31/03/20£2,345£2,349£-4£0£1,023£230.168900
31/03/19£2,717£2,500£217£0£998£90912,100
31/03/18£2,706£2,688£17£0£802£-82-0.4990
31/03/17£2,246£2,531£-285£8£777£20850
31/03/16£2,075£2,129£-54£25£1,117£2781.6620
31/03/15£2,078£1,862£216£45£1,051£2321.5730
31/03/14£1,800£1,577£223£32£827£870.7490
31/03/13£1,044£1,008£37£26£603£-2-0240
31/03/12*£905£889£16£22£580£0n/a260

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 23%
Reserves/Spending: 1.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3.5
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Halton, St Helens, Warrington, Wirral,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • 96 employees
  • 300 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
Westminster Foundation£124,555
Nesta£60,000
Cheshire Community Foundation£43,956
Charles Hayward Foundation£25,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Cheshire Community Foundation - Make A Difference
£10,000 14/12/2022
Make A Difference
National Lottery Community Fund - Better Start
£9,659 18/11/2022
The organisation will engage local young people in 12-week programmes to build resilience develop skills and support them into early adulthood with the aim of improving employability skills work ....more
Cheshire Community Foundation - Better Start
£10,000 15/11/2022
Better Start
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Youth Fed
£2,219 22/10/2022
The aim is to pay qualified staff to offer young people high and low intensity, early intervention mental health support and a range of mental health awareness workshops.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Youth Federation for Cheshire
£25,000 28/02/2022
Back on Track Programme
Cheshire Community Foundation - Digital Mental Health Support
£5,000 18/10/2021
Youth Federation for Cheshire, Halton, Warrington and Wirral's mission is to make a positive difference by engaging, empowering and enriching the lives of young people. Our digital mental health ....more
Cheshire Community Foundation - Uniformed / non-uniformed Youth Group Support
£10,000 25/06/2021
outh Federation for Cheshire, Halton, Warrington and Wirral's mission is to make a positive difference by engaging, empowering and enriching the lives of young people. This project will provide ....more
Nesta - AC01309
£60,000 08/03/2021
Rapid Recovery Challenge programme grant to Youth Federation Grant Ref AC01309
National Lottery Community Fund - Back on Track
£10,000 05/03/2021
10
The funding will be used as a contribution towards the salary of a project coordinator. The project supports vulnerable young people aged 18 – 25 who are homeless experiencing domestic abuse and/or ....more
Westminster Foundation - Covid 19 response Fund
£124,555 25/06/2020
6
COVID-19 Response - September Promise to get young people into work
Cheshire Community Foundation - Early Intervention Mental Health Project
£8,956 18/05/2020
Youth Federation for Cheshire, Halton, Warrington and Wirral's mission is to make a positive difference by engaging, empowering and enriching the lives of young people. Our Early Intervention Mental ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£124,944 01/04/2019
.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£124,944 01/04/2019
.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Youth Federation
£109,983 23/10/2018
36
The N-Gage project will offer targeted and intensive mentoring for children and young people impacted by poverty and who are disengaged with education. It will lead to improved life chances and ....more
Home Office - Knife Crime Community Fund 18-19
£27,974 03/09/2018
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
DCMS - Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund
£50,000 03/04/2018
The Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund pilot aims to increase the diversity and numbers of those working in the UK's booming cyber security sector.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Cheshire Social Action Graduates (working name - we are going to ask the young people to name their project to provide ownership)
£5,000 03/11/2017
The Youth Federation project will develop a Graduate Programme, which encourages young people to lead and take part in volunteering and fundraising activities across Cheshire West and Chester. Using ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Prestbury Youth Club
£2,941 04/08/2017
We want to build a youth and community centre to give all ages a safe environment to share.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Cyber Challenge Cheshire - Girls
£8,730 01/08/2017
Youth Federation provides support to young people with a broad range of programmes dedicated to improving the lives of young people in Cheshire, Halton, Warrington and Wirral. The project tackles the ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£124,944 05/05/2017
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DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£124,944 05/05/2017
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£124,944 05/05/2017
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£93,708 05/05/2017
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£93,708 05/05/2017
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - YIN Youth Federation Limited
£374,832 21/04/2017
35
This group will expand their services to engage more young people across the Wirral, Halton and St Helens. Their work will address issues including child poverty, young people not in education, ....more
Cheshire Community Foundation - Equipped!
£4,989 28/01/2016
Youth Federation are a youth charity supporting a range of activities for children and young people across Cheshire. The Equipped project will work with young people to help them access healthy ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Developing Tomorrow's Leaders Today
£249,665 14/04/2014
36
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-81
  • PETER BIBBY Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/08/2011, number: 1143231
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/04/2011, number: 07604916
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
  • 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
12 returns made; AR12: 310 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from YOUTH IN ACTION on 14/09/2020
  • Asset transfer in from THE LORDS TAVERNERS WOODSIDE YOUTH CENTRE on 05/10/2023
Main office

20 Rossmore Business Village
Inward Way
Ellesmere Port
CH65 3EY

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:1. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;2. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING ADVICE, ASSISTANCE, SERVICES, TRAINING AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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