Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -4
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

WOLVERHAMPTON YOUTH ZONE 

It is intended that the charity will help and educate young people of all abilities, resident in the Wolverhampton area, through the provision of sports, arts and recreation activities, mentoring and employability support designed to provide them with the opportunities to fulfil their physical and spiritual potential, and to enable them to raise their aspirations and confidence levels.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are unusually 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £4,781,821 available, equivalent to 48 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 11 years

http://www.thewayyouthzone.org/

info@thewayyouthzone.org

01902328290

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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£1,095£1,193£-98£51£4,804£4,78248.1407
31/03/22£718£1,025£-307£26£4,902£4,81656.4363
31/03/21£1,508£1,117£391£55£5,209£5,16355.54582
31/03/20£1,232£1,295£-63£36£4,818£4,78444.345100
31/03/19£1,406£1,550£-145£35£4,880£4,82337.391150
31/03/18£1,343£1,475£-132£34£5,165£5,05641.1740
31/03/17*£1,127£1,223£-95£30£5,296£5,18250.9580
31/03/16*£3,772£519£3,254£40£5,392£5,381124.5200
31/03/15£2,058£118£1,940£4£2,138£0n/a30
31/03/14£372£173£198£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 48.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 6.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wolverhampton,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 40 employees
  • 7 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
National Lottery Community Fund£245,417
DCMS£236,516
Masonic Trust£35,258
Sport England£3,868
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£35,258 17/05/2023
Time to Talk - early intervention support for young people experiencing mental health issues attending Wolverhampton Youth Zone
National Lottery Community Fund - MAP - Mentoring Aspirations Plus
£245,417 24/03/2023
This funding will support a specialist targeted mentoring services aimed at vulnerable young people aged 8 to 18 either in care leaving care or on the edge of care in Wolverhampton. 25 volunteer ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£236,516 06/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Sport England - The Way to Sporting Glory
£3,868 30/05/2019
25
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled The Way to Sporting Glory. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£124,930 01/04/2019
.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£124,930 01/04/2019
.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Wolverhampton Youth Zone
£2,170 20/02/2019
24
towards a two night trip to an outdoor activity centre for a group of disadvantaged children from Wolverhampton
National Lottery Community Fund - The Way Around The World
£9,161 14/12/2018
12
This funding will be used to deliver engagement activities that are designed to bring different cultural communities together and promote tolerance. The project aims to create new social ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Wolverhampton Youth Zone (The Way)
£29,698 22/11/2018
36
This project will provide youth club activities in Wolverhampton focused around physical activity and healthy eating. Outcomes will include increased physical activity, improved self confidence and ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Wolverhampton Youth Zone (The Way)
£118,568 23/10/2018
36
This project will provide an inclusive place for young disabled people to try out a wide range of sporting, creative and life skills activities. Outcomes include improved life skills, increased ....more
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Wolverhampton Youth Zone
£40,000 05/10/2018
48
Main Grant unrestricted core costs
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 25/07/2018
The Way Forward
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£124,930 01/06/2017
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DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£124,930 01/06/2017
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
£124,930 01/06/2017
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
£93,698 01/06/2017
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
£93,698 01/06/2017
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 Wolverhampton Youth Zone
£374,790 13/04/2017
34
This project will get young people taking part in sport, media and creative arts activities and develop a new programme of counselling and workshops aimed at helping young people to make informed ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Wolverhampton Youth Zone
£25,000 18/01/2016
Furniture and equipment for youth centre
National Lottery Community Fund - The Way - Sensory Spaces
£10,000 15/07/2015
12
The group will use the funding to purchase portable sensory equipment for the benefit of young people with disabilities. This will improve the centres facilities, encouraging physical, social and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-75
  • IAN BUDD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Education Services
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/03/2013, number: 1151247
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/12/2012, number: 08341220
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
  • 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
10 returns made; AR17: 0 days late, AR16: 1 days late,
Main office

The Way
School Street
WOLVERHAMPTON
WV3 0NR

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO HELP AND EDUCATE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENT IN THE CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON AND THE WEST MIDLANDS THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES BY PROMOTING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE MAY IMPROVE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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