Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
    • Grant maker support: +8

    LONDON YOUTH CHOIR 

    London Youth Choirs was set up in 2012 as a social action programme and centre of musical excellence. LYC currently comprises six central and two regional choirs for young people from every London borough from school year 3 to age 23. The tuition and performance opportunities that LYC provides are designed to educate and inspire whilst championing inclusivity and understanding.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

    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: 11 years

    www.londonyouthchoir.com

    office@londonyouthchoir.com

    07388 623178

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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
    31/08/22£469£462£6n/an/an/an/an/a1
    31/08/21£393£319£74n/an/an/an/an/a1
    31/08/20£370£334£35n/an/an/an/an/a1
    31/08/19£381£344£37n/an/an/an/an/a4
    31/08/18£320£304£16£0£0£0n/a02
    31/08/17£209£185£24£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/16£201£167£34£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/15£112£109£3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/14£102£99£3£0£0£0n/a00

    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
    Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
    What it does
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Education/Training
    Who works here?
    • 1 volunteer
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Throughout London,

    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
    John Lyon's Charity£96,000
    The Childhood Trust£91,249
    Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
    London Borough of Southwark£3,105
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    John Lyon's Charity - Uplift grant to London Youth Choir
    £6,000 05/12/2022
    Cost-of-Living Uplift
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £25,000 26/08/2022
    London Youth Choirs
    The Childhood Trust - C-59023
    £10,000 28/06/2022
    LYC, a centre of musical excellence & inclusivity, unites young Londoners of all backgrounds in singing - broadening horizons, bringing joy and benefiting mental health. Funds raised will help us ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Creating Community Through Choir
    £25,000 12/06/2022
    London Youth Choirs aspires to be the most inspirational and innovative organisation for young singers in London. Our goals are to create inspirational training opportunities for young people, to ....more
    London Borough of Southwark - Grant to London Youth Choirs
    £605 31/03/2022
    Neighbourhoods Fund - North East grant from the Environment & Leisure department
    The Childhood Trust - Champions for Children 2021 Appeal
    £11,250 22/06/2021
    LYC, a centre of musical excellence & inclusivity, brings young people together from across London, regardless of social & financial background. After a year of online rehearsals & ....more
    John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to London Youth Choir
    £90,000 16/06/2021
    LYC West Choir, incorporating LYC Experience engagement activities
    The Childhood Trust - No Barriers Appeal
    £21,250 08/12/2020
    LYC, a centre of musical excellence & inclusivity, brings young people together from across London, regardless of social & financial circumstances. Funds raised will ensure LYC?s superb ....more
    The Childhood Trust - London Youth Choirs | Pandemic Appeal
    £11,250 03/07/2020
    LYC is a centre of musical excellence and a beacon of inclusivity, bringing young people together from across London. The current crisis has required us to drastically evolve the delivery of LYC. ....more
    London Borough of Southwark - Grant to London Youth Choir
    £2,500 01/04/2020
    Southwark Mayflower 400 grants fund grant from the Environment & Leisure department
    The Childhood Trust - London Youth choir Big Bursary Challenge
    £12,499 10/12/2019
    London Youth Choir (LYC) is one of the UK?s foremost providers of singing opportunities for young people, involving over 1,200 each year. We need to raise £50,000 to provide bursaries and travel ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2018
    £6,250 04/12/2018
    Since 2012, the London Youth Choir (LYC) has demonstrated its belief in the transformative effects of singing together. In order to realise the potential of all young children from across London, ....more
    The Childhood Trust - London Youth Choir Bursary Fund
    £3,750 05/12/2017
    At the London Youth Choir it is our aim that no young person should be deterred from applying to join because of financial hardship. The proposed Bursary Fund will provide much needed support for ....more
    The Childhood Trust - London Youth Choir Bursary Fund
    £3,750 02/12/2016
    At the London Youth Choir it is our aim that no young person should be deterred from applying to join because of financial hardship. The proposed Bursary Fund will provide much needed support for ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2015
    £5,000 18/12/2015
    Singing in a choir can be a transforming experience for young children living in challenging circumstances. Through partnering with primary schools in areas of high deprivation, LYC’s Junior ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Summer Give 2015
    £8,000 18/05/2015
    We want to kick start the holiday with an uplifting singing course, led by experts, to engage children from London. In a safe, stimulating and fun environment, the children will experience music ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2013
    £5,000 18/12/2013
    At the London Youth Choir it is our aim that no young person should be deterred from applying to join because of financial hardship. The proposed Bursary Fund will provide much needed support for ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (8)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/04/2013, number: 1151714
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    Filing Record
    9 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    London Youth Choirs
    35-47 Bethnal Green Road
    LONDON
    E1 6LA

    Objectives

    FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING OR EDUCATED IN LONDON IN THE SUBJECT OF MUSIC AND THE PERFORMING ARTS, AND IN PARTICULAR CHORAL MUSIC. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE OBJECTS, 'LONDON' MEANS THE BOROUGHS COVERED BY THE GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY OR ANY SUCCESSOR BODY, AND THE CITY OF LONDON.THE CHARITY WILL ACHIEVE THIS BY - 1) PROVIDING A WORLD-CLASS CHORAL TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR YOUNG PEOPLE;2) PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING MUSICAL AND CHORAL EDUCATION TO YOUNG PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL OR SOCIAL BACKGROUND;3) DELIVERING OPEN-ACCESS WORKSHOPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR TRAINING OR EXPERIENCE; AND4) FINANCIALLY SUPPORTING TALENTED YOUNG PEOPLE TO ENABLE THEM TO RECEIVE MUSICAL EDUCATION OF THE HIGHEST STANDARD AND TO ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL.

    Data Sources

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