Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 12
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

ETHNIC YOUTH SUPPORT TEAM 

Ethnic Minorities & Youth Support Team was set up in 2005 by a group of ethnic minority young people in Swansea. It aimed to fill a gap in provision for young BME people aged 11-25 by providing a targeted, culturally sensitive and holistic support service to meet their needs.
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 age and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently
Established: 11 years
(15 years as a company)

www.eyst.org.uk

info@eyst.org.uk

01792466980

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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£2,313£2,023£290£0£1,224£6493.87295
31/03/22£1,947£1,825£122£0£943£3592.47195
31/03/21*£1,657£1,414£243£0£821£2702.36060
31/03/20£1,533£1,246£287£0£578£1941.948120
31/03/19£1,079£1,117£-38£0£290£2022.244134
31/03/18£1,091£910£181£0£328£1451.9390
31/03/17£699£604£95£0£147£420.8250
31/03/16*£345£385£-40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£381£383£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£424£444£-20£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 53%
Reserves/Spending: 3.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 14.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 72 employees
  • 95 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
Henry Smith Charity£467,900
National Lottery Community Fund£309,112
Esmee Fairbairn£288,500
Joseph Rowntree Foundation£224,452
BBC Children in Need£169,753
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust£29,983
Crisis UK£24,996
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ethnic Minorities and Youth Support Team Wales
£1,295 21/10/2023
We would like to provide food for our girls and mixed youth groups and family drop-ins in Wrexham. We support families from migrant backgrounds (including refugees and asylum seekers).
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Ethnic Youth Support Team (EYST)
£19,500 27/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ethnic Youth Support Team
£179,700 25/08/2022
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the costs of a project providing advice and support for refugees and asylum seekers living in Swansea, Wales.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Ethnic Youth Support Team (EYST)
£195,000 20/07/2022
Towards unrestricted core costs for a specialist educational Advocacy and Support project to support young ethnic minority people in Wales, addressing inequalities in school exclusions and ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ethnic Youth Support Team
£114,600 11/03/2022
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing advice and support for refugees and asylum seekers, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, living in Swansea, Wales.
Crisis UK - Grant to EYST
£24,996 04/02/2022
Ethnic Minorities and Youth Support Team (EYST) is running a project in Swansea for people who are Appeal Rights Exhausted or destitute, providing wraparound support that assists people to move ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Ethnic Youth Support Team
£90,224 03/02/2022
This project will fund a youth club for children and young people from ethnic minority communities. They will have more fun, increase their confidence to try new things, and make more connections in ....more
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Ethnic Minorities & Youth Support Team Wales
£119,326 27/11/2021
Race Alliance Wales
National Lottery Community Fund - BAME Multilingual Helpline Wales
£299,112 12/07/2021
24
Using £299112 over two years Ethnic Youth Support Team will continue and develop a multi-lingual telephone helpline in partnership with Citizens Advice Cymru. It will build on a successful pilot ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Ethnic Youth Support Team
£54,000 24/03/2021
1
Towards unrestricted core costs from the Racialised Communities Top Up Fund
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust - Make Your Mark 2021 (BAME Youth Vote Project)
£29,983 02/10/2020
7
to run an engagement programme to ensure BAME young people (aged 16-25) are registered and turnout to vote in the upcoming Welsh parliament elections
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Ethnic Youth Support Team
£79,529 31/07/2020
Covid19 - This project will deliver a Youth Futures programme for children and young people from minority ethnic communities further marginalised by Covid-19. They will have increased confidence, ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Ethnic Youth Support Team
£20,000 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
National Lottery Community Fund - Equipping EYST's new Asylum & Refugee Advice Hub
£10,000 04/03/2020
0
Ethnic Youth Support Team in Swansea will expand their provision relocating their advice hub, at the request of their community. £10,000 will fund IT equipment and furniture.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Ethnic Minorities & Youth Support Team Wales
£105,126 30/11/2019
24
Race Alliance Wales (RAW) Project Worker
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 15/07/2019
Experts by Experience: Volunteering, Asylum & Refugee Advice Service
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ethnic Youth Support Team
£173,600 12/06/2019
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing advice and support for refugees and asylum seekers living in Swansea
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Ethnic Youth Support Team
£19,956 30/07/2018
24
This project will fund a youth club, trips, and home support for children and young people living with sickle cell or thalassemia. They will have more fun, have a better understanding of their ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Ethnic Youth Support Team
£134,250 27/06/2018
36
This project will provide sessions and activities for black, asian, and minority ethnic children and young people. They will have an increased sense of belonging to their community, increased ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Ethnic Youth Support Team
£120,000 11/10/2017
36
Towards the salary of the director of an organisation that helps BME young people in Wales and their families achieve their full potential.
National Lottery Community Fund - TSS: BME Skills Project
£390,425 21/08/2017
36
This project will bring new skills to the BME third sector in Swansea, Cardiff and Wrexham by engaging BME professionals working in the public and private sectors and BME students or graduates. These ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Ethnic Youth Support Team
£49,900 23/02/2017
Young, Migrant & Welsh
National Lottery Community Fund - The 'Resilience' Project
£499,710 25/05/2016
36
The 'Resilience' Project
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Ethnic Youth Support Team
£75,000 16/03/2016
36
The charity supports BME young people and families and those from disadvantaged backgrounds. The grant will fund the Refugees Contribute Project providing adult refugees and asylum seekers in Swansea ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ethnic Youth Support Team
£95,500 11/06/2015
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing support, advice and guidance to refugees and asylum seekers in Swansea
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Ethnic Youth Support Team
£46,400 27/03/2015
Chips, Curry and Cappuccino - the Diverse Food Heritage of Swansea
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Ethnic Youth Support Team
£120,000 16/07/2014
Towards the salary of the director of an organisation that provides targeted and culturally sensitive support and learning programmes to BME young people and their families.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Ethnic Youth Support Team
£15,000 28/02/2014
This Swansea based charity support ethnic young people living in Wales aged 11-25 to achieve their full potential. The main focus of their activities is in Swansea and spans the areas of education, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Think Project
£188,947 13/12/2011
36
The grant will be used to test and develop new ways of working with the most disengaged young white people in Wales. The project aims to respond to the challenges posed by the growing presence and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - EYST 'My Space' Project
£499,914 23/03/2011
49
The EYST 'My Space' Project is a Community resource project which aims to establish the EYST youth drop-in centre in Swansea as accessible, flexible and multi-functional community spaces offering a ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 23-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/06/2013, number: 1152486
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/09/2008, number: 06709767
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR16: 36 days late,
Main office

UNITS B & C
11 ST. HELENS ROAD
SWANSEA
SA1 4AB

Objectives

2. OBJECTSTHE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:2.1 TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THOSE FROM SOCIALLY AND/OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THOSE FROM ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS, THROUGH (WITHOUT LIMITATION) PHYSICAL, SOCIAL EDUCATION, RECREATIONAL, TRAINING AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, WITH THE AIM OF DEVELOPING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, MORAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES SO THAT THEY MAY BECOME INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY;2.2 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT THROUGH (WITHOUT LIMITATION) THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS, TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES; 2.3 THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS AND RACIAL HARMONY THROUGH (WITHOUT LIMITATION) THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE TOLERANCE AND GOOD COMMUNITY RELATIONS;2.4 THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR USE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIVES OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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