Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

YES FUTURES

Yes Futures empowers young people to believe in themselves and discover their personal potential.
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
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£580£568£12£15£84£531.111100
31/12/22£512£576£-65£12£73£220.511105
31/12/21£450£437£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£417£366£51n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£438£434£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£318£287£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£208£166£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£105£124£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£91£73£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£25£9£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 74%
Liabilities/Income: 41%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 62%
Reserves/Spending: 1.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 11 years

www.yesfutures.org

info@yesfutures.org

02081 444 393

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Dulverton Trust£105,200
Garfield Weston Foundation£60,000
DCMS£54,000
The Rayne Foundation£34,500
City Bridge Trust£16,700
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Yes Futures
£5,664 18/12/2023
towards the costs of 12 months of coaching/group sessions for 24 young people from Harlow to help reduce the number of NEET young people
Dulverton Trust - Yes Futures - Core Costs
£70,000 26/10/2023
Yes Futures - Core Costs
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 07/08/2023
Supporting Disadvantaged Young People through Coaching and Soft Skill Development
Dulverton Trust - Yes Futures? programmes in Kent and Essex
£35,200 08/06/2022
Yes Futures? programmes in Kent and Essex
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 17/12/2021
Support more young people's wellbeing through expanding Yes Futures' award-winning programmes
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£54,000 05/10/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
CAF - Grant to Yes Futures
£2,966 08/07/2020
3
Grant to Yes Futures to support the organisation through COVID19
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Yes Futures
£16,700 14/06/2020
£16,700 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, in order to carry on providing support to Londoners.
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Yes Futures
£34,500 09/03/2020
24
Towards a programme of personalised coaching and inspirational trips so young people develop key skills and tools to enable them to fulfil their personal potential and be mentally healthy.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 21/08/2019
Expansion of the Yes Futures programme to targeted disadvantaged areas.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Yes Futures
£46,500 13/09/2018
£46,500 over 12 months to implement a CRM system, recruit a full-time Programme Assistant, increase the hours of the Senior Programme Lead and develop plans to raise social investment.
The Fore - Grant to Yes Futures
£30,000 30/09/2014
36
Grant funded the salary of the Programmes Officer over a 12 month period to push the organisation beyond the pilot phase.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

  • ANANYA TIWARI Appointed: 2024
  • ANDREW THRAVES (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • ANNABEL MAY TUCKEY Appointed: 2024
  • DR MALCOLM NORMAN GROVES Appointed: 2023
  • EMILY RAMJI Appointed: 2021
  • JESSICA BADLEY Appointed: 2021
  • JOANNA MARIE AMAND Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/12/2013, number: 1155082
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

Yes Futures
3Space
International House
6 Canterbury Crescent
LONDON

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 LIVING IN THE UK BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR CONFIDENCE, RESILIENCE TO LIFE CHALLENGES, SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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