Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

YOUTURN FUTURES

The coordination, management and delivery of multi-agency community safety initiatives to reduce crime and protect the public including: Bedfordshire's Integrated Offender Management Scheme, Direction for Bedfordshire, a dedicated, confidential signposting and case management service, Conditional caution interventions.Supported pathways for young people.Prevention of Exploitation.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/03/23£549£622£-73£0£559£2104144
31/03/22£564£463£101£0£632£1894.991
31/03/21£512£486£26£0£531£1303.291
31/03/20£452£435£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£385£371£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£373£398£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£455£419£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£548£419£129£0£462£892.630
31/03/15£628£295£333£2£333£883.620

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 38%
Reserves/Spending: 4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 22.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 10 years

www.youturnfutures.com

stuart.smith@youturnfutures.com

07901338615

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation£289,117
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
National Lottery Community Fund£29,114
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Upskilling staff
£9,979 26/05/2023
The organisation will provide specialised trauma and power BI training for their staff and organisation so they can build capacity and better support the potential of their beneficiaries through ....more
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - A project contributing to breaking the cycle of those young people at risk of gang association and youth violence
£38,000 06/02/2023
Supported Pathway with Direction
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant towards Integrated Offender Management and Magpan admin support
£48,900 05/01/2023
Integrated Offender Managernent
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to YouTurn Futures
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Mental Health Provision
£25,000 09/02/2022
Delivery of mental health services to offenders or those at risk of offending
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Supported Pathway with Direction
£35,000 08/02/2022
A project working with young people who are involved in criminal due to gang association or violence justice or at risk of gang related behaviours across Luton
National Lottery Community Fund - YouTurn Case Management System
£9,480 05/11/2021
The funding will be used to purchase a new case management system which would strengthen the organisation's service. The organisation works with young people aged 16 – 25 on the cusp of serious ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Renew grant to YouTurn Futures
£50,000 23/06/2021
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of YouTurn Futures.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to YouTurn Futures
£35,000 18/02/2021
11
Supportive Pathway with Drection
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Integrated Offender Management
£52,707 22/12/2020
Grant to YouTurn Futures
National Lottery Community Fund - Remote working IT system
£9,655 13/11/2020
6
The funding will be used to upgrade their IT systems in order to work remotely and provide face to face online support to offenders and vulnerable people. The project aims to continue providing ....more
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to YouTurn Futures
£54,510 30/01/2020
11
Integrated Offender Management
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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

  • DR NINA PEARSON Appointed: 2018
  • IAN HENRY PRICE Appointed: 2024
  • JOHN EDWARD MURPHY Appointed: 2024
  • KIRSTIE COOK Appointed: 2023
  • NIKKI MIDDLETON Appointed: 2016
  • PAUL DOWNING Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • TATYANNA ABOLANLE ANTOINE Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/03/2014, number: 1156468
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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

c/o Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue HQ
Southfields Rd
Kempston
Bedfordshire
MK42 7NR

Objectives

1) THE REHABILITATION OF EX-OFFENDERS AND THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:A) FACILITATING THEIR INTEGRATION AND CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN SOCIETY;B) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND ADVOCACY FOR EX-OFFENDERS, THOSE AT RISK OF OFFENDING AND THE VICTIMS OF CRIME; ANDC) THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICE MODELS OF INTEGRATED OFFENDER MANAGEMENT.2) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY)

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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