Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

WICKWAR YOUTH CENTRE 

The focus of our activities is to provide a programme of positive activities for the young people aged between 10 and 18 years in our rural village of Wickwar. This benefits the young people by developing their self confidence, social and life skills. We welcome all young people regardless of background, faith, gender or personal circumstances and seek to develop a tolerant inclusive community.
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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£30£34£-4n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/22£21£22£-1n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/21£38£22£17n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/20£19£19£0n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/19£18£19£-1n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/18£14£14£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£17£16£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£23£14£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£28£20£8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

dwf@fletcherdw.plus.com

01454294668

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • South Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 4 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Wickwar Youth Centre
£4,000 19/09/2023
For a nutritious winter food programme, teaching young people how to make affordable meals for their families at this youth club in South Gloucestershire.
National Lottery Community Fund - South Gloucestershire Youth Partnership
£13,346 06/08/2018
36
South Gloucestershire Youth Partnership 4/5

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/08/2014, number: 1158267
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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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; AR16: 84 days late,
Main office

12 Canters Leaze
Wickwar
Wotton-under-Edge
GL12 8LX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 18 LIVING IN THE PARISH OF WICKWAR AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE 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 SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (B) 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
CharityBase
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