Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 10

THE KENT ESTUARY YOUTH PROJECT (KEY)

KEY currently provides a range of youth work in Milnthorpe (Cumbria) and surrounding villages. Delivery is in the community (including a youth cafe; open youth club; social action projects; holiday activities) and the local comprehensive school (including lunch-time drop-ins; Alternative Curriculum workshops and 1:1 sessions). It plans additional youth and inter-generational projects.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 9 years

www.thekeyproject.org.uk.

RosieBrown@keyprojectcumbria.onmicrosoft.com

01539565845

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

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Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£83	£74	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/21	£54	£64	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/20	£66	£60	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/12/19	£44	£37	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/12/18	£13	£34	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	10
31/12/17	£77	£33	£44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£86	£35	£51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Cumbria,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
Cumbria Community Foundation	£8,000
The Foyle Foundation	£7,500
National Lottery Community Fund	£7,250

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£7,500	28/11/2023	towards core costs in yearend 31 December 2024
National Lottery Community Fund - Box Clever
£7,250	24/02/2023	The funding will be used to deliver non-contact boxing and wellbeing sessions for young people. The project aims to provide coping strategies for anger management and emotional wellbeing.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£10,000	11/03/2022	The Kent Estuary Youth Project
Cumbria Community Foundation - Youth Worker Salary
£3,000	01/07/2020	Youth Worker Salary
Cumbria Community Foundation - Kent Estuary Youth project
£5,000	13/06/2019	Kent Estuary youth project
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	31/12/2018	KEY

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

DEREK RIDGWAY Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeships: MERCIA MS THERAPY CENTRE LTD, SOUTH LAKES U3A, THE TOC H ALISON HOUSE TRUST, THE OAKLEA TRUST, THE LUNE RIVERS TRUST,

GREGORY TAGNEY (Chair) Appointed: 2018

HILARY FORDHAM Appointed: 2023

JUDITH RIGG Appointed: 2023

LINDA BAVERSTOCK Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: MILNTHORPE MEMORIAL HALL,

REV RON RUTTER Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/07/2015, number: 1162823

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from ARNSIDE YOUTH PROJECT on 06/05/2022

Main office

6, The square
Milnthorpe
Cumbria
LA7 7QJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, WITHIN THE COUNTY OF CUMBRIA AND WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE KENT ESTUARY, TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH: (A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFEB) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES (PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL) TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. (C) ASSISTING YOUNG PEOPLE TO FIND SECURITY, PURPOSE AND FULFILMENT IN THEIR LIVES. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARITIES ACT 2011.

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