Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 8

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 14

YOUNG HARROW FOUNDATION

To promote efficiency and effectiveness in the charitable activities of not-for-profit organisations, voluntary groups and charities working with young people and operating in the London Borough of Harrow. To educate for public benefit of those involved with voluntary sector and not-for-profit organisations working with young people and providing advice and information to agencies in the field

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
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 9 years

youngharrowfoundation.org

admin@youngharrow.org

02084298592

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£1,426	£1,365	£61	£1	£252	£180	1.6	9	0
31/03/22		£1,139	£1,209	£-70	£1	£191	£168	1.7	9	0
31/03/21		£487	£497	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/03/20		£327	£281	£46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19		£393	£297	£96	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/18?		£247	£204	£43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
14/03/17	*	£205	£126	£79	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 51%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 72%
Reserves/Spending: 1.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Harrow,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

9 employees

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

City Bridge Trust	£252,101
John Lyon's Charity	£190,000
Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£80,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,800

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
John Lyon's Charity - Uplift grant to Young Harrow Foundation
£10,000	05/12/2022	Cost-of-Living Uplift
John Lyon's Charity - Cultural Capital grant to Young Harrow Foundation
£80,000	17/11/2022	Supporting Arts in Harrow Grant Programme
John Lyon's Charity - YPF Small Grants grant to Young Harrow Foundation
£100,000	16/06/2021	HSC YPF Small Grants Fund Harrow
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Follow-on Funding: Change Champions
£60,000	05/01/2021	Young Harrow Foundation (YHF) supports the local voluntary sector to build capacity, increase funding and develop effective partnership working for the benefit of children and young people. This ....more Young Harrow Foundation (YHF) supports the local voluntary sector to build capacity, increase funding and develop effective partnership working for the benefit of children and young people. This grant will allow YHF to develop, expand, and embed its local collective-impact model 'Change Champions' long term, with young people leading the agenda for youth support in Harrow.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Covid-19 Emergency Funding
£20,000	30/10/2020 6	Young Harrow Foundation (YHF) supports the local voluntary sector to build capacity, increase funding and develop effective partnership working for the benefit of children and young people. This ....more Young Harrow Foundation (YHF) supports the local voluntary sector to build capacity, increase funding and develop effective partnership working for the benefit of children and young people. This grant provides support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by Covid-19.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Young Harrow Foundation
£39,601	13/08/2020	towards the costs of the Help Harrow portal’s development and expansion and related additional capacity costs (£32,101), and towards 50% of the proposed spot purchasing fund (£7,500)
National Lottery Community Fund - Harrow Emergency Response
£9,800	22/05/2020 6	The funding will be used to develop and expand the Single Point Of Access service for the most vulnerable members of the community to support with mental health and well being.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Young Harrow Foundation
£12,500	09/04/2020	‘A one-off, unrestricted grant of £12,500, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant’
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Young Harrow Foundation
£200,000	25/07/2019 60	£200,000 over five years (£50,000; £45,000; £40,000; £35,000; £30,000) as core funding to support the Young Harrow Foundation's work in support of voluntary sector organisations working with ....more £200,000 over five years (£50,000; £45,000; £40,000; £35,000; £30,000) as core funding to support the Young Harrow Foundation's work in support of voluntary sector organisations working with children and young people.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Piloting a new youth led partnership model in Harrow
£60,000	11/03/2019 24	Young Harrow Foundation is a youth sector membership and infrastructure body working exclusively in Harrow. YHF will pilot a youth-led partnership model focused on five thematic areas: mental health, ....more Young Harrow Foundation is a youth sector membership and infrastructure body working exclusively in Harrow. YHF will pilot a youth-led partnership model focused on five thematic areas: mental health, youth violence, employment, inequalities and physical activity. This project aims to connect young people with lived experience of these issues, local delivery specialists and expert voices from outside the sector to create new ideas and trial programmes.
National Lottery Community Fund - Empowering local Young People Services
£8,845	04/05/2018 12	This project will create an online platform that is designed to support and engage young people, encouraging them to become more socially active and to access local services.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

CLARE HARRINGTON (Chair) Appointed: 2019

GIAZAT SINMILEOLUWA TAIWO Appointed: 2022

JOANNA MOURANT Appointed: 2021

MATHURA PANCHADCHARASARMA Appointed: 2023

STEVEN ANDREW WILLIAMS Appointed: 2016

SAMY BENAFERI Appointed: 2021

SANJAY CHANDARANA Appointed: 2020

VIVEKANANDA RAJAH THAYALAN Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/09/2015, number: 1163589

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
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

7 returns made; AR17: 10 days late,

Main office

27 High Street
HARROW
Middlesex
HA1 3HT

Objectives

TO PROMOTE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS, VOLUNTARY GROUPS AND CHARITIES WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND OPERATING IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW AND ELSEWHERE (THE AREA OF BENEFIT)INCLUDING BY:A)CO-ORDINATING BOTH EXISTING CHARITABLE AND NON-CHARITABLE AGENCIES THAT HAVE A COMMON GOAL OF PROVIDING CHARITABLE SERVICES OR RELIEF TO YOUNG PEOPLE; B)LIAISING WITH, AND ACTING AS A FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN, AGENCIES WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN THE RANGE OF CHARITABLE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE THEY SERVE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW AND ELSEWHERE

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