Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 8

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 8

YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD

To support disadvantaged young people, by providing advice and assistance and organising activities that will: - help young people develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society in full- provide education , training & employment support- deliver health and well-being activities including recreation, leisure and sport activities .

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board composition appears to be rather static

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
31/07/23	£190	£226	£-37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/07/22	£209	£211	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/07/21	£236	£235	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
31/07/20	£235	£219	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/07/19	£203	£200	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/07/18	£208	£210	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/17	£161	£161	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/16	£105	£103	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.yes-ltd.org.uk

Carmen.llorente@yes-ltd.org.uk

02089042242

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 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

John Lyon's Charity	£135,000
Youth Music	£29,646
Sport England	£9,998
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,986

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Youth Music - Mentoring Through Music
£29,646	28/09/2023	Mentoring Through Music
National Lottery Community Fund - Fit to Succeed
£9,986	12/03/2021 11	The funding will be used to deliver mental and physical health workshops together with learning and support sessions for children and young disadvantaged people in the community. The project aims to ....more The funding will be used to deliver mental and physical health workshops together with learning and support sessions for children and young disadvantaged people in the community. The project aims to improve the mental health and well-being of young people whilst also providing skills for people to access further training and secure employment.
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£9,998	20/05/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with ....more Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to Youth Engagement Solutions
£135,000	14/06/2019 36	Fit to Succeed

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-72

ADAM KATTEN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Financial Adviser

COLLETTE HELEN MARGARET RYAN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Hr Counsultant

ED BEABER Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Business Development Consultant

MICHELLE CHARLES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Marketing Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/10/2015, number: 1163850
Registered at Companies House on 29/07/2015, number: 09708873

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
Investment
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

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

Youth Engagement Solutions
Vale Farm-Wembley FC
Watford Road
WEMBLEY
HA0 3HG

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:4.1 TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 30 LIVING IN LONDON BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:4.1.1 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;4.1.2 ADVANCING EDUCATION;4.1.3 RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; AND4.1.4 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.

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