Finance Score: 8

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 7

Liabilities <10%: +3
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 20

CHORLEY YOUTH ZONE

Chorley Youth Zones objects are to help and educate children and young people resident in Chorley and surrounding areas through their leisure time activities by promoting their full physical and spiritual potential in order that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and their conditions of life may improve.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
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 well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

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	£1,454	£1,563	£-109	£7	£5,175	£1,028	7.9	117	22
31/03/22	£1,067	£1,155	£-88	£4	£5,318	£918	9.5	96	19
31/03/21	£1,521	£1,062	£459	£4	£5,430	£914	10.3	81	5
31/03/20	£1,174	£1,056	£118	£12	£4,971	£327	3.7	78	38
31/03/19	£1,370	£932	£439	£1	£4,853	£248	3.2	64	42
31/03/18	£3,286	£184	£3,102	£7	£4,414	£204	13.3	4	0
31/03/17	£1,371	£60	£1,312	£5	£1,312	£37	7.4	2	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 20%
Reserves/Spending: 7.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 8 years

http://www.inspireyouthzone.org/

enquiries@inspireyouthzone.org

01257 228888

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Lancashire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

117 employees
22 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£304,468
DCMS	£79,091
BBC Children in Need	£27,714
Sport England	£17,803

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Chorley Youth Zone (Inspire)
£2,000	21/10/2023	We would like to inspire and equip young people to become change makers, influencers and co-producers, improving services for 1,000s of other young people and amplifying the issues they care about.
National Lottery Community Fund - Inspiring Futures
£294,907	25/07/2022	This funding will enable Inspire Youth Zone to relaunch and grow its youth provision for children and young people aged 8-19 years in Chorley through a programme of activities. £294907 over 4 years ....more This funding will enable Inspire Youth Zone to relaunch and grow its youth provision for children and young people aged 8-19 years in Chorley through a programme of activities. £294907 over 4 years will fund sessions which will offer sport games art support and guidance and mentorship and youth leadership training which will seek to overcome issues such as loneliness and isolation mental and physical health and wellbeing and lack of opportunity.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Inspire Youth Zone, Chorley
£4,834	23/10/2021	We would like to create 21st century gentlemen with HIMpact, a new social action programme we have created to develop mental health, life skills and respect in young males aged 12 to 19.
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£7,942	22/07/2021 12	Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Chorley Youth Zone
£27,714	30/11/2020	This project will deliver detached youth work and mindfulness-focussed wellbeing support for vulnerable children and young people in Chorley who are isolated due to Covid-19, improving their sense of ....more This project will deliver detached youth work and mindfulness-focussed wellbeing support for vulnerable children and young people in Chorley who are isolated due to Covid-19, improving their sense of belonging, self-confidence and aspirations.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£79,091	25/06/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - “Mind body and Soul”
£9,561	03/04/2020 9	This organisation will work and co-design weekly activities with young people to continue to deliver a range of opportunities that increase well-being and improve physical health giving young people ....more This organisation will work and co-design weekly activities with young people to continue to deliver a range of opportunities that increase well-being and improve physical health giving young people the chance to access information advice and guidance on the challenges they are facing. The project will aim to improve mental health by increasing resilience and reducing isolation. In addition it will help improve physical health and increase awareness of healthy lifestyles to develop meaningful relationships.
Sport England - #inspireyourself Weight Lifting Club
£9,861	17/03/2020 11	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled #inspireyourself Weight Lifting Club. This project is a Weightlifting project, with a focus on younger ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled #inspireyourself Weight Lifting Club. This project is a Weightlifting project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-69

ANDREW JAMES DUNN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Client Relationship Director

MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER HIRST Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive

ANDREW JOHN TURNER (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chairman

CHRISTOPHER SINNOTT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Local Government Officer

HEATHER AUST Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Solicitor

JAMES FRANCIS CARTER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

MATTHEW JAMES CURRIE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Accountant

DAVID CHARLES BARTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Charity Worker, Other trusteeship: BARNSLEY YOUTH ZONE LTD,

NEALE SPEAR GRAHAM Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: FIREDUP4,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/05/2016, number: 1167309
Registered at Companies House on 27/01/2016, number: 09972518

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

22/06/2016 - Asset transfer in from THE ARTS PARTNERSHIP
24/01/2023 - Asset transfer in from CRABTREE NORTH WEST CHARITABLE TRUST

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
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

7 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from CRABTREE NORTH WEST CHARITABLE TRUST on 24/01/2023

Main office

Inspire
Chorley Youth Zone
Chapel Street
CHORLEY
PR7 1BS

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF CHORLEY YOUTH ZONE ARE TO HELP AND EDUCATE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENT IN CHORLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES BY PROMOTING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY IMPROVE

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