Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

YOUNG LIVES CONSORTIUM 

YLC facilitates networks, training and partnerships alongside our members VCSE and partners. This assists in identifying key issues for children, young people and families. We then work with our members and young people to grow their organisations and promote joint working and best practice to improve outcomes for children, young people and families in the Wakefield District.
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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static
Established: 7 years
(15 years as a company)

www.younglives.net

emily@ylc.org.uk

01924360198

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX

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*£557£451£106£0£608£1584.247
31/03/22£395£397£-1n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/21£300£352£-53n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/20£425£231£194n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/19£312£230£82n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/18*£219£195£24£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 26%
Reserves/Spending: 4.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 16 months
Quick Ratio: 5.5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 4 employees
  • 7 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of Wakefield,

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
Department of Health - Young Lives Consortium
£17,450 28/04/2020
Competitive Grants Scheme on the extension of existing MH services for children and young people.BAU Yr2 of 3 - changed to S70 for 20/21 (Yr 1 was s64)
Co-Op Foundation - #iwill Community Spaces Project
£35,000 21/11/2019
Working in collaboration with other organisations, young people will improve the design and use of unused retail space and create pop-up spaces across their district of Wakefield
Department of Health - HWB- CYPMH Fund 19/20- Young Lives Consortium
£43,600 01/04/2019
The Health & Wellbeing Alliance consists of 21 organisations from the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. These organisations engage in intensive co-production with system ....more
Department of Health - HWB- CYPMH Fund 19/20- Young Lives Consortium
£90,000 01/04/2019
The Health & Wellbeing Alliance consists of 21 organisations from the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. These organisations engage in intensive co-production with system ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 55-76
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/11/2016, number: 1170269
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/03/2009, number: 06847668
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • 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
6 returns made; AR23: 2 days late, AR18: 132 days late,
Main office

Young Lives Consortium
Lightwaves
WAKEFIELD
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF1 3LJ

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, AND THE SUPPORT OF FAMILIES IN NEED, IN PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROMOTING THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF CHARITIES AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SUPPORTING AND ASSISTING VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THESE PURPOSES.ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS WILL INCLUDE:LIAISING BETWEEN CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ON RELEVANT ISSUES TO SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, AND THE SUPPORT OF FAMILIES IN NEED, CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES.PROVIDING TRAINING, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ON SUBJECTS RELEVANT TO THE EFFICIENCY OF THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S VOLUNTARY SECTORIDENTIFYING NEEDS IN THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND ESTABLISHING PROJECTS TO ADDRESS THEMASSISTING IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDING PROGRAMMES TO CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, MONITORING FOR GRANTS, RECOMMENDING GRANTS, ASSISTING APPLICATIONS OF GRANTSPROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC ON THE OPERATION OF, OR PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S VOLUNTARY SECTORACTING AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN RELATION TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICESEXTEND THE ACTIVITIES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS TO WHOM SERVICES ARE PROVIDED INTO NEW AREAS OF ACTIVITY WHICH BENEFIT THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES.EXTEND THE PARTICIPATION IN THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR OF SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE UNDER REPRESENTEDIMPROVE THE SERVICES OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATIONS IN TERMS OF EFFICIENCY, EFFECTIVENESS AND QUALITYCO-ORDINATE BOTH EXISTING CHARITABLE AND NON-CHARITABLE AGENCIES THAT HAVE A COMMON GOAL OF PROVIDING CHARITABLE SERVICES OR RELIEF TO CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE SUPPORT OF FAMILIES IN NEEDLIAISING WITH, AND ACTING AS A FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN AGENCIES WORKING IN THE FIELD OF ADVANCING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN NEED.REPRESENTING A RANGE OF VIEWS FROM THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S VOLUNTARY SECTORREPRESENTING THE VIEWS OF THE ULTIMATE BENEFICIARIES CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN NEED TO POLICY MAKERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERSPROVIDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO AGENCIES IN THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S FIELD TO SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, AND THE SUPPORT OF FAMILIES IN NEED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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