Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

BUZZ ACTION FOUNDATION CIO

Positive Activites for Young People and Families, Targeted Community Projects Open Access Youth ClubsVolunteer ProgrammesCommunity Events
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£38£45£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£49£43£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£26£25£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£18£17£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£19£19£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£29£29£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

buzzaction.org

baf@circuswessex.co.uk

07711818665

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£15,000 29/10/2021
24
Weston Youth Grant
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Amesbury Pop-up Youth Cafe
£2,500 20/01/2021
Amesbury Youth Café is an open access youth club designed to tackle anti-social behaviour. It provides an environment where young people can socialise safely whilst gaining life skills.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Buzz Action Foundation CIO
£3,000 04/11/2020
Circus based community activities and two youth clubs for disadvantaged young people in the Salisbury and Amesbury areas.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • GARY ROBERT MITCHELL Appointed: 2018
  • JODY DRINKALL Appointed: 2017
  • KAREN EVANS (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • PHOEBE RHOWENA PAULA GIBSON Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/03/2017, number: 1171937
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; all on time
Main office

51 Avon Drive
Alderbury
SALISBURY
SP5 3TA

Objectives

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENT IN WESSEX AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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