Overall GiG Score: 20 ?
Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8

BARKING & DAGENHAM YOUTH ZONE 

To help and educate children and young people resident in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, 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 in 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
Established: 7 years

http://www.futureyouthzone.org/

enquiries@futureyouthzone.org

020 3941 6722

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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£1,542£1,884£-342£12£7,464£2,40315.37020
31/03/22£1,857£1,760£98£89£7,806£2,31015.86120
31/03/21£2,461£1,453£1,009£68£7,708£2,27718.87020
31/03/20£1,420£1,372£47£0£6,699£9348.26550
31/03/19£5,783£284£5,499£0£6,652£61325.985
31/03/18*£829£177£651£0£1,153£1379.310

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 20%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 32%
Reserves/Spending: 15.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 7.5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 70 employees
  • 20 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barking And Dagenham,

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
DCMS£305,332
The Childhood Trust£25,000
National Lottery Community Fund£19,665
Trust for London£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - UrStage; Future Youth Zone
£9,915 14/04/2023
The funding will be used to deliver dance art lessons and provision of youth support for young people in East London. The project aims to increase employability and encourage healthier lifestyles.
Trust for London - Future Barking and Dagenham Youth Zone
£7,500 29/06/2022
The funding is for a dedicated team of youth workers to offer 20+ activities every night, like dance, cooking, sports and music, and giving them a positive role model to talk to about any challenges ....more
The Childhood Trust - The Future London Childhood
£25,000 22/06/2021
Future Youth Zone wants disadvantaged children to have the childhood they deserve - the chance to find a sport they enjoy and train to become their best, the skills and knowledge to cook a healthy ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£79,524 08/07/2020
"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
Trust for London - OnSide Youth Zones (Future Youth Zone)
£7,500 26/02/2020
6
This funding is for the Back to the Future strategy to support the most vulnerable young people as lockdown eases. Including virtual sessions and phone calls, outreach youth work, and small targeted ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Holiday Activities
£9,750 10/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to run a holiday activity programme at the youth facility. The project aims to engage children in positive social activities and provide healthy meals.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£112,904 01/04/2019
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DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£112,904 01/04/2019
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DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£112,904 20/06/2017
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DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£112,904 20/06/2017
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£112,904 20/06/2017
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£84,678 20/06/2017
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£84,678 20/06/2017
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - YIN Barking and Dagenham Youth Zone
£338,712 25/05/2017
35
The organisation will use the funding to undertake preparatory work in order to create the Barking and Dagenham Youth Centre, a yet to be built centre in Dagenham. The group will be consulting young ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 31-68
  • SARAH SHOVE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/03/2017, number: 1172247
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/06/2016, number: 10236576
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR18: 1 days late,
Main office

Future Barking & Dagenham Youth Zon
201-225 Porters Avenue
DAGENHAM
RM9 5YX

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO HELP AND EDUCATE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM 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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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