Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 10

Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 20

SYA

Support over 600 volunteers to run voluntary Youth clubsDeliver Youth Clubs & projects (fully staffed clubs and bespoke projects like Short breaks work with disabled young people, LGBTQ club and Shropshire Young Health Champions)Deliver Alternative curriculum workTraining for the youth sector (Youth Work, Safeguarding, talking to your teenager, CEOP, First Aid etc)DBS Umbrella organisation

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

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	*	£585	£584	£1	£18	£336	£285	5.9	14	1,399
31/03/22		£446	£489	£-44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£591	£422	£169	£3	£379	£249	7.1	14	2,130
31/03/20		£424	£414	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£394	£394	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	*	£503	£303	£200	£0	£200	£200	7.9	10	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 85%
Reserves/Spending: 5.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 6.2

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 8 years

www.sya.org.uk

info@sya.org.uk

01743730005

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

GiG Classification

LGBTQ+ support
Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£461,670
BBC Children in Need	£33,750
DCMS	£2,750

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to SYA
£500	20/10/2022 0	‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
BBC Children in Need - Grant to SYA
£30,500	31/01/2022	This project will deliver youth club to children and young people belonging to the LGBTQ+ in Telford. The activities will result in strong self-belief, positive relationships and physically safe.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Shropshire Youth Association
£2,750	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant will fund additonal support sessions for LGBTQ young people who are isolated at home due to Covid-19, and help them manage their feelings and reduce isolation.
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£2,750	28/02/2020	XYZ Youth Group (For LGBT+ Young People)
National Lottery Community Fund - Tomorrows Leaders
£461,670	10/12/2019 39	This project will enable the group to build on, improve and develop their support towards young people to develop their leadership skills, deliver activities and events and represent the voice of young people. This includes training opportunities ....more This project will enable the group to build on, improve and develop their support towards young people to develop their leadership skills, deliver activities and events and represent the voice of young people. This includes training opportunities for young people so that they can become 'Young Leaders' within youth clubs. There will also be a Youth Forum, made up of young people so they have a say on the development of the project and its activities.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Shropshire Youth Association
£30,000	13/03/2018 36	This project will provide a weekly youth group for LGBTQ young people in Shropshire. The project aims to improve family relationships, increase self-esteem and increase confidence.
National Lottery Community Fund - Store & Art Room development
£9,500	01/11/2017 12	This group will install a storage unit to enable them to reinstate the art room, which is currently out of action. This will improve the facilities on offer and create new learning opportunities for service users as a result.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALEESHA MARIE ELLEN SKETT Appointed: 2022

DAVID HENRY BISHOP Appointed: 2023

DONNA LEEDING (Chair) Appointed: 2018

DR ALAN HERBERT Appointed: 2017

JON WELLMAN Appointed: 2021

REBECCA KWAN Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/04/2017, number: 1172685

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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

6 returns made; AR23: 37 days late, AR18: 1 days late,

Main office

THE NEW LODGE
UPTON LANE
SHREWSBURY
SY2 5RR

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE (AGED UP TO THEIR 26TH BIRTHDAY) IN SHROPSHIRE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

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