Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 4

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 5

WESTGATE YOUTH PROJECT

The Umbrella Club is a targeted project for young people aged 10 to 19 with hidden disabilities; defined as any disability that is not immediately apparent upon meeting the young person, e.g. ASD, ADHD or Mental Illness. We provide a safe, nurturing and positive environment where young people can meet, socialise, make new contacts and friends, learn and cultivate and sense of belonging

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£24	£22	£2	n/a
31/03/22		£15	£18	£-3	n/a
31/03/21	*	£18	£13	£5	n/a
31/03/20		£26	£23	£2	n/a
31/03/19		£30	£24	£6	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

http://www.westgateyouthproject.co.uk/

paula@westgateyouthproject.co.uk

07984662246

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

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	£16,985
Henry Smith Charity	£11,500
Co-Operative Group	£2,160

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Westgate Youth Project
£5,000	13/03/2024 12	towards one year's running costs of the 'Umbrella Club' project, providing a range of sessions, designed to build skills and increase confidence, for young people aged 10 to 19 with hidden disabilities in Westgate on Sea, Kent.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Umbrella Club
£8,673	03/03/2023	The funding will be used to deliver a range of social activities for young people with hidden disabilities. The project aims to reduce isolation and facilitate a sense of belonging amongst young people for whom access to social activities is ....more The funding will be used to deliver a range of social activities for young people with hidden disabilities. The project aims to reduce isolation and facilitate a sense of belonging amongst young people for whom access to social activities is challenging due to their neuro-diverse disability.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Umbrella Club
£2,160	22/10/2022	We would like to deliver a variety of activity workshops and training to young people with hidden disabilities. Activities will include music, cooking, arts and crafts.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Westgate Youth Project
£6,500	22/09/2022	towards one year's running costs of the 'Umbrella Club' project, providing a range of sessions, designed to build skills and increase confidence, for young people aged 10 – 19 with hidden disabilities in Westgate on Sea, Kent.
National Lottery Community Fund - Westgate Youth Project
£8,312	11/02/2022	This project will support young people with hidden disabilities. It is open 50 weeks of the year Thursday evenings for two one and a half hour sessions; young people aged 10 – 14 and aged 15 – 19. It helps reduce isolation and make friendships ....more This project will support young people with hidden disabilities. It is open 50 weeks of the year Thursday evenings for two one and a half hour sessions; young people aged 10 – 14 and aged 15 – 19. It helps reduce isolation and make friendships with fun challenging activities. It supports young people with ASC ADHD and/or mental health problems. Others have disabilities such as Spina Bifida.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Westgate Youth Project
£10,000	12/09/2018 24	towards two years' running costs of the 'Umbrella Club' project providing a range of sessions designed to build skills and increase confidence for young people with hidden disabilities in Kent

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDY BROWN (Chair) Appointed: 2018

ERIN BELL Appointed: 2018

POPPY HARRIS Appointed: 2022

SUSAN JILL MIDGLEY Appointed: 2018

SALLY PEACOCK Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/02/2018, number: 1176956

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR23: 12 days late, AR21: 1 days late,

Main office

4 HIGH STREET
MANSTON
RAMSGATE
CT12 5BG

Objectives

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE 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.2. TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.3. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGE OF 11 AND 19YRS OLD, LIVING IN THANET AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

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