Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

MIXTUP 

Mixtup is a free, beneficial led youth cub for young people aged 11-25 with mixed abilities. We meet in a wheelchair accessible venue in central Swansea We provide regular youth club activities and wellbeing sessions, organise trips, support young people to take part in other opportunities such as training, consultations or events and offer 1:1 support when needed.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

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£111,832£93,056£18,7762
31/03/22£89,027£58,942£30,0854
31/03/21*£43,632£35,195£8,4371
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

Mixtupswansea@gmail.com

07543273891

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Carmarthenshire, City Of Swansea, Neath Port Talbot,
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 2 volunteers

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
National Lottery Community Fund£119,707
BBC Children in Need£89,454
Garfield Weston Foundation£12,500
DCMS£3,250
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Table Top Adventures
£9,975 06/12/2022
Mixtup in Swansea will lead on a joint project with Interplay to hold a twice-monthly table-top role-playing session for young people of mixed abilities aged 11 – 25. This project will alleviate ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£12,500 29/10/2021
Weston Youth Grant
National Lottery Community Fund - Mixtup Development Project
£99,732 16/06/2021
24
Mixtup Development Project will provide people led support services and activities for young people aged 11 to 25 with mixed abilities based in Swansea. Over two years with a grant of £99732 they ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Mixtup
£89,454 20/12/2020
This project will provide clubs and activities for disabled children and young people. They will have more fun, be more able to participate in activities, and will have increased confidence and self ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Mixtup- Youth Club for young people with mixed abilities
£10,000 30/09/2020
10
Mixtup in Swansea will allow a social group for young people with mixed abilities including physical and learning disabilities to continue delivering activities. £10000 will fund staff subscription ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,250 21/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/04/2020, number: 1189150
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • 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
3 returns made; AR21: 32 days late,
Main office

E Y S T
11
ST. HELENS ROAD
ABERTAWE
SA1 4AB

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 11-25 OF MIXED ABILITIES (INCLUDINGADDITIONAL PHYSICAL, LEARNING, COGNITIVE AND/OR EMOTIONAL REQUIREMENTS) INSWANSEA AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH:A) THE PROVISION OF ACCESSIBLE RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, PROVIDED INTHE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL CONDITIONS IN LIFE.B) PROVIDING SUPPORT, ACTIVITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS,CONFIDENCE AND ASPIRATIONS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL ASINDIVIDUALS AND AS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING MEMBERS OF SOCIETYC) INFORMING AND EDUCATING SERVICE PROVIDERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THERIGHTS, REQUIREMENTS, ABILITIES AND POTENTIAL OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OFMIXED ABILITIES.D) ADVOCATING FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF MIXED ABILITIES AND SUPPORTING ANDENCOURAGING THEM TO SPEAK OUT FOR THEMSELVES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR OVERALLCONDITIONS IN LIFE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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