Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

KIRKLEES YOUTH ALLIANCE CIO

Kirklees Youth Alliance (KYA) is a community youth work infrastructure support organisation operating in the metropolitan Council area of Kirklees in West Yorkshire. KYA's vision is "A vibrant community youth sector across Kirklees".Services are provided to member organisations including advice and guidance, training, networking opportunities and project and programme development.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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£224£212£12n/a
31/03/22£240£204£36n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

kya@tslkirklees.org.uk

07776588696

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and volunteering
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Kirklees,
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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Kirklees Youth Alliance
£3,000 07/11/2022
Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

  • ADAM DENIS WATERMAN Appointed: 2019
  • ALASDAIR IAIN BROWN (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • DANIEL WARD Appointed: 2023
  • DR JEAN HATTON Appointed: 2022
  • IAN BRIERLEY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director
  • KIMBERLEY BEDEAU WHITE Appointed: 2019
  • LOUANNE MARRIE ROBERTS Appointed: 2020
  • MARTIN GREEN Appointed: 2024
  • UMAR RAFIQ Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/10/2020, number: 1191927
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

Brian Jackson House
2 New North Parade
Huddersfield
HD1 5JP

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: TO PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN THE KIRKLEES LOCAL AUTHORITY AREA AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS (“THE AREA OF BENEFIT”) IN PARTICULAR BY:(I) BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL VOLUNTARY, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE (VSCE) YOUTH PROVIDERS; OPERATING WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND PROVIDING THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO CHARITABLE YOUTH WORK PURPOSES; AND(II) PROMOTING, ORGANISING AND FACILITATING CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN LOCAL VOLUNTARY, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE (VSCE) YOUTH PROVIDERS AND STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE, “THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR” MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DEFINED AS FOLLOWS: • CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES. • VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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