Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 4

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 3

CONCRETE YOUTH

This charity improves the quality of life for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) through multi-sensory theatre in theatres and multi-sensory educational services in education settings. The charity is also dedicated to the promotion of awareness and the visibility of people with PMLD.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

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 ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/07/22		£97,272	£79,346	£17,926	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

WWW.CONCRETEYOUTH.CO.UK

INFO@CONCRETEYOUTH.CO.UK

01482 274537

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - The Whispering Jungle 2023 UK Tour
£7,471	23/06/2023	The funding will be used to hold a variety of story sessions and activities for young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities and their families. The project will also educate venue ....more The funding will be used to hold a variety of story sessions and activities for young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities and their families. The project will also educate venue staff on key areas to make the work truly inclusive. The project aims to make the theatre performance more accessible and support people to feel connected and safe when entering a public space to watch the performance reducing anxiety and supporting wellbeing.
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Grant to Concrete Youth
£10,000	20/04/2022	Funding will cover staffing costs for 15 days each for the CEO, Artistic Director and Fundraiser as well as £2,300 support them with their increased rent costs. These roles are important to the ....more Funding will cover staffing costs for 15 days each for the CEO, Artistic Director and Fundraiser as well as £2,300 support them with their increased rent costs. These roles are important to the organisation to ensure they can diversify their income streams to be more sustainable, develop their offer to people with PMLD and engage with more partners.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Whispering Jungle – Additional Support Activities for disabled young people
£6,548	04/02/2022	The funding will be used to support young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities to enjoy and feel comfortable at the group’s sensory performances and being out in social circles ....more The funding will be used to support young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities to enjoy and feel comfortable at the group’s sensory performances and being out in social circles after the pandemic. The aim is to create positive supportive relationships so that they feel connected empowered and listened to.
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Grant to Concrete Youth
£5,000	13/07/2021	Funding would cover the following costs - sensory equipment/toys/training, Makaton training, 3x computers, 1x printer, overhead costs (rent, payroll). The Hull based group want to continue to offer a ....more Funding would cover the following costs - sensory equipment/toys/training, Makaton training, 3x computers, 1x printer, overhead costs (rent, payroll). The Hull based group want to continue to offer a high level of sensory theatre to people with profound multiple learning difficulties.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

RAJWANT KAUR SINGH Appointed: 2023

DR GILL BRIGG Appointed: 2023

SARAH-LOUISE ANNE PENNEY (Chair) Appointed: 2021

ANDREW SMITH Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: THE HULL HOMELESS COMMUNITY PROJECT,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/08/2021, number: 1195576

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

Concrete Youth
Norwich House
Savile Street
HULL
HU1 3ES

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE ARTS FOR PERSONS WITH PROFOUND AND MULTIPLE LEARNING DISABILITIES (PMLD) IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A. PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY THEATRE FOR PEOPLE PMLD;B. ENCOURAGING ACCESSIBLE THEATRE;C. INCREASING THE VISIBILITY OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES WITHIN THE ARTS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY;D. ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF WORK FOR AUDIENCES WITH PMLD BY PROVIDING TRAINING FOR ARTISTS AND VENUES TO ENABLE THEM TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE EVENTS AND PERFORMANCES;E. PROVIDING TRAINING TO ENABLE PEOPLE WITH PMLD TO ACCESS THE ARTS AT HOME OR AT OTHER VENUES INCLUDING STORYTELLING AND SENSORY ACTIVITIES AND RAISING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH PMLD

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