Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 8

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 5

FUN 4 YOUNG PEOPLE (F4YP) LTD

F4YP offers fun, educational and accessible opportunities to young people in Bedfordshire, supporting them to develop self-esteem, self-confidence and resilience

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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
31/10/23		£330,171	£303,757	£26,414	20
31/10/22		£409,350	£246,309	£163,041	20

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

www.f4yp.org

info@f4yp.org

01234 974878

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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	£343,941
Harpur Trust	£70,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£15,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - Summer F4YP
£7,829	04/08/2023	The funding will be used to deliver additional summer holiday club places for young people aged 11-16 which will include sports trips and learning activities. The project aims to engage more young ....more The funding will be used to deliver additional summer holiday club places for young people aged 11-16 which will include sports trips and learning activities. The project aims to engage more young people at risk of negative behaviour and provide them with positive enrichment opportunities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Fun 4 Young People (F4YP)
£326,112	30/09/2022	This funding will be used to provide holistic support and enrichment activities to children and young people across Bedfordshire. The project brings young people with shared backgrounds and ....more This funding will be used to provide holistic support and enrichment activities to children and young people across Bedfordshire. The project brings young people with shared backgrounds and challenges together and provides them with opportunities to build positive peer relationships with one another and staff develop their self-confidence self-esteem resilience communication social and problem-solving skills through face-to-face weekly activity sessions 1:1 therapeutic interventions and pastoral support.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	08/07/2022	Fun 4 Young People (F4YP)
Harpur Trust - Grant to Fun 4 Young People
£70,000	09/03/2022	Fun 4 Young People
National Lottery Community Fund - Fun 4 Young People (F4YP)
£10,000	28/01/2022	The funding will be used to allow the organisation to deliver a support programme to children and young people aged 5-16 years old. The provision provides a safe space for vulnerable young people ....more The funding will be used to allow the organisation to deliver a support programme to children and young people aged 5-16 years old. The provision provides a safe space for vulnerable young people with face-to-face weekly activity sessions 1:1 therapeutic interventions and pastoral support. Many of these YP are often unable to access other services due to financial restraints or not emotionally equipped to join larger groups. The project aims to build self-confidence self-esteem resilience communication provide social and problem-solving skills while addressing key issues such as bullying isolation and emotional wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 44-53

ASIM SIDDIQI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

CLAIRE MARIE FARMER RULTON Appointed: 2024

JAMES ANDREW KING (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Financial Adviser

REBECCA IRELAND Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Deputy Head Of Welfare

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/03/2022, number: 1198194
Registered at Companies House on 01/06/2021, number: 13432846

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

Fun 4 Young People
Rms 9&10
Dombey Court
The Pilgrim Centre
Brickhill Drive
BEDFORD

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 24 FROM ECONOMICALLY OR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS LIVING IN ENGLAND, BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE, PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONAL, LEISURE AND OTHER ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE, AS A MEANS OF: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.

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