Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

YOUNG GLOUCESTERSHIRE LIMITED

Young Gloucestershire (YG) is a countywide charity that supports disadvantaged young people (aged 11-25) who are facing challenges in their lives.YG?s vision is for young people to have the confidence motivation and skills to improve their lives. We work to achieve this vision by providing training, practical support and working with communities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£2,317£2,287£30£243£1,982£1,2116.47113
31/03/22£2,680£2,141£539£197£1,957£1,1366.45462
31/03/21£2,030£1,503£526£135£1,416£9777.8420
31/03/20£1,785£1,740£45£128£887£8756465
31/03/19£1,964£1,887£77£140£846£8335.3596
31/03/18£1,286£1,291£-4£116£675£6586.1370
31/03/17£1,050£1,079£-29£99£552£5345.9330
31/03/16£1,067£1,050£17£90£579£5576.4330
31/03/15£1,040£1,016£24£53£558£5306.3370
31/03/14£1,123£1,346£-223£37£534£4854.3590
31/03/13£1,420£1,431£-11£36£755£7025.9600
31/03/12£1,224£1,036£188£36£764£7148.3460
31/03/11£920£1,034£-114£42£577£5356.2410
31/03/10£1,107£1,121£-14£28£690£6537300
31/03/09£1,058£938£120£33£700£6998.9310
31/03/08£787£750£37£89£586£5759.2210
31/03/07£716£656£61£78£553£55210.1190
31/03/06*£1,094£899£196n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£1,104£1,189£-86n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£1,307£1,348£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 38%
Liabilities/Income: 52%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 61%
Reserves/Spending: 6.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 44 years

www.youngglos.org.uk

getinvolved@youngglos.org.uk

01452501008

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other education support
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,
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
Thirty Percy Foundation£236,574
CHK Foundation£225,980
Garfield Weston Foundation£75,000
DCMS£57,807
Masonic Trust£55,000
Dulverton Trust£32,220
BBC Children in Need£31,000
National Lottery Community Fund£29,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£55,000 16/03/2023
Mentoring programme for at risk children and young people affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
CHK Foundation - CHK Main Grant
£6,380 31/01/2023
to support specified work
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Young Gloucestershire
£500 20/10/2022
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‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
National Lottery Community Fund - Platinum Jubilee Youth Events
£9,000 11/03/2022
The funding will be used to deliver a series of events for young people in celebrations of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The project aims to bring young people together and provide youth led opportunities which will improve confidence and skill sets.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Young Gloucestershire
£30,500 31/01/2022
This project will provide a mentoring programme for vulnerable and at risk young people aged 10 - 14. The sessions will build positive relationships, develop coping strategies and help engagement with education and employment.
Dulverton Trust - #iwill social learning and social action with young women in Gloucestershire
£32,220 28/10/2021
#iwill social learning and social action with young women in Gloucestershire
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Young Gloucestershire - 05/10/21
£1,000 19/10/2021
WBZ staffing
CHK Foundation - CHK Main Grant
£127,600 25/08/2021
to support specified work
National Lottery Community Fund - Dog therapy to vulnerable young people
£10,000 25/06/2021
The organisation will support vulnerable young people impacted by poor mental health by providing 1-2-1 intervention with their therapy dog.
Architectural Heritage Fund - Grant to Young Gloucestershire
£12,180 13/05/2021
The Old Docks Office
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Young Gloucestershire
£10,000 03/03/2021
refurbishment of the building for a charity supporting disadvantaged young people in Gloucester
Thirty Percy Foundation - Grant to Young Gloucestershire
£236,574 14/12/2020
To Provide beneficial healthy support for young people in Gloucester aiding them to achieve their ambitions and realise their full potential.
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£7,500 01/12/2020
Improve facilities at centre used by young people
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£57,807 09/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£5,000 28/05/2020
Support for disadvantaged young people
National Lottery Community Fund - CV-19 emergency youth work
£10,000 15/05/2020
12
The funding will be used to deliver a youth service in Gloucester and Cheltenham working to provide young people with education and advice around Covid-19.
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£5,000 21/04/2020
Youth workers to support isolated young people
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£75,000 20/03/2020
New Building
CHK Foundation - CHK Main Grant
£42,000 15/01/2020
towards new building
CHK Foundation - CHK Main Grant
£50,000 04/12/2019
to support specified work
National Lottery Community Fund - Inactvity & disadvantage - Glos
£10,000 04/07/2019
12
The funding will be used to pilot a programme of physical and therapeutic activates for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. The project aims to improve their health and wellbeing.
Dulverton Trust - Outdoor activity - disadvantaged young people
£3,000 28/02/2019
Outdoor activity - disadvantaged young people
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Young Gloucestershire
£20,000 12/09/2018
History of Youth Work in Gloucestershire (2)
National Lottery Community Fund - Understanding young people's needs
£10,000 13/09/2017
12
The funding will be used to involve young people in research and consultations which will guide youth provision in the local area and services offered in the future.
Masonic Trust - Mentoring Young People in Gloucestershire
£10,000 19/10/2016
To provide a co-ordinator to expand a mentoring project which matches NEET young people from disadvantaged backgrounds with business professionals to provide support, careers advice and work experience.
Dulverton Trust - Mobile youth provision for NEET young people in Gloucestershire
£2,500 18/07/2016
Mobile youth provision for NEET young people in Gloucestershire
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Young Gloucestershire
£14,850 08/02/2016
Minibus
National Lottery Community Fund - The Link
£317,223 14/05/2014
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-74
  • CATHERINE JANE O'DONOGHUE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Managing Director
  • FRANCES CAMILLE STALLARD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director Of Finance (Glos Col)
  • GRANT LEON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Managing Director
  • JAMES TABOR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Judge
  • MARTIN MOULE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired
  • PAUL HOLROYD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Head Teacher
  • SARAH JANE DANSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Manager
  • SIMON MCKEAG Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Property
  • SIMON TITTERTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Trustee
  • VALENTINE MARK SHERIDAN (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/03/1981, number: 281797
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/02/1981, number: 01547097
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
20 returns made; AR06: 2 days late, AR05: 37 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE JUNE STEVENS FOUNDATION on 22/07/2020
Main office

Young Gloucestershire
The Old Dock Office
The Docks
GLOUCESTER
GL1 2EB

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO,HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPABILITIES OR TO PROVIDE SUCH OTHER HELP AND SUPPORT TO YOUNG PEOPLE AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH, THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE OR SCIENCE, THE ADVANCEMENT OF AMATEUR SPORT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY, THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, AND SUCH OTHER PURPOSES RECOGNISED FROM TIME TO TIME BY LAW AS CHARITABLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED-IN PRACTICE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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