Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Latest return overdue -5
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

GROVE VALE YOUTH CLUB

Youth work 4 evenings per week and 1 week youth camp. Volunteer helpers and management, no paid staff. Age groups male & female ages 3-7, 8-10, 11-15 and over 15s games. Sports and Team games, including badminton, football, table tennis, volleyball, pool, darts, and other activities (cooking, arts/crafts) depending on group and age.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • 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
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23*£182£31£150n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£8£32£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£12£28£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£12£8£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£12£8£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£12£9£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£12£10£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£8£11£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£9£6£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£13£6£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£17£11£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£15£11£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£15£8£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£11£6£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09£12£50£-38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/08£12£8£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/07£11£11£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/06£15£6£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£19£21£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£10£6£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 57 years

www.grovevaleyouthclub.org.uk

admin@grovevaleyouthclub.org.uk

07876146744

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Southwark,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Grove Vale Youth Club
£5,400 31/03/2022
Youth and Play grant from the Environment & Leisure department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Grove Vale Youth Club
£5,400 01/04/2020
Youth and Play grant from the Environment & Leisure department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Grove Vale Youth Club
£5,000 01/04/2019
Youth and Play grant from the Environment & Leisure department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Grove Vale Youth Club
£5,000 01/04/2018
Youth and Play grant from the Environment & Leisure department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Grove Vale Youth Club
£2,500 01/04/2017
Youth and play grant Oct-March grant from the Environment & Social Regeneration department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Grove Vale Youth Club
£4,450 01/04/2016
Youth service - main grant grant from the Environment & Leisure department

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Gender Split

  • ADRIAN HOLLOWAY Appointed: 2013
  • ALFRED ROY NICHOLLS (Chair)
  • ANDREW CHAPMAN
  • ANDREW HOUSE
  • BRIAN RIDLEY
  • CHRISTINE HOUSE
  • JEAN ROSEMARY BROOKS
  • JOAN GLADYS YOUNG
  • JOHN WILLIAM YOUNG
  • KATHLEEN HOLLOWAY
  • PAUL ALLEN Appointed: 2013
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/04/1968, number: 303208
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 72 days late,
Main office

Grove Vale Youth Club
28 Mcdermott Road
LONDON
SE15 4NZ

Objectives

YOUTH CLUB

Defined Area of Benefit:

TRUST DEED DATED 24TH OCTOBER 1967

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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