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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Removed: -50
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    Overall GiG Score: -50 ?

    MERCREAD YOUTH CENTRE (INCORPORATING THE SEAFORD BOYS' CLUB) 

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/22£20£21£-1n/an/an/an/an/a2
    31/03/21£9£12£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/20£24£26£-3n/an/an/an/an/a5
    31/03/19£18£23£-5n/an/an/an/an/a4
    31/03/18£19£21£-2£0£0£0n/a05
    31/03/17£21£21£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16£27£18£9£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/15£31£23£8£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14£38£39£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13£38£39£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£42£46£-4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£58£48£10£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10*£42£49£-7£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09£44£47£-3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08£53£42£10£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07£45£44£1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/06£46£32£15£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05*£31£33£-3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£38£38£1£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 62 years
    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Amateur Sport
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Education/Training
    GiG Classification
    • Social youth organisations
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • East Sussex,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 2 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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Mercread Youth Centre
    £2,500 16/11/2018
    19
    Funding was provided to run an anti-homophobia physical activity and educational awareness project.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/10/1962, number: 305304
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; AR10: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
    Main office


    Objectives

    TO HELP AND EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES SO TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    SEAFORD

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase

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