Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 11
    • 12+ Trustees: -1
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Large volunteers +3
    • Grant maker support: +8
    Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

    YOUNG ENTERPRISE 

    Young Enterprise empowers young people to harness their personal and business skills. We make the connection between school and the world of work, enabling young people to develop the knowledge and attitudes they need to succeed. More than 214,000 young people from across England and Wales have participated in a Young Enterprise learning experience this year supported by around 6,000 volunteers.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
    Established: 62 years

    www.young-enterprise.org.uk

    info@y-e.org.uk

    02075491980

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    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
    31/07/23£5,442£5,195£246£691£3,022£2,2895.3881,790
    31/07/22£5,157£4,727£431£562£2,776£2,1055.3862,190
    31/07/21£5,786£4,632£1,155£548£2,345£1,4443.7871,000
    31/07/20£4,839£4,814£25£555£1,190£2690.7803,131
    31/07/19*£6,023£5,914£110£546£1,165£2590.51194,747
    31/07/18£6,518£6,464£54£614£1,056£2001250
    31/07/17£6,566£7,334£-768£639£1,002£630.11480
    31/07/16£6,762£7,757£-995£658£1,770£2170.31390
    31/07/15£9,361£8,192£1,169£713£2,838£1,1751.71330
    31/07/14£6,304£6,199£105£606£1,669£3890.81080
    31/07/13£6,404£6,499£-95£527£1,564£6831.31070
    31/07/12£5,011£6,054£-1,043£544£1,659£1,5603.11230
    31/07/11£5,727£4,293£1,434£414£2,702£2,5587.2740
    31/07/10£2,513£2,400£113£169£1,268£1,2406.2200
    31/07/09£2,181£2,168£13£141£1,155£1,1266.2170
    31/07/08£2,399£2,153£246£135£1,142£1,1136.2160
    31/07/07£2,751£2,674£77£157£896£8673.9180
    31/07/06£3,487£3,409£78£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/05£1,836£1,793£43£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/04£1,807£4,219£-2,413£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 13%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.3%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
    Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 21%
    Liabilities/Income: 15%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 76%
    Reserves/Spending: 5.3 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
    Quick Ratio: 3.4
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Guernsey, Jersey, Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • People With Disabilities
    Who works here?
    • 88 employees
    • 1,790 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
    Department for Work and Pensions£132,105
    Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
    Westminster Foundation£20,000
    Cheshire Community Foundation£19,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Young Enterprise
    £2,500 29/06/2023
    Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
    Department for Work and Pensions - Grant for Improving Financial Wellbeing - LOT 1 Teacher Training (YE)
    £64,505 20/12/2022
    Grant for CYP Improving Financial Wellbeing - LOT 1 Teacher Training
    Cheshire Community Foundation - Enterprising Crewe
    £19,000 03/10/2022
    Enterprising Crewe
    Department for Work and Pensions - Grant to support the delivery of the Financial Education Quality Mark (QM)
    £67,600 23/09/2022
    Grant awarded for the Financial education quality mark scheme delivery
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Young Enterprise
    £2,000 02/09/2021
    Supporting the organisation's work in North East England
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Young Enterprise
    £3,000 29/07/2021
    Support for young people from disadvantaged communities across the North East through programmes developing enterprise skills, employability and financial literacy
    Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Young Enterprise
    £5,000 17/06/2021
    to offer employability skills programmes for young pupils from secondary schools in areas of disadvantage in Essex
    Westminster Foundation - Covid 19 response Fund
    £20,000 22/04/2020
    6
    Two day-long enterprise programmes (Covid-19)
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £25,000 20/03/2020
    Transforming the life chances of young people
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Young Enterprise
    £10,000 26/06/2019
    12
    Young Enterprise Luton
    Department for Work and Pensions - ALB - MaPS - Financial Education Quality Mark Grant
    £78,350 01/04/2019
    Funding for delivery of the financial education Quality Mark
    Cheshire Community Foundation - Improving key skills of young people in Cheshire
    £6,238 23/07/2018
    Young Enterprise is a UK Charity that empowers young people to develop key employability skills and raises the aspirations of young people across England and Wales, including Cheshire. Young ....more
    Cheshire Community Foundation - The Enterprise Journey
    £11,900 31/07/2017
    Young Enterprise is the UK's leading charity that empowers young people to harness their personal and business skills. We work across England and Wales and we have 13 separate Business Units, one of ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £30,000 08/06/2017
    Securing Provision in Wales: ensuring financial and enterprise activities in Welsh schools
    National Lottery Community Fund - Unlocking Potential
    £5,000 11/05/2017
    12
    Young Enterprise in Newport will use the grant to run skills sessions with disadvantaged younger people to help prepare them for work. This grant for £5,000 will fund translation costs, printing, ....more
    The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Young Enterprise
    £10,000 13/05/2016
    12
    Towards the inclusion of enterprise education in schools and the development of work-ready skills.
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Deliver the Young Enterprise programme in three Northumberland schools
    £8,250 10/12/2015
    Towards Deliver the Young Enterprise programme in three Northumberland schools
    National Lottery Community Fund - Be Enterprising, Be successful
    £1,500,000 01/01/2014
    42
    Be Enterprising, Be successful
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Young Enterprise UK
    £120,000 29/08/2012
    Towards the salary of an evaluation officer to support the impact measurement of the business and enterprise education programmes.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (13)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split
    Based on 11/13 persons

    Age Range of Trustees: 31-64
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/05/1962, number: 313697
    • Registered at Companies House on 05/01/1962, number: 00712260
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Event History
    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
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR19: 11 days late,
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from IHG FOUNDATION (UK) TRUST on 05/02/2020
    Main office

    Coram Campus
    41 Brunswick Square
    London
    WC1N 1AZ

    Objectives

    THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR COMMERCIAL EDUCATION IF AND IN SO FAR AS SUCH PURPOSE SHALL BE CHARITABLE AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING AND SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATION AFORESAID, TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN THE ORGANISATION, METHODS AND PRACTICE OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY AND IN ALL SUBJECTS RELATED THERETO.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    UNITED KINGDOM

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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