Overall GiG Score: 4 ?
Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +3

GATESHEAD YOUTH COUNCIL 

GYC targets young people aged 11-25 It develops projects and services, and involves itself in areas concerning youth issues. Its aim is to continue to be a channel for organisations to express views and opinions collectively to LAs or government on issues concerning them. GYC responds directly to the issues of organisations and young people in order to fulfil their needs.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 42 years

www.gatesheadyouthcouncil.org.uk

INFO@GATESHEADYOUTHCOUNCIL.ORG.UK

01914901900

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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
31/03/22£23£25£-2n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/21£21£6£14n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/20*£12£14£-2n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/19?£15£16£-2n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/17£22£25£-3£0£0£0n/a01
31/12/16£13£10£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£22£41£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£67£98£-30£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£104£130£-26£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£146£190£-44£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£242£196£46£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£297£261£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£152£171£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£147£167£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£193£239£-46£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£192£228£-36£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£180£301£-121£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£271£286£-16£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 50 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Gateshead,

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Digital Future Proofing
£8,053 22/04/2020
12
The funding will be used to improve the organisations digital infrastructure and produce 8 digital packages to raise awareness and help address issues affecting their service users of young people. ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Youth led social action project developing citizenship and life skills
£2,773 04/09/2019
Youth led social action project developing citizenship and life skills
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Gateshead Youth Council
£10,000 08/09/2017
Gateshead Youth Council

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/05/1982, number: 512712
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR20: 5 days late, AR06: 68 days late,
Main office

12 GLADSTONE TERRACE
GATESHEAD
Tyne and Wear
NE8 4DY

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL YOUNG PEOPLE AND YOUTH ORGANISATIONS WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF GATESHEAD REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, RELIGION, GENDER, SEXUALITY, DISABILITY OR POLITICAL OPINION :- A) FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION, SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE; B) A FORUM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE; C) IDENTIFY AND WORK TOGETHER ON ISSUES AND NEEDS AFFECTING THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE ORGANISATIONS WHICH SERVE THEIR NEEDS WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF GATESHEAD; D) PROVIDE AND RUN SPECIAL EVENTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE; E) PROMOTE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE AND YOUTH ORGANISATIONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GATESHEAD BOROUGH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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