Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 9
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIRS OF GREAT BRITAIN

To give the opportunity to groups of young people to perform together in choirs by running residential through the year culminating in the performance of major concerts.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

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
30/09/23£1,527£1,689£-161£115£538£4313.11214
30/09/22£1,390£1,448£-58£95£682£1070.9100
30/09/21£1,097£1,013£84£98£753£6467.760
30/09/20£708£753£-45£89£633£5278.4110
30/09/19£1,305£1,241£64£78£662£5565.4130
30/09/18*£1,290£1,173£116£79£598£4915130
30/09/17£1,264£1,301£-37£98£482£3753.5130
30/09/16£1,457£1,417£40£94£519£4123.590
30/09/15£1,098£1,204£-106£117£479£3633.690
30/09/14£1,052£1,073£-21£209£587£450550
30/09/13*£1,188£1,139£49£271£639£5255.540
30/09/12*£965£1,083£-119£189£594£6106.830
30/09/11?£843£841£1£149£692£6989.930
31/08/10£694£574£120£41£659£65513.720
31/08/09£838£756£81£28£539£4997.920
31/08/08£536£462£74£122£458£41810.920
31/08/07£440£423£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/06£626£579£47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£467£421£46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£298£291£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 80%
Reserves/Spending: 3.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 40 years

www.nationalyouthchoir.org.uk

mark.anyan@nationalyouthchoir.org.uk

01919160076

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
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
DCMS£381,423
Esmee Fairbairn£317,250
Garfield Weston Foundation£75,000
CHK Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£10,000 20/04/2023
to further the charitable objects
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to National Youth Choirs of Great Britain
£13,500 06/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
DCMS - National Youth Music Organisations
£51,703 22/03/2022
The National Youth Music Organisations, co-funded with the Department for Education (DfE), develop talented young musicians across a range of musical genres. Through concerts, residencies, summer schools and workshops, National Youth Music ....more
DCMS - National Youth Music Organisations
£51,703 23/03/2021
The National Youth Music Organisations, co-funded with the Department for Education (DfE), develop talented young musicians across a range of musical genres. Through concerts, residencies, summer schools and workshops, National Youth Music ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to National Youth Choirs of Great Britain
£33,750 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
DCMS - NPO application 2018-22
£56,314 01/04/2020
The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has ....more
DCMS - NYCGB Culture Recovery Fund programme October 2020-March 2021
£170,000 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - NYMO Restricted Grant 20/21
£51,703 01/04/2020
The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£75,000 14/02/2020
36
National Youth Choirs of Great Britain - Revenue Support April 2020 - March 2023
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to National Youth Choirs of Great Britain
£270,000 13/02/2020
48
Towards core costs to support more young people to access high-quality singing, by delivering strategic partnerships in six UK regions, and a national programme of engagement activities.
County Durham Community Foundation - Regional Support Programme: County Durham
£3,000 23/11/2017
To help fund financially disadvantaged young people to take part in residential training programmes.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£60,000 09/10/2017
24
National Youth Choirs of Great Britain - Revenue Support
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to National Youth Choirs of Great Britain
£125,000 21/12/2016
36
Towards the development of the Widening Access and Engagement Programme.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to National Youth Choirs
£170,000 08/12/2016
Renewal of bursaries support
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to National Youth Choirs of Great Britain
£70,000 09/04/2014
Towards the costs of the widening access and engagement programme.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 39-67
  • DAVID ROPER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • GEORGINA ALISON ROBB Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • GILLIAN FRANCES HILLIER OBE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Civil Servant
  • GREG WATSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • JAMES OLLEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant
  • MARGARET O'SHEA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director
  • MICHAEL JOHN STRUTT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Accountant
  • REBECCA DRIVER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director
  • SIU-WAI NG Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Finance
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/10/1984, number: 515660
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/09/1984, number: 01850803
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 26 days late, AR13: 21 days late, AR12: 56 days late,
Main office

Ushaw Historic House
Woodland Road
Ushaw Moor
Durham
DH7 7DW

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE PERFORMING ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR CHORAL MUSIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREAT BRITAIN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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