Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Only 3 Trustees: -2

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 10

PRISM YOUTH PROJECT

Holistic services for all young people, included targeted day time provision and generic evening provision.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
There are only 3 trustees

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
31/08/23		£2,034	£1,629	£405	£23	£1,003	£975	7.2	45	10
31/08/22		£1,379	£1,366	£13	£0	£598	£582	5.1	41	40
31/08/21		£998	£923	£75	£0	£584	£588	7.6	32	20
31/08/20		£721	£661	£61	£0	£540	£521	9.5	22	25
31/08/19	*	£736	£582	£154	£0	£479	£236	4.9	20	48
31/08/18		£589	£655	£-66	£0	£325	£90	1.7	26	0
31/08/17		£423	£433	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16		£445	£431	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15		£621	£615	£7	£20	£387	£258	5	21	0
31/08/14		£934	£963	£-29	£6	£381	£252	3.1	36	0
31/08/13		£993	£1,022	£-29	£7	£385	£266	3.1	32	0
31/08/12		£946	£1,069	£-123	£20	£414	£312	3.5	32	0
31/08/11		£1,217	£1,189	£28	£21	£487	£426	4.3	33	0
31/08/10		£1,024	£977	£46	£19	£459	£363	4.5	24	0
31/08/09		£717	£720	£-3	£16	£412	£362	6	16	0
31/08/08?		£714	£659	£55	£15	£212	£200	3.6	11	0
31/03/07	*	£327	£305	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£325	£301	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£364	£295	£70	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£302	£259	£44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 7.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 59 years

www.prismyouthproject.org

info@prismyouthproject.org

01274487633

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Animals
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Recreation

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

Bradford City, Leeds City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

45 employees
10 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

Youth Music	£29,520
Leeds Community Foundation	£12,657
The Clothworkers Foundation	£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,702

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Inclusive Sporting Activities
£9,702	18/02/2022	The funding will be used to buy new sporting equipment and health related tools. The project aims to provide an array of diversionary activities alongside sports to enhance wellbeing and offer ....more The funding will be used to buy new sporting equipment and health related tools. The project aims to provide an array of diversionary activities alongside sports to enhance wellbeing and offer opportunities to improve future prospects.
Leeds Community Foundation - Saturday Chill Out Project
£9,785	03/11/2021	3.5 hours per week 48 sessions per year Average hours per participant per year 168 hours 2 year project average hours per Participant 336 hours
Youth Music - Prism Music Project
£29,520	28/10/2021	Prism Music Project
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Prism Youth Project
£10,000	14/09/2021	refurbishment of the studio for a charity supporting disadvantaged young people in Bradford
Leeds Community Foundation - Woodville Gardening Club
£2,872	09/06/2020 12	We will provide an Older People's group and an Autism Support group with a support worker, materials and tools to support them through a eco therapy scheme.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Prism Youth Project - Deaf Group
£2,000	28/05/2014 24	towards a two-night trip to the Yorkshire Dales for a group of disabled children from Bradford
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Prism Youth Project
£25,000	27/09/2013	This charity provides educational and leisure opportunities for young people. They will use a grant to fund the costs of two of their evening youth groups.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Prism Youth Project
£50,000	23/08/2013 24	over two years towards the salary of a community volunteer co-ordinator for an alternative education project based on a city farm in Bradford
Sport England - Prism Promotes Participation (PPP project)
£111,040	25/01/2013	Funding under Sport England's Inclusive Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Prism Promotes Participation (PPP project)'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's Inclusive Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Prism Promotes Participation (PPP project)'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

UK YOUTH

CHARLOTTE MAXWELL WARRIOR Appointed: 2021

SUSAN ELIZABETH HEMSLEY Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/03/1965, number: 523503

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR19: 83 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR06: 36 days late, AR05: 15 days late, AR04: 88 days late,

Main office

WALKER DRIVE
BRADFORD
BD8 9ES

Objectives

1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT THROUGH: A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND B) PROVIDING SUPPORT, TRAINING AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. 2) SUBJECT TO CLAUSE 9 AND 10(1), THE LAND IDENTIFIED IN PART 1 OF THE SCHEDULE TO THIS SCHEME MUST BE RETAINED BY THE TRUSTEE FOR USE FOR THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WEST YORKSHIRE, WITH PREFERENCE TO BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

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