Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -9
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

SHARON YOUTH ASSOCIATION 

To develop youth targeted projects and manage a youth facility for youth and community groups to access that will support the development of confidence, self esteem and social skills for young people from diverse backgrounds.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 51 years

sharonyouthassoc@live.co.uk

01612265371

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/23£31£27£5n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/22£25£22£4n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/21£31£35£-4n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/20£9£7£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£5£9£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£9£20£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£11£0£11£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/15£1£0£1£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/14£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/13*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/12*£1£0£1£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/11*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/10£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/09£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£2£0£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£0£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£1£2£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1£1£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£1£0£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lancashire, Manchester City, Salford City, Trafford,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 7 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
Trafford Housing Trust Social Investment - Replacement of heating
£3,000 09/06/2022
To replace two hot air blowers in the main hall of the centre following two failing and being beyond repair.
Trafford Housing Trust Social Investment - Music to the Masses
£3,900 17/08/2020
To provide one to one, or two to one support and tuition to disadvantaged young people to help them develop their own music and style in our recording studio. Through the development of music with ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£2,500 29/05/2020
Replacement Roof

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/11/1972, number: 525014
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR13: 126 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR11: 248 days late,
Main office

SHARON YOUTH ASSOCIATION
SHARON YOUTH CENTRE
CORNBROOK ST
OLD TRAFFORD
MANCHESTER
M16 7WR

Objectives

AN ASSOCIATION FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF HELPING AND EDUCATING GIRLS AND BOYS THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME AND ACTIVITIES SO TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITAUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBES OF SOCIETY AND THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE (STRETFORD)

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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