Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE MARKET PLACE (LEEDS) 

The Market Place provides information, support and counselling:To support young people aged 11-25 in the city of Leeds with their physical, emotional and spiritual well being.To support and believe in young people so they can develop their own emotional resilience and feel good about themselves.To encourage young people to live safe and secure lives and attain their own goals.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 35 years

www.themarketplaceleeds.org.uk

admin@themarketplaceleeds.org.uk

01132461659

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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
31/03/23£684£721£-37£0£365£3626323
31/03/22£616£666£-50£0£403£3836.9286
31/03/21£574£638£-64£0£452£4428.3279
31/03/20£613£637£-24£0£513£4929.32815
31/03/19£467£557£-89n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/03/18£496£508£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£650£495£155£0£641£4019.7130
31/03/16£531£414£117£0£486£35810.4220
31/03/15£361£397£-36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£413£354£58£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£327£245£82£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£281£236£44£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£264£256£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£265£256£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£496£403£93£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£328£293£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£242£265£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£224£237£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£226£222£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£179£169£10£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 29%
Liabilities/Income: 22%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leeds City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 32 employees
  • 3 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
National Lottery Community Fund - The Market Place - Youth Work Service
£383,136 15/01/2018
60
The group will provide a variety services and activities to help address the specific issues faced by young people. Support will be available via drop-in sessions, the development of personal plans ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to The Market Place
£75,000 08/09/2016
36
towards three years' salary of a Counselling Manager and Youth Work Manager at a project providing early intervention mental and emotional health support to young people in Leeds
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Market Place (Leeds Parish Church)
£45,000 25/08/2011
the salaries and on-costs of the Youth Workers and a contribution to overheads (finance/admin)

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 29-66
  • ELLEN HORTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • HELEN MURRAY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Peer Support Group & Development Worker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/03/1989, number: 701285
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/02/1989, number: 02350125
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 20 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

18A
New Market Street
LEEDS
LS1 6DG

Objectives

THE OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: 1. TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 11 TO 25 YEARS AND LIVING IN LEEDS BY PROVIDING, DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING A FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND COUNSELLING SERVICE. 2. TO ADVANCE THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL WELLBEING OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN LEEDS BY PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE HELP TO THOSE AGED 11 TO 25 AND IN NEED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LEEDS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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