Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 7
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +7
    Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

    YOUTH INITIATIVES (NORTHERN IRELAND) 

    The objects of the company are to without unlawful discrimination on grounds of age, gender, disability, sexuality, nationality, ethnic origin and political or religious opinion, promote the physical, mental, spiritual and social welfare of young people through education, youth work and volunteering opportunities and to pursue other charitable purposes that the trustees shall from time to time determine.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
    Established: 9 years

    www.youthinitiativesni.com

    office@youthinitiatives.com

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Year end 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Income £779,804 £1,034,168 £907,294 £969,577 £1,061,048 £890,649
    Spending £697,378 £952,327 £985,521 £922,000 £1,073,487 £1,006,141
    Surplus/deficit £82,426 £81,841 -£78,227 £47,577 -£12,439 -£115,492
    Listed activities
    • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    How it operates
    • Community development, Cross-border/cross-community, Cultural, Education/training, Volunteer development, Youth development
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland
    Who it helps
    • Adult training, Children (5-13 year olds), Ethnic minorities, Specific areas of deprivation, Travellers, Unemployed/low income, Volunteers, Youth (14-25 year olds)
    Who works here?
    • 31 employees
    • 120 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
    Tudor Trust£96,000
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation£94,000
    Garfield Weston Foundation£55,000
    Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland£10,625
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
    £25,000 12/11/2021
    The New Community Project (Years 2 & 3)
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Covid-19 Emergency Funding
    £14,000 01/04/2021
    Youth Initiatives specialises in long term, relationship based, preventative youth work in areas of high social need in Northern Ireland. This grant provides core support to aid the organisation in ....more
    Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Fuel Project
    £4,800 14/12/2020
    Towards Youth Worker Salary, Overheads and programme costs
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Replication in Lisburn and the development of a new practitioner forum
    £60,000 14/09/2020
    Youth Initiatives specialises in long term, relationship based, youth empowerment work in areas of high social need in Northern Ireland. This grant will support the organisation to develop and ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £30,000 24/07/2020
    The New Community Project
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
    £20,000 22/07/2020
    3
    Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Youth Initiatives
    £3,000 17/06/2020
    6
    COVID19 - This grant will fund increased staff hours as demand grows due to covid-19 and delivery of care packages to marginalised young people, improving emotional health, self-belief and future ....more
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Youth Initiatives
    £96,000 07/08/2019
    36
    over three years towards the Raising Leaders project, which harnesses the energy and abilities of young people to become Northern Ireland's future leaders
    Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Link-d project
    £5,825 11/06/2019
    Link-d project
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £25,000 18/12/2018
    The Big Give 2018
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Youth Initiatives
    £98,981 02/03/2018
    36
    This project will offer a safe environment for a programme of positive and fun activities to be delivered to marginalised young people, focussing on nurturing relationships, improving confidence, ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
    £60,000 15/09/2017
    NEW GENERATION YOUTHWORK PROJECT
    National Lottery Community Fund - The Second Chance Project
    £436,194 26/03/2012
    60
    The grant will be used to run 'The Second Chance Project' offering a fresh start for teenagers aged between 11-18, affected with formal educations & who are at high risk of engaging in criminal ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - RICCY Project: Rewarding, Integrating & Creating Confidence in Youth
    £10,000 07/04/2011
    12
    The project will provide a range of activities to inspire young people to get involved in helping within their communities, in two specific areas, namely Lisburn and Down.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Further information may be available on the charity's page on the Commission website here
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 19/11/2014, number: NIC100849
    Main office

    Youth Initiatives Ni, 50 Colin Rd,, 50 Colin Road, Youth Initiatives Ni, 50 Colin Rd, Poleglass, Belfast, BT17 0LG

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    360 Giving
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