Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

    THE WHISTLE PROJECT LTD 

    To promote the benefit of children, young persons and adults of the Gobnascale area of Derry and surrounding area without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the said inhabitants and the local authorities, voluntaryand other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to assist such persons through their leisure time activities in order to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Established: 9 years

    thewhistleproject@yahoo.co.uk

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Year end 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/23
    Income £175,607 £164,213 £176,868 £194,087 £4,953
    Spending £158,100 £165,429 £163,889 £204,012 £6,234
    Surplus/deficit £17,507 -£1,216 £12,979 -£9,925 -£1,281
    Listed activities
    • The advancement of education, The advancement of citizenship or community development, The advancement of amateur sport
    How it operates
    • Education/training, Sport/recreation, Youth development
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Children (5-13 year olds), Youth (14-25 year olds)

    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
    Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Inside Out - Healthy Mind and Body
    £2,992 12/10/2020
    towards 12 week nutrition programme
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Whistle Project Ltd
    £98,855 27/06/2018
    36
    This project provides activities for children and young people from an area of multiple deprivation, offering a safe space for positive diversionary programmes & peer mentoring support that will ....more

    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 17/02/2015, number: NIC101660
    Main office

    25-27 Campion Court, Waterside, Derry, BT47 2EW

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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