Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 13
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +13

    INCLUDE YOUTH 

    The Company�s objects are specifically restricted to the promotion of social inclusion, the advancement of education, the promotion of human rights and citizenship and the promotion of the benefit and wellbeing of children and young people convicted of offences or deemed to be at risk of committing offences or engaging in harmful behaviour, in particular but not exclusively (hereinafter called the �beneficiaries�) resident in Northern Ireland (�hereinafter called the �area of benefit�) without distinction of age, gender, sexual orientation, disability/ability, race, ethnic origin, political, religious or other opinion by associating the statutory and local authorities, voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to promote social inclusion and advance education with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the said beneficiaries and in particular: (a) to provide advice, support, training, education and advocacy to children and young people aged 10 to 21 who have been convicted of offences who would otherwise receive custodial sentences or residual care or vulnerable young people deemed to be at risk of offending or engaging in harmful practices by the provision of services that promote their inclusion, participation and engagement in society and prevent future offending; (b) to promote social inclusion for the public benefit by working with children and young people who are socially excluded or at risk of becoming socially excluded on the grounds of their youth, substance abuse or dependency, poverty, poor educational or skills attainment, crime or social and economic position and circumstances, in order to relieve the needs of those young people who are socially excluded or at risk of social exclusion and assisting them to integrate into society; (c) to promote or assist in the promotion, facilitation and organisation of community based capacity building programmes and projects for the beneficiaries within the area of benefit who have need of such assistance as a result of their youth, substance abuse or dependency, poverty, poor educational or skills attainment, crime or social and economic position and circumstances, in an effort to increase the abilities, skills and self-confidence of such beneficiaries; (d) to advance education among public bodies and statutory agencies who work with children and young people convicted of offences or deemed to be at risk of offending or committing other harmful activities by providing support, advice, training, research and information and assisting in the promulgation and implementation of effective policies and good practice concerning youth justice policy and initiatives affecting the beneficiaries; (e) to relieve poverty by the promotion or assistance in the promotion, facilitation and organisation of adequate, accessible and quality programmes of vocational and educational training, work experience schemes, information and support in an effort to acquire skills and retraining to assist the beneficiaries in obtaining employment; (f) to advance any other exclusively charitable purpose as the directors may from time to time, decide in accordance with the law of charity.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    Established: 8 years

    www.includeyouth.org

    info@includeyouth.org

    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 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Income £1,821,756 £2,235,438 £2,197,150 £2,202,481 £2,062,898 £2,677,201
    Spending £1,716,053 £2,087,722 £2,112,256 £2,233,370 £2,176,275 £2,164,158
    Surplus/deficit £105,703 £147,716 £84,894 -£30,889 -£113,377 £513,043
    What it does
    • The prevention or relief of poverty, The advancement of education, The advancement of citizenship or community development, The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity, Other charitable purposes
    Who works here?
    • 49 employees
    Who it helps
    • Community safety/crime prevention, Ex-offenders and prisoners, Unemployed/low income, Youth (14-25 year olds)
    How it operates
    • Advice/advocacy/information, Education/training, Human rights/equality, Youth development
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    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
    Esmee Fairbairn£200,000
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation£96,000
    Comic Relief£30,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Include Youth
    £200,000 01/11/2023
    Towards unrestricted core costs to promote best practice for care experienced young people and unaccompanied minors moving into employment and education, using their voices and experiences to create ....more
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Embedding care-experienced young people's participation and engagement in Northern Ireland
    £6,000 18/01/2023
    Include Youth is a rights based charity in Northern Ireland. They work with young people with experience of care from communities with high levels of socio-economic deprivation, or whose rights are ....more
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Embedding care-experienced young people's participation and engagement in Northern Ireland
    £90,000 04/10/2021
    36
    Include Youth is a rights based charity in Northern Ireland. They work with young people with experience of care from communities with high levels of socio-economic deprivation, or whose rights are ....more
    Comic Relief - Include Youth Recovery Funding
    £30,000 23/06/2020
    6
    COVID19 Recovery funding
    Comic Relief - Meant to Work Plus
    £68,058 25/09/2018
    18
    Meant to Work Plus, is a project where Include Youth will work in partnership with Northern Ireland's largest public sector employer, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, to deliver an ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Include Youth
    £122,502 27/06/2018
    36
    Through personal development and mentoring, this project will support looked after children and young people affected by child sexual exploitation, improving their resilience, helping them access ....more
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Include Youth
    £90,000 08/06/2017
    36
    towards three years' running costs of a project providing support to young people who have been or are in care, or are from disadvantaged communities across Northern Ireland
    Comic Relief - Meant to Work
    £348,451 25/11/2015
    48
    The “Meant to Work” programme follows extensive research, focus groups and the publication of “Research in to Transition Support” by Include Youth. The programme benefits “Looked After” ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Include Youth
    £100,000 01/11/2015
    Through personal development and mentoring this project will support looked after children and young people affected by child sexual exploitation improving their resilience helping them access ....more
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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 21/10/2015, number: NIC103383
    Main office

    100 Great Patrick Street, Belfast, BT1 2LU

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    360 Giving
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