Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

    ST MARY'S YOUTH CENTRE (PORTADOWN) 

    The Centre is established to promote the benefit and development of children and young people aged 8-25 years in the Obins Street area and its environs in Portadown (hereafter called the "area of benefit") and to educate and assist such children and young people through their leisure time activities so to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities that they may grow and develop to full maturity as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • 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
    Established: 8 years

    www.stmarysyc.org

    admin@stmarysyc.org

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Year end 31/03/17 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21
    Income £211,715 £219,949 £195,183 £161,010
    Spending £213,942 £194,240 £198,950 £159,881
    Surplus/deficit -£2,227 £25,709 -£3,767 £1,129
    Listed activities
    • The advancement of education, The advancement of citizenship or community development
    How it operates
    • Community development, Cross-border/cross-community, Education/training, Sport/recreation, Volunteer development, 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), Ethnic minorities, Interface communities, Volunteers, 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
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to St Marys Youth Centre
    £2,580 17/06/2020
    6
    COVID19 - To purchase equipment to enable them to provide online activities and provide activity packs for younger children and gardening materials to improve the mental health of children and young ....more
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £2,580 22/05/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to St Marys Youth Centre
    £18,216 08/05/2018
    36
    This summer scheme will provide young people living in an area of deprivation with a range of fun activities, team games, arts and crafts, and outdoor educational trips, that will develop ....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 17/02/2016, number: NIC104795
    Main office

    St Mary's Yc, 193 Obins Street, Portadown, County Armagh, BT62 1BT

    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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