Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 9

Accounts overdue -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 4

YOUTH ACTION NORTHERN IRELAND LIMITED

The Company�s objects are to help and educate young people, especially, but not exclusively through their leisure time and arts activities, so to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and as 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
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

Established: 7 years

www.youthaction.org

csn@youthaction.org

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Year end	31/12/18	31/12/19	31/12/20	31/12/21	31/12/22
Income	£3,016,059	£2,678,195	£2,480,423	£3,062,405	£2,778,325
Spending	£3,038,172	£2,653,069	£2,445,202	£2,943,177	£2,877,617
Surplus/deficit	-£22,113	£25,126	£35,221	£119,228	-£99,292

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Listed activities

The advancement of education, The advancement of citizenship or community development, The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science, The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

How it operates

Arts, 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), Voluntary and community sector, 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Co-Op Foundation	£45,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£30,000
Comic Relief	£30,000
DCMS	£24,563

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£30,000	24/06/2022	Get Set to Work
Co-Op Foundation - Connections
£45,000	22/04/2021	Grant to address youth loneliness, both through direct delivery with young people and by influencing national stakeholders in devolved government and the youth sector.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Covid-19 Emergency Funding
£20,000	25/11/2020 5	Youth Action Northern Ireland is a leading voice and representation organisation for young people in Northern Ireland. They run national programmes and a network of 150+ youth sector and community ....more Youth Action Northern Ireland is a leading voice and representation organisation for young people in Northern Ireland. They run national programmes and a network of 150+ youth sector and community members, and provide training, infrastructure support and strategic leadership in areas such as collaboration, research and lobbying. This grant provides support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by Covid-19.
Comic Relief - Youth Action Recovery Funding
£30,000	23/06/2020 6	COVID19 Recovery funding
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£24,563	20/05/2020	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 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 and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£75,000	05/03/2019	GET SET
Co-Op Foundation - Youth Action Northern Ireland - 2018
£93,750	29/11/2018	Young people from more disadvantaged backgrounds will develop skills and confidence by co-leading activities, including campaigns and employability workshops. Learning will help local youth ....more Young people from more disadvantaged backgrounds will develop skills and confidence by co-leading activities, including campaigns and employability workshops. Learning will help local youth organisations get better at tackling loneliness.
Co-Op Foundation - LIFEMAPS
£15,000	25/09/2017	Working collaboratively with four regional partners to tackle loneliness through LIFEMAPS, an approach that focuses on mental health and participation in community activities.
Comic Relief - Steeper Steps
£174,922	19/07/2017 36	Youth Action Northern Ireland propose linking with Far and Wild to deliver a 5-step programme which integrates sport with outcomes around confidence building and leadership.The idea is to use a ....more Youth Action Northern Ireland propose linking with Far and Wild to deliver a 5-step programme which integrates sport with outcomes around confidence building and leadership.The idea is to use a handful of sports to increase womens' comfort with their bodies and their ability and to translate that increased confidence in sport to an increase in their potential outside of sports.
National Lottery Community Fund - Positive Solutions
£596,920	20/10/2011 60	The project will use the grant to support isolated & vulnerable young people living in disadvantaged communities in the Waterside area of Derry/Londonderry who are at risk of getting involved in ....more The project will use the grant to support isolated & vulnerable young people living in disadvantaged communities in the Waterside area of Derry/Londonderry who are at risk of getting involved in anti-social behaviour & criminal activity. The project will work with these young people to identify their own solutions to re-engage in learning. It will do this through youth work programmes that include peer mentoring, training and accreditation, volunteering and work placement opportunities._x000B__x000B_

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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 16/05/2017, number: NIC106365
Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: 0NI35317

Main office

Youthaction Northern Ireland, 14 College Square North, Belfast, BT1 6AS

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