Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -9

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Very static board: -5

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: -2

YOUTH ACTION

Youth Action offers bespoke programmes to engage young people tackling issues concerning the environment, social and economic matters. We are committed to helping vulnerable young people through campaigns, research and tailored projects, this results in young people developing their confidence and skills for them to reach their true potential.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/03/23		£494	£432	£62	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	47
30/03/22		£991	£484	£507	£0	£2,193	£199	4.9	43	45
30/03/21		£577	£247	£329	£0	£1,686	£1,557	75.6	7	84
30/03/20		£143	£165	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
30/03/19		£64	£160	£-96	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	43
31/03/18	*	£29	£113	£-85	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£140	£251	£-111	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£524	£421	£102	£0	£1,671	£1,180	33.6	58	0
31/03/15	*	£721	£476	£245	£3	£1,568	£850	21.4	56	0
31/03/14		£828	£448	£381	£3	£1,324	£546	14.6	31	0
31/03/13		£446	£245	£202	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£324	£189	£135	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years
(18 years as a company)

www.youthaction.org.uk

info@youthaction.org.uk

01254695847

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Recreation

GiG Classification

Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Blackburn With Darwen, Lancashire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who supports 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

Department for Work and Pensions	£220,699
DCMS	£116,081
Garfield Weston Foundation	£35,000
Power to Change	£30,000
UK Community Foundations	£20,000
Sport England	£18,315
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
CAF	£6,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Archery For All!
£8,565	04/03/2022	The project is a community based sports programme bringing communities together in Blackburn, specifically targeting 100 children aged 10 to 16 to learn archery.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£35,000	29/10/2021 24	Weston Youth Grant
Department for Work and Pensions - YOUTH ACTION
£220,699	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
Power to Change - C-19 CCLORS - Youth Action
£30,000	18/09/2020	Grant to C-19 CCLORS - Youth Action
UK Community Foundations - BAME Infrastructure Fund
£20,000	13/08/2020	Restricted funding for COVID-19 Relief (led by people of Black, Asian and/or Minority Ethnic Heritage)
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£94,500	03/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Connect Online
£10,000	30/04/2020 9	The organisation will expand the services they offer by developing their online support during the pandemic. They will offer group therapy and one to one support to help families during the COVID-19 ....more The organisation will expand the services they offer by developing their online support during the pandemic. They will offer group therapy and one to one support to help families during the COVID-19 crisis.
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£9,750	23/04/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with ....more Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
CAF - Grant to Youth Action
£6,000	17/04/2020 3	Grant to Youth Action to support the organisation through COVID19
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£14,387	28/02/2020	Junior Jam & Girls Force
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£7,194	28/02/2020	Junior Jam & Girls Force. The wider aim of the scheme is: To deliver onward grants to increase positive activities for young people by delivering extra sessions in youth clubs for the financial ....more Junior Jam & Girls Force. The wider aim of the scheme is: To deliver onward grants to increase positive activities for young people by delivering extra sessions in youth clubs for the financial year 2019/20
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Ambassadors
£10,000	09/05/2019 12	The funding will be used to deliver youth club activities, where people from different backgrounds will be brought together in an informal environment, whilst addressing issues including community ....more The funding will be used to deliver youth club activities, where people from different backgrounds will be brought together in an informal environment, whilst addressing issues including community togetherness.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 34-41

AYAZ ASGHAR Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Trainee Accountant

FARZANA SIDAT Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Teacher

SUHAIL AINARKAR (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Student, Other trusteeship: KOKNI ITTIHAD-UL-MUSLIMEEN,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/07/2011, number: 1142935
Registered at Companies House on 24/10/2005, number: 05601737

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR16: 0 days late, AR15: 28 days late,

Main office

UNITY HOUSE
49-51 Preston New Road
Blackburn
BLACKBURN
LANCASHIRE
BB2 6AE

Objectives

TO HELP TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE NORTH WEST AREA OF ENGLAND, THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED BY WHATEVER CHARITABLE MEANS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

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