Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 10

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 10

OCEAN YOUTH TRUST NORTH

OYT North aims to develop and educate young people between 12 and 25 years by using the unique and challenging environment of the sea to foster teamwork, social skills and international relations. Participation is open to all young people regardless of background, gender, ethnicity or creed. Every effort is made to encourage and accommodate disabled access within the limits imposed by the boat

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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

Established: 24 years

www.oytnorth.org.uk

office@oytnorth.org.uk

01912571212

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/10/22		£263	£232	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/10/21		£178	£135	£43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/10/20	*	£178	£135	£43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/10/19		£185	£240	£-55	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/10/18		£217	£308	£-92	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	80
31/10/17	*	£193	£186	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/16	*	£220	£227	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/15		£463	£241	£222	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/14?		£220	£215	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£281	£207	£74	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£224	£210	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£158	£165	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£161	£152	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£173	£161	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£154	£161	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£154	£183	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	*	£160	£155	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£139	£122	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£171	£122	£49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides human resources

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 volunteers

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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£45,000
Sport England	£30,802
Rank Foundation	£20,000
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£10,800
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£4,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Rank Foundation - GOLDEN AWARDS OCEAN YOUTH TRUST NORTH 2022
£20,000	23/03/2022	The Golden Award was given to Ocean Youth Trust North to give Young people the opportunity to take part in a voyage - from Hull
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£45,000	05/11/2021	Weston Youth Grant
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Ocean Youth Trust North
£3,000	24/06/2021	New bunkbeds on the James Cook vessel
Sport England - Covid-19 Return to Play
£23,302	11/06/2021 8	Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Covid-19 Return to Play. This project lists its main activity as Sailing & ....more Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Covid-19 Return to Play. This project lists its main activity as Sailing & Yachting
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - a residential voyage for young people from Berwick
£750	04/02/2021	a residential voyage for young people from Berwick
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - a three-day residential voyage for ten pupils of Thornhill Academy in Sunderland
£750	28/01/2021	a three-day residential voyage for ten pupils of Thornhill Academy in Sunderland
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£7,500	12/06/2020 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 Sailing & Yachting project, with a focus on younger ....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 Sailing & Yachting project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - members of Hebburn Sea Cadets attending a five-day voyage on the James Cook
£7,800	02/04/2020	members of Hebburn Sea Cadets attending a five-day voyage on the James Cook
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - sail training voyages for 48 young people from Seaton Sluice Middle School in the summer of 2020.
£3,000	02/04/2020	sail training voyages for 48 young people from Seaton Sluice Middle School in the summer of 2020.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Sail training for young people from Seaton Sluice
£3,000	15/03/2018	Sail training for young people from Seaton Sluice
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	28/11/2017	Social Impact Assessment Project
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Personal Development of Young People from the North East
£8,125	02/02/2017	Towards Personal Development of Young People from the North East
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Ocean Youth Trust (North East)
£20,000	24/10/2016	Refurbishment of sailing vessel for a charity which provides sailing training

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 53-75

ANDREA MARION HAYES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Headteacher, Other trusteeship: RICHARD SHEPHARD MUSIC FOUNDATION,

DAVID BROWN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

DUNCAN RICHARD GRAHAM Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Software Engineer, Other trusteeship: 1ST RYTON SCOUT GROUP,

NIGEL HORNE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Emergency Medical Technician

PROFESSOR PETER STRIKE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired University Vice Chancellor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/03/2000, number: 1079955
Registered at Companies House on 22/12/1999, number: 03898088

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR20: 64 days late, AR17: 6 days late, AR16: 4 days late, AR06: 69 days late,

Main office

c/o Greaves West & Ayre
17 Walkergate
Berwick-upon-Tweed
TD15 1DJ

Objectives

1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF YOUNG PERSONS UP TO THE AGE OF 25 YEARS PRINCIPALLY FROM THE NORTHEAST OF ENGLAND AND FROM ALL OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM (THE BENEFICIARIES) IN YACHTING, BOAT SAILING, SEAMANSHIP AND NAVIGATION.2) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR YACHTING AND BOAT BUILDING IN ORDER TO HELP EDUCATE THE BENEFICIARIES THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIAL AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND AND FROM ALL OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

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