Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 10

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 19

SWINDON MENTORING AND SELF HELP YOUTH PROJECT

SMASH helps young people in SW England who are not thriving to improve their levels of well-being. It helps them create good memories, improve their decision-making, gain a sense of self worth and help them see a brighter future. Instilling hope in a child or young person improves their overall sense of well-being where they can play a role and be proud to contribute to their community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 19 years
(21 years as a company)

www.smashyouthproject.co.uk

enquiries@teamsmash.org.uk

07825 264864

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23		£209	£221	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/22		£115	£131	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£175	£167	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20		£254	£222	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	26
31/03/19		£221	£226	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	61
31/03/18		£190	£215	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£243	£176	£68	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£165	£190	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£198	£191	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£204	£141	£63	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£99	£92	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£83	£107	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£97	£121	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£278	£256	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£226	£206	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£184	£173	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£128	£122	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£118	£117	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 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

The Blagrave Trust	£60,000
BBC Children in Need	£30,000
Wiltshire Community Foundation	£30,000
Masonic Trust	£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,950
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Blagrave Trust - Regional Partnership Grants
£60,000	31/12/2023	Mentoring for young people
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Smash Youth Project
£30,000	28/09/2023	This project will deliver mentoring and peer support sessions to children and young people on the edge of education in a rural location. The support will help to improve their engagement in school, ....more This project will deliver mentoring and peer support sessions to children and young people on the edge of education in a rural location. The support will help to improve their engagement in school, feel more empowered and raise their aspirations.
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£10,000	22/11/2022	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Swindon Mentoring And Self Help (SMASH) Youth Project
£5,000	28/10/2022	7% of the running and salary costs for intervention programmes for children and young people in Swindon.
National Lottery Community Fund - SMASH youth project
£9,950	14/04/2022	The funding will be used to improve resilience of CYP (Children Young Person) post pandemic which has resulted in lost social skills and suffering greater social anxiety than ever before. The ....more The funding will be used to improve resilience of CYP (Children Young Person) post pandemic which has resulted in lost social skills and suffering greater social anxiety than ever before. The project will target the group's work to address the need for CYP with tools to enable them to become more resilient individuals.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to SMASH Youth Project
£15,000	03/03/2022	SMASH mentors young people facing challenges and living in disadvantaged parts of Swindon. Funding will help meet the costs of re-building their volunteer mentoring service.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to SMASH Youth Project
£10,000	22/09/2020 12	To help with the running costs of a charity which mentors young people facing challenges and disadvantage in Swindon
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Core Costs
£5,000	27/06/2019	Contribution towards a Case Manager (role working directly with the CYP) salary and expenses.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Swindon Mentoring & Self Help Youth Project
£111,062	17/10/2017 36	This project provides tailored mentoring support using volunteer mentors to increase the confidence, independence and communication skills of young people from low income families.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to SMASH Youth Project
£45,000	10/02/2017 36	SMASH Youth Project works with vulnerable young people aged between 13 and 18 providing one-to-one mentoring tailored to individual needs, working with young people to create a lasting impact, ....more SMASH Youth Project works with vulnerable young people aged between 13 and 18 providing one-to-one mentoring tailored to individual needs, working with young people to create a lasting impact, spurring them on within their families and communities. Funding was to support the costs of a mentoring programme for children and young people.
National Lottery Community Fund - SMASH
£415,000	01/07/2016 48	This is the expansion of a project supporting vulnerable and at risk children aged between nine and 19 to improve their life chances. It will train and support volunteers to meet young people weekly ....more This is the expansion of a project supporting vulnerable and at risk children aged between nine and 19 to improve their life chances. It will train and support volunteers to meet young people weekly for at least a year. This programme will be led by the young people and be an opportunity for them to better understand themselves, their relationships and the world around them. There will also be group activity like football, cooking and filmmaking to help people increase their confidence and learn new skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - SMASH Plus
£299,136	31/05/2013 36	This existing project is a continuation of service from Swindon Mentoring And Self Help (SMASH) which aims to help young people who are vulnerable or in crisis to overcome obstacles, gain resilience, ....more This existing project is a continuation of service from Swindon Mentoring And Self Help (SMASH) which aims to help young people who are vulnerable or in crisis to overcome obstacles, gain resilience, build better lives and achieve their full potential. It will continue to provide a package of support from one to one mentorship for guidance and advice to increase the levels of personal confidence and self esteem.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Swindon Mentoring and Self Help Youth Project
£24,600	27/01/2012	the salary costs of the Project Co-ordinator including overheads and expenses

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-66

CHRISTINE ETHERIDGE (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

EWAN YOUNG Appointed: 2020, Occupation: International Communications Manager

JILL RIDLEY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

LARA HOWLETT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Programme Manager

LAURA MACINNES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired Police Inspector

PHILIP GARY MARSHMAN MR Appointed: 2023

POLLY LU Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

ROB REEVE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director Of Operations

STUART WILLIAM WESTLEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Payroll And Workforce Analyst

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/02/2005, number: 1107900
Registered at Companies House on 31/12/2002, number: 04626164

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

18 returns made; AR13: 0 days late,

Main office

Smash Youth Project
Pinetrees Community Centre
The Circle
SWINDON
SN2 1RF

Objectives

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS IN THE SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL AREA THROUGH ADVICE, COUNSELLING AND MENTORING IN ASSOCIATION WITH SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED. 2. TO PROVIDE RELIEF BY OFFERING SUPPORT AND ADVICE TO PARENTS/CARERS OF SUCH PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL AREA.

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