Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 13

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +13

Overall GiG Score: 14

ACTIVE HORIZONS

ACTIVE HORIZONS IS A YOUTH LED ORGANISATION ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP AND PARTICIPATION TO YOUNG PEOPLEAGED 13- 25 YEARS LIVNG IN LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY.WE WORK TO PROMOTE THE VOICE OF DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICUALLRY FROM THE BLACK ETHNIC AND MINORITY COMMUNITY AND ENSURE THAT THEY PLAY A POSITIVE ROLE IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY.

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Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

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: 14 years

www.activehorizons.org

info@activehorizons.org.uk

01322333447

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£332	£369	£-37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/03/22		£270	£263	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/21		£154	£124	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/03/20		£35	£31	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/19		£28	£26	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/18		£19	£16	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£19	£14	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£56	£49	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£69	£60	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£75	£75	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£55	£55	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£30	£26	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£28	£26	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
18 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

Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£125,000
Trust for London	£108,975
Garfield Weston Foundation	£60,000
City Bridge Trust	£29,995
AB Charitable Trust	£20,000
The Fore	£15,000
Sport England	£8,760

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Active Horizons
£20,000	25/01/2024	An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Active Horizons is a youth-led charitable organisation set up to foster leadership, promote the voice and engagement of BME young people.
Trust for London - Active Horizons
£50,000	22/06/2023	The funding is continue the work to raise the voice and engagement of Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority young people living in Bexley through training in Leadership and advocacy sessions that will ....more The funding is continue the work to raise the voice and engagement of Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority young people living in Bexley through training in Leadership and advocacy sessions that will enable them to develop skills. Funding will go specifically towards the post of the Youth Community Engagement Officer who is leading the project.
Sport England - Active Health/ Active Sports Leaders
£8,760	02/06/2023	This project will deliver a sport a Peer Youth Sports Leadership Programmes targeted at underserved young people who are from the migrant and refugee communities living in Bexley. This programme will ....more This project will deliver a sport a Peer Youth Sports Leadership Programmes targeted at underserved young people who are from the migrant and refugee communities living in Bexley. This programme will initially recruit and train 6 young persons (16 years+)
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Anti-racism in schools
£125,000	28/11/2022	Active Horizons work with young Black people and others who experience racism, including many who are refugees and asylum seekers. They offer youth leadership, mentoring, education and arts ....more Active Horizons work with young Black people and others who experience racism, including many who are refugees and asylum seekers. They offer youth leadership, mentoring, education and arts programmes. This grant will support the delivery of youth-led anti-racism work with four secondary schools in Bexley, building on learning from a pilot project. This programme aims to tackle racism within schools and communities, and centre the voices of Black, Asian, and other young people with lived experience of racism.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£30,000	30/09/2022	Weston Youth Grant
Trust for London - Active Horizons
£975	29/09/2022	This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-04.06.2019-8110
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£30,000	29/10/2021	Weston Youth Grant
The Fore - Grant to Active Horizons
£15,000	01/12/2020 36	Founded by former unaccompanied refugee Yeukai Taruvinga, Active Horizons is Bexley?s leading BME youth organisation with a vision to significantly raise the voice and engagement of local young ....more Founded by former unaccompanied refugee Yeukai Taruvinga, Active Horizons is Bexley?s leading BME youth organisation with a vision to significantly raise the voice and engagement of local young black, migrant and refugee communities. Active Horizons trains young people to research local issues, confront racial bullying, develop advocacy skills and build self-esteem. Active Horizons is using funding from The Fore to develop new income streams resulting from wrap-around child-care provision and a community kitchen, also providing additional training opportunities for young people.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Active Horizons
£29,995	08/05/2020	A grant of £29,995 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Trust for London - Active Horizons
£58,000	02/10/2019 36	The funding is for work to strengthen the voice and engagement of particularly BME young people living in Bexley through leadership and advocacy sessions.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Active Horizons
£20,000	28/03/2013	The charity works with young people from BME and refugee communities in Bexley. This existing role works with young people to help them realise their potential, reduce isolation and facilitate ....more The charity works with young people from BME and refugee communities in Bexley. This existing role works with young people to help them realise their potential, reduce isolation and facilitate community integration through positive activities.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

CYNTHIA MUKOKO (Chair) Appointed: 2019

OASIS AZEEZ-HARRIS

SIMBARASHE TOME

TANAKA MOMBE

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/03/2010, number: 1134630

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
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

13 returns made; AR16: 186 days late, AR11: 234 days late,

Main office

Active Horizons
Adamson Court
Dell View Road
ERITH
DA8 3FG

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25LIVING IN LONDON AND SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE ANDORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIESAND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE ANDRESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION(C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FORPEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE,INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TOIMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON

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