Overall GiG Score: 16 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 10
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10

THE FEDERATION OF LONDON YOUTH CLUBS 

Our mission is to support and challenge young people to become the best they can be. Our vision is that all young Londoners grow up healthy, able to navigate a fulfilling career and make a positive contribution in their communities. We support them to develop the confidence, resilience and relationship skills they need through our network of community youth clubs and at our residential centres
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 61 years
(92 years as a company)

www.londonyouth.org

danyanne.quemper@londonyouth.org

07384216258

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House

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
31/08/22£7,008£8,099£-1,090£478£15,014£12,8461911318
31/08/21£5,342£6,625£-1,284£230£16,833£14,54526.31071
31/08/20£6,577£6,006£572£171£17,063£14,47128.912714
31/08/19£6,385£6,962£-578£242£16,329£14,31624.71010
31/08/18£10,191£7,421£2,770£213£16,660£14,46623.41430
31/08/17£11,740£8,150£3,590£213£13,720£11,81517.41350
31/08/16£6,952£7,082£-130£213£10,060£8,17213.81340
31/08/15£8,109£6,890£1,219£233£10,456£8,69815.1990
31/08/14£6,622£6,869£-248£180£9,239£7,69913.4980
31/08/13£4,885£5,266£-381£146£9,414£7,95018.1960
31/08/12£4,245£4,348£-102£136£9,703£8,34823800
31/08/11£4,522£4,637£-116£195£9,755£8,47921.9890
31/08/10£4,980£4,828£153£228£9,865£8,69321.61010
31/08/09£3,948£3,705£243£57£9,647£7,60024.6870
31/08/08£3,800£3,663£137£128£9,487£7,86425.8790
31/08/07?£6,676£5,085£1,591£76£9,418£7,99918.9740
31/03/06£3,468£3,288£180£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£3,204£3,203£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£2,578£3,077£-498£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 19 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who works here?
  • 113 employees
  • 18 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Throughout London,

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
Sport England£730,000
London Marathon Charitable Trust£500,000
Greater London Authority£420,000
City Bridge Trust£374,962
National Lottery Heritage Fund£178,880
National Lottery Community Fund£175,332
DCMS£163,532
John Lyon's Charity£120,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Joseph Levy Foundation - Investment in Woodrow High House
£5,000 28/04/2023
To make a contribution the refurbishment of Woodrow High House outdoor learning centre.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Hindleap Warren Outdoor Learning Centre
£1,543 22/10/2022
We would like to purchase 10 new kayaks so we can offer new water sports experiences to children and young people on Weir Wood Reservoir, especially those that have not had this opportunity before.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Federation of London Youth Clubs
£178,880 11/08/2022
London Legacies - showcasing heritage skills from the capital's multi-cultural communities
City Bridge Trust - Grant to London Youth
£300,000 20/06/2022
24
£300,000 over two years (£138,000; £162,000) to pilot a place-based model to build the capacity of the youth sector to support young people’s mental health needs in Croydon.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to London Youth
£25,000 08/06/2021
£25,000 towards the development phase of a user-led partnership to develop community-based, culturally appropriate interventions to improve young people’s mental health, in particular ....more
DCMS - The Federation of London Youth Clubs 20/21
£163,532 01/12/2020
The programme will support BAME young women aged 10-14, and a cohort of 30+ youth workers. Young women will access high-quality activities in their youth organisation to promote positive mental ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Covid-19 Emergency Funding
£20,000 30/10/2020
3
London Youth supports a network of 480 diverse community youth organisations across the capital. This grant provides support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by Covid-19.
Trust for London - Federation of London Youth Clubs
£96,000 07/10/2020
24
This funding is for a two-year ‘Coming of Age’ strategic communications campaign to equip young people with lived experience to speak out and shape the public narrative addressing London's ....more
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to London Youth
£120,000 18/06/2020
36
Getting Active
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Youth Workers Across the London Youth Network During COVID-19
£98,691 18/06/2020
6
London Youth will use the funding over six months to provide training information and support to their members.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Federation of London Youth Clubs
£49,962 19/05/2020
A grant of £49,962 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the appliciation, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Sport England - Youth Accelerator Funding
£330,000 26/02/2020
12
Funding under Sport England's Youth Accelerator Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Youth Accelerator Funding. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger ....more
Greater London Authority - Grant to 'London Youth'
£420,000 24/01/2020
Delivery HeadStart Action. YLF scale up round 2 grant. Supports YP at risk of becoming NEET to engage in social action, gain employability skills and complete work experience or gain employment.
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Getting Active (Outer London)
£500,000 16/10/2019
Towards extending London Youth's Getting Active programme to 9 Outer London boroughs.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Federation of London Youth Clubs
£76,641 15/10/2019
29
The Federation of London Youth Clubs
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Youth sector communities of practice: enhancing the scope and influence
£60,000 19/07/2019
24
To adapt and grow the organisation’s communities of practice model, where representatives of community youth organisations meet regularly through themed networks to share learning and improve ....more
Sport England - Getting Active
£400,000 31/05/2019
35
Funding under Sport England's C&YP Education funding programme for a Revenue project titled Getting Active. This project is a Multi-Skill Coaching project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Federation of London Youth Clubs
£390,000 21/03/2019
36
£390,000 over three years (3 x £130,000) towards the costs of the City Leaders project.
Sport England - Potentials Fund
£145,036 01/11/2017
36
Funding under Sport England's Potentials Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Potentials Fund'. This project is a Sports Development project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - Potentials Fund
£145,036 01/11/2017
36
Funding under Sport England's Potentials Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Potentials Fund. This project is a Sports development project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Enhancing the scope and influence of communities of practice
£60,000 25/09/2017
24
London Youth supports a network of 322 diverse community youth organisations serving over 45,000 young people across the capital. Following on from a three year pilot, it will expand and evolve its ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Federation of London Youth Clubs
£150,000 10/01/2017
£150,000 to continue the London Youth Quality Mark Awards scheme until the implementation of your new programmes in 2018.
National Lottery Community Fund - YouthLeads
£152,374 13/07/2016
36
This project will deliver positive activities to young people across Haringey, Enfield and Waltham Forest. Sixty young people with leadership potential will take part in a residential to gain ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to London Youth
£297,589 19/04/2016
36
Towards core costs to enable the organisation to support its 400 members to innovate, adapt to change and 'unmet need' and better demonstrate their impact.
Sport England - Getting Ready
£448,505 03/02/2016
36
Funding under Sport England's Community Sport Activation Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Getting Ready'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger ....more
Sport England - Getting Ready
£448,505 03/02/2016
39
Funding under Sport England's Community Sport Activation Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Getting Ready. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger ....more
Sport England - My Hindleap swimming pool refurbishment
£75,000 16/10/2015
12
Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'My Hindleap swimming pool refurbishment'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Federation of London Youth Clubs
£50,000 26/05/2015
£50,000 over 12 months to develop social investment financing plans for London Youth's Build It programme for young people in the construction trades.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Federation of London Youth Clubs
£103,000 13/05/2015
24
£103,000 over two years (£51,000; £52,000) for the salary and support costs of a project to develop the capacity of London’s voluntary youth sector to evidence and advocate for the value of its ....more
Walcot Foundation - Build-it
£60,000 25/03/2015
36
Build-it
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to London Youth
£60,800 12/03/2015
24
towards two years' salary of a Delivery Officer at a project providing work experience and training in construction for young people in south-London
Sport England - Expansion of Woodrow's Pool Changing Facilities
£33,133 16/10/2014
Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Expansion of Woodrow's Pool Changing Facilities'. This project lists its main activity as Swimming ....more
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to London Youth
£13,100 23/07/2014
12
To encourage and enable young Londoners to come together and play regular sports
Walcot Foundation - Positive Change
£19,844 04/03/2014
Positive Change
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Federation of London Youth Clubs
£300,000 12/02/2014
£300,000 for the London Youth Quality Mark Awards.
Sport England - Getting Ready
£249,000 24/04/2013
Funding under Sport England's Community Sport Activation Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Getting Ready'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Talent Match Vision & Prospectus
£9,994,537 01/02/2013
72
Delivery will be based on methods that young people have identified would make the biggest difference including creative methods to reach those most in need, possibly including sport or arts led ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Build-it
£1,710,161 19/10/2012
36
The Federation of London Youth Clubs will deliver a programme of shared learning of practical skills through the refurbishment of empty council owned social housing in a state of disrepair. The ....more
Sport England - Getting Ready for the Games and Beyond
£65,000 04/10/2012
Funding under Sport England's National Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Getting Ready for the Games and Beyond'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to London Youth
£297,777 13/09/2012
Towards core costs to support members to strengthen their evidence-base, embed conflict-resolution in their practices and build the capacity of disadvantaged young people to assess youth service ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Fixers
£55,055 20/03/2012
12
The Federation of London Youth Clubs will deliver a programme of shared learning of practical skills through the refurbishment of empty council owned social housing in a state of disrepair. The ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer It Yourself
£940,000 28/02/2012
24
The VIY scheme, run by young people's charity London Youth, will see young people in 47 communities across England and Wales refurbishing their local youth clubs while gaining meaningful work ....more
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How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 26-71
  • ADEM HOLNESS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Relationship Manager (Music)
  • SHARAF MAHMOOD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Partnerships And Compliance Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/11/1962, number: 303324
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/08/1931, number: 00258577
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR04: 17 days late,
Main office

LONDON YOUTH
47-49 PITFIELD STREET
LONDON
N1 6DA

Objectives

(1) PROMOTING THE PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE: AND (2) PREVENTING AND/OR RELIEVING POVERTY BY ASSISTING YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON AND ADJACENT AREAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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