SWINDON YOUTH FOR CHRIST

Charity Number: 274402
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

SYFC predominately work in schools taking lessons, assemblies, mentoring, lunch clubs and after school clubs. We cover a variety of issues -self esteem/self worth, respect, relationships, etc. We run social action projects across the area and also a couple of monthly events where young people can explore the Christian faith.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £71,707
Total expenditure: £74,725

People

6 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Swindon
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 January 1978: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THAMESDOWN YOUTH FOR CHRIST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Stephen Robinson Chair 18 February 2021
MILL ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, WELLINGBOROUGH
Received: On time
Olugbenga Sonoiki Trustee 02 October 2023
None on record
Ruth Barrett Trustee 01 October 2021
None on record
ELIZABETH MARTIN Trustee 14 September 2017
None on record
DAVID AHERN Trustee 16 September 2015
DASH - DISCOVERING AUTISTIC SPECTRUM HAPPINESS
Received: On time
VISCOUNTESS BARRINGTON'S HOMES FOR DISABLED EX-SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN
Received: On time
Gavin Mapstone Trustee 01 March 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £84.45k £116.33k £77.07k £72.82k £71.71k
Total expenditure £107.03k £96.49k £76.37k £91.81k £74.72k
Income from government contracts £4.93k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 09 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 09 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 18 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 18 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 15 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 15 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 10 FEBRUARY 1998 AS AMENDED 11 MARCH 2002 AND 15 OCTOBER 2007

Charitable objects

A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH APPEARING IN APPENDIX 1 THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) IN SWINDON AND ITS ENVIRONS B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY MEANS OF PROCLAIMING CHRISTIAN MESSAGES OF AN EVANGELICAL AND TEACHING NATURE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) IN SWINDON AND ITS ENVIRONS C) TO DEMONSTRATE PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE CHRISTIAN VALUES INCLUDING DIGNITY EMPOWERMENT AND PARTNERSHIP TO ALL YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGHOUT SWINDON AND ITS ENVIRONS D) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUPPORT AND MENTORING IN SCHOOLS COLLEGES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS. THROUGH LUNCHTIME AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS STREET BASED YOUTH WORK AND OTHER YOUTH PROVISION TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND THAT THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED E) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS THEREBY DEMONSTRATING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY PROMOTING OVERSEAS SERVICE EDUCATION PRACTICAL ACTION AND WORKING WITH THOSE AFFECTED EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH RELEVANT RELIEF AGENCIES

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

SWINDON

Contact information

Address:
103 Whitbourne Avenue
SWINDON
SN3 2LG
Phone:
01793 977676
Email:
office@syfc.org.uk
Website:

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