YOUTH 2000 CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1000371 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YOUTH 2000

Youth 2000 is a catholic youth initiative that organises both in person and online weekend retreats of prayer, events and prayer groups as well as training and formation for young adults, primarily between the ages of 18-24, although all our retreats are open to all between the ages of 16 and 35 years old. Subsidised places are available to those who would otherwise be unable to attend.

Objects

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION AND OF RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS AND BELIEFS IN THE PERIOD LEADING UP TO THE SECOND MILLENNIUM OF CHRIST'S BIRTH AND BEYOND BY THE PROMOTION OF SPIRITUAL TEACHING AMONG MANKIND AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wigan, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£239k
Latest spending
£295k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £56,673 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £95,013. The trustees confirm that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, noting that cashflow forecasts do not suggest any reason for concern despite the cost-of-living crisis.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a balance of unrestricted funds to provide a level of working capital that protects the continuity of its core work and cover for risks such as unforeseen expenditure or unanticipated loss of income. (reserves figure: £95k)
“It is the policy of Youth 2000 to maintain at any one time a balance of unrestricted funds to provide a level of working capital that protects the continuity of its core work and cover for risks such as unforeseen expenditure or unanticipated loss of income.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“During the year donations amounting to £2,201 (2024: £4,735) were made to the charity by the trustees” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 150

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 120

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 175

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2021 (received 14/03/2022, 42 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31 March 2026)
  • Average employees: 0.03

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Youth 2000 (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£239k£295k
31/03/2024£241k£217k
31/03/2023£249k£240k
31/03/2022£197k£197k
31/03/2021£238k£142k

Common questions

Is YOUTH 2000 CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £56,673 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £95,013. The trustees confirm that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, noting that cashflow forecasts do not suggest any reason for concern despite the cost-of-living crisis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds YOUTH 2000 CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YOUTH 2000 CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE PHILIP MARSDEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, EDITH BESSIE GIBSON TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PHILIP MARSDEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£1k
EDITH BESSIE GIBSON TRUSTFY2024£1kFor the general advancement of the Roman Catholic religion

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with METHODIST YOUTH ACTIVITIES LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YOUTH 2000 CHARITABLE TRUST£239k—0unclear—no doubt
METHODIST YOUTH ACTIVITIES LIMITED FY2025£26k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH ACCESS FY2025£396k——unclear—no doubt
BISHOPS WALTHAM YOUTH TRUST FY2025£25k—0above—no doubt
REACH UP YOUTH FY2025£236k—0unclear—no doubt
CHUDLEIGH YOUTH CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£42k——above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.