BURY ST EDMUNDS AND DISTRICT CHRISTIAN YOUTH

Registered charity 1000519 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B C Y, BURY CHRISTION YOUTH

Appoint and employ youth workers to advance the Christian religion among young people in schools and churches in and around Bury St Edmunds

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE BURY ST. EDMUNDS AND DISTRICT

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

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Latest income
£103k
Latest spending
£86k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £57,312 at the end of the financial year, an increase from £40,190 the previous year. Although the trustees previously faced a significant monthly deficit that led to redundancy procedures, they reversed this decision following increased donations and grant funding. The trustees report proceeding into the next financial year with confidence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ expenses (held: £57k)
“As to reserves, the target is to retain enough funds for six months’ expenses.” — page 6
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£103k£86k
31/07/2024£49k£85k
31/07/2023£51k£86k
31/07/2022£61k£55k
31/07/2021£52k£48k

Common questions

Is BURY ST EDMUNDS AND DISTRICT CHRISTIAN YOUTH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £57,312 at the end of the financial year, an increase from £40,190 the previous year. Although the trustees previously faced a significant monthly deficit that led to redundancy procedures, they reversed this decision following increased donations and grant funding. The trustees report proceeding into the next financial year with confidence. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BUDLEIGH SALTERTON.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BURY ST EDMUNDS AND DISTRICT CHRISTIAN YOUTH£103k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BUDLEIGH SALTERTON FY2025£201k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BURSLEDON FY2025£178k—0unclear—no doubt
BURTON YOUTH FOR CHRIST FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FAWKHAM AND HARTLEY FY2025£105k—0above—no doubt
THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF SAINT JAMES AND SAINT EDMUND, BURY ST EDMUNDS FY2025£2.7m—0below—no doubt

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