YOUNG PERSONS ADVISORY SERVICE

Registered charity 1002706 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YOUNG PERSONS ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED

Mental Health Charity supporting children and young people aged 5 - 25 years and families in Liverpool.Providing a wide range fo support and therapeutic services to address the mental health emotional wellbeing difficulties.

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Latest income
£6.4m
Latest spending
£6.4m
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

Per the audit summary memorandum, the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 were subject to an audit by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited, which found no unadjusted misstatements. The auditors intend to issue an unqualified report, indicating that the financial statements present a true and fair view subject to minor internal control recommendations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Young Person's Advisory Service (matched by registered charity number).

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARDMental Health Support Services for Children and Young People in Liverpool and Knowsley——

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£6.4m
Total spending
£6.4m
Reserves (reported)
£267k
Employees
140

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£6.4m£6.4m
31/03/2024£6.3m£6.3m
31/03/2023£6.4m£7.1m
31/03/2022£6.7m£5.9m
31/03/2021£4.5m£4.7m

Common questions

Is YOUNG PERSONS ADVISORY SERVICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: Per the audit summary memorandum, the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 were subject to an audit by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited, which found no unadjusted misstatements. The auditors intend to issue an unqualified report, indicating that the financial statements present a true and fair view subject to minor internal control recommendations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited.

Who funds YOUNG PERSONS ADVISORY SERVICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YOUNG PERSONS ADVISORY SERVICE as a grant recipient include IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION, THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST, THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATIONFY2021£441k
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£223k
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£159k
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£142kGrants paid by the Youth Endowment Fund to interventions
THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUSTFY2024£950
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£553

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government11/08/2020£42kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£77kYouth Investment Fund
UK government01/04/2018£155kYoung Persons Advisory Service
UK government30/05/2017£77kYouth Investment Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2011£10kPersonal Development Project
The National Lottery Community Fund19/01/2006£5kRefurbishment for Gyro Space
The National Lottery Community Fund21/10/2004£5kRefurbishment of Additional Drop-in Area
UK government—£77kYouth Investment Fund

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 YOUTH ENQUIRY SERVICE (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YOUNG PERSONS ADVISORY SERVICE£6.4m——unclear—no doubt
YOUTH ENQUIRY SERVICE (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED FY2025£583kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
LANCASHIRE YOUTH CHALLENGE FY2025£200k—0unclear—no doubt
YPI COUNSELLING FY2025£196k—0above—no doubt
CENTRE THIRTY THREE YOUNG PEOPLE'S COUNSELLING AND INFORMATION SERVICE FY2025£3.8m——unclear—no doubt
YOUNG DEVON FY2025£5.9m——unclear—no doubt

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