THE YOUTH SPORT UK CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1040320 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TOP FOUNDATION, YOUTH SPORT TRUST INTERNATIONAL

Support the education and development of young people through PE and sport Internationally.

Objects

THE ORGANISATION OR PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE ORGANISATION AND PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND INFORMATION TO ENABLE AND ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-FIVE RECEIVING EDUCATION AT SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, POLYTECHNICS, COLLEGES OR SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENTS (OR OTHERWISE RECEIVING EDUCATION OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR EMPLOYMENT OR A GOVERNMENT SPONSORED SCHEME) IRRESPECTIVE OF ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORT IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH EDUCATION OR TRAINING THEREBY HELPING TO ENSURE THAT DUE ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE AS WELL AS TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND OCCUPATION OF THEIR MINDS.

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Charnwood, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£428k

Latest spending

£589k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity returned a net expenditure of £161,775 for the year, driven by new programme costs in Malawi and European projects. However, unrestricted free reserves stood at £1,721,519, which the trustees confirm is above their policy target of 9 to 12 months of operating costs, ensuring the charity remains a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 9 and 12 months of operating costs (reserves figure: £1.7m)

“The trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted free reserves held by the Charity should be sufficient to cover between 9 and 12 months of operating costs” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 3 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.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£70,001–£80,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)

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

Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£70,001–£80,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)

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

Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£70,001–£80,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Youth Sport Trust International (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Debbie Lye
Duncan Goodhew
Piers Beckwith
Sally Anne Holder
Samuele Cappelletti
VISCOUNT MACKINTOSH OF HALIFAX · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£428k	£589k
31/03/2024	£322k	£356k
31/03/2023	£187k	£299k
31/03/2022	£183k	£309k
31/03/2021	£108k	£287k

Common questions

Is THE YOUTH SPORT UK CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity returned a net expenditure of £161,775 for the year, driven by new programme costs in Malawi and European projects. However, unrestricted free reserves stood at £1,721,519, which the trustees confirm is above their policy target of 9 to 12 months of operating costs, ensuring the charity remains a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£12.8m
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£11.9m
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION	1	£2.3m
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2.3m
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION	1	£1.0m
THE PRUDENCE TRUST	1	£1.0m
THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION	1	£544k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£362k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YOUTH SPORT TRUST.

YOUTH SPORT TRUST income £12.2m
YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORT income £133k
BERWICK JUNIORS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT TRUST income £84k
LONDON YOUTH SPORTS TRUST LIMITED income £199k
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT MINISTRY income £70k
RUGBY YOUTH FOR CHRIST income £99k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE YOUTH SPORT UK CHARITABLE TRUST	£428k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH SPORT TRUST FY2025	£12.2m	£140,001 - £150,000	—	above	—	no doubt
YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORT FY2025	£133k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BERWICK JUNIORS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025	£84k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON YOUTH SPORTS TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£199k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT MINISTRY FY2025	£70k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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