ST MICHAELS YOUTH PROJECT

Registered charity 1055980 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

St Michael's Youth Project exists to assist and educate young persons in the area of North Hull and Orchard Park through their leisure time activities so to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved.

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Latest income

£184k

Latest spending

£227k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £42,606 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £267,077 to £224,471. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £146,494 are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, which they consider sufficient to continue activities in the event of a significant drop in funding.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £146k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income

£590k

Total spending

£193k

Reserves (reported)

£506k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~31.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW MICHAEL DORTON · trustee of 13 other charities
Isobel Scruton
SUE LIGHTFOOT

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

Operates in: Kingston Upon Hull City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£184k	£227k
31/12/2023	£245k	£351k
31/12/2022	£212k	£214k
31/12/2021	£590k	£193k
31/12/2020	£220k	£174k

Common questions

Is ST MICHAELS YOUTH PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £42,606 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £267,077 to £224,471. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £146,494 are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, which they consider sufficient to continue activities in the event of a significant drop in funding. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ST MICHAELS YOUTH PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ST MICHAELS YOUTH PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY, THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY	FY2024	£4k	Youth
THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	05/12/2025	£14k	Activate:
UK government	02/06/2020	£3k	VSCE CMC Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	11/01/2017	£7k	The Eating Table
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/01/2012	£212k	The Fair Way Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	16/06/2009	£25k	"Trench"
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/12/2008	£4k	Rock Challenge - Alices Wonderland
The National Lottery Community Fund	12/06/2006	£150k	'The Active Arts' Youth Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/05/2006	£5k	There is no project name available for this record

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
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	1	—
FULHAM AND SOUTH KENSINGTON BRANCH OF THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION	1	—
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION	1	£120k
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST	1	£89k
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£15k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION	1	£10k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST HELEN'S, WHEATHAMPSTEAD AND ST PETER'S, GUSTARD WOOD	1	£5k

Charities like this

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

PRIORITY YOUTH PROJECT income £367k
NOTTINGHAM ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESAN YOUTH SERVICE income £755k
YOUTH WITH A MISSION HARPENDEN income £2.1m
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ST GEORGE, FULWELL income £521k
THE YOUTH NET income £157k
YMCA St Paul's Youth Project income £204k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST MICHAELS YOUTH PROJECT	£184k	—	within	—	no doubt
PRIORITY YOUTH PROJECT FY2025	£367k	—	unclear	—	noted
NOTTINGHAM ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESAN YOUTH SERVICE FY2025	£755k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH WITH A MISSION HARPENDEN FY2025	£2.1m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ST GEORGE, FULWELL FY2024	£521k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE YOUTH NET FY2025	£157k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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