YOUNG PEOPLE FIRST (MIDLANDS)
Registered charity 1056035 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS, WAYC, YOUNG PEOPLE FIRST
Our vision is 'No young person limited by disadvantage'. We focus our work in the Brunswick Ward area of Leamington, delivering activities, creating opportunities and providing support to help disadvantaged young people transition to a self-assured adulthood. We connect with and support young people aged 8-18 and their families through clubs, cafes and mentoring.
Objects
1)TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE WARWICKSHIRE, COVENTRY AND SOLIHULL AREA TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CAPACITIES SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS CARING INDIVIDUALS AND RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY 2)THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION AND OF INFORMATION CONCERNING TRAINING RECREATION HEALTH AND INDEPENDENT LIVING WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT
Area of benefit: WARWICKSHIRE, COVENTRY, SOLIHULL
The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.
Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Registered contact address: Warwick, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £78,584 for the year ended 31 March 2026, following a significant loss in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, the sale of Jubilee House transformed the financial position, enabling the rebuilding of unrestricted free reserves to £324,076. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Fundraising cost ratio: 0.1% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Fundraising costs 150” — page 18
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- 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
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 3
- Government income: £67,925 — grants £67,925 (13); 14% of the £492,532 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 10
- Government income: £76,209 — grants £76,209 (18); 25% of the £310,584 total gross income on the same return
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 27
- Government income: £14,391 — grants £14,391 (5); 4% of the £330,102 total gross income on the same return
Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Young People First (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
- Jacob Marc Isherwoodchair
- Jon Barnett
- Sophie Howe
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Warwickshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is YOUNG PEOPLE FIRST (MIDLANDS) financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £78,584 for the year ended 31 March 2026, following a significant loss in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, the sale of Jubilee House transformed the financial position, enabling the rebuilding of unrestricted free reserves to £324,076. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds YOUNG PEOPLE FIRST (MIDLANDS)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name YOUNG PEOPLE FIRST (MIDLANDS) as a grant recipient include THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY, FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY, KFC FOUNDATION, THE SHELDON TRUST.
Known funders
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Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.
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