YOUTH IN ROMSEY
The Charity provides a facility for the young people of Romsey to meet in safe conditions and obtain advice and information about a wide variety of subjects from a range of service providers.
Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PERSONS LIVING IN THE ROMSEY AREA AND DISTRICT SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED, AND TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A BUILDING (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE CENTRE") FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES, CLASSES, THE OBTAINING OF ADVICE AND OTHER FORMS OF LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE YOUNG PERSONS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a net income surplus of £20,315 for the year, increasing its total unrestricted reserves to £59,051. However, the trustees explicitly state that the future of the charity is not secure due to local government grant cuts, highlighting a dependency on securing continued funding to maintain services.
What the accounts disclose
“The future of Youth in Romsey is not secure due to local government grant expenditure cuts to youth services and many charitable organisations are suffering hardship and therefore we must have a reserve to ensure continuation of the service which is essential to the young people of our area.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Alison Margaret Fenton Farrell
- Charmian Wright
- IAN MCNEIL RICHARDS
- Jane Elspeth Christine Thompson
- Robert John Garlike
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £205k | £185k |
| 31/03/2024 | £194k | £169k |
| 31/03/2023 | £164k | £151k |
| 31/03/2022 | £109k | £105k |
| 31/03/2021 | £96k | £82k |
Common questions
Is YOUTH IN ROMSEY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net income surplus of £20,315 for the year, increasing its total unrestricted reserves to £59,051. However, the trustees explicitly state that the future of the charity is not secure due to local government grant cuts, highlighting a dependency on securing continued funding to maintain services. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/09/2024 | £20k | Forest Youth Counselling |
| UK government | 20/05/2020 | £2k | VSCE CMC Fund |