JUST YOUTH

Registered charity 1072491 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE AIM OF JUST YOUTH IS TO WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE ESPECIALLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR SPIRITUAL, MORAL, MENTAL, SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

Objects

HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES SO TO DEVELOP THEIR SPIRITUAL SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£159k

Latest spending

£159k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £75,915, which meets the trustees' policy target of six months' running costs. However, the financial position is explicitly described as dependent on the continuing support of the parent charity, The Spiritans, who provided £159,175 in support during the year. The trustees acknowledge that financial independence remains a persistent concern due to challenges in securing consistent payments from schools.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and grants (62% of income)

“the grant from the Spiritans and the estimated value for the use of the Spiritan Youth Centre amounted to £98,015 - 62%”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months of running costs (held: £76k)

“The trustees have a policy of ensuring that they hold in reserve funds equivalent to the running costs of Just Youth for six months.” — page 9

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 5 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.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Ugochukwu Ikwuka CSSpchair
Rev Georges Matip Arthur Marie CSSp · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Patrick Adusei-Poku CSSp · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Ricklan Stephen Mallya CSSp · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Solomon Shamee CSSp · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Hartlepool · Lancashire · Manchester City · Salford City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£159k	£159k
31/12/2023	£145k	£142k
31/12/2022	£134k	£130k
31/12/2021	£143k	£147k
31/12/2020	£142k	£137k

Common questions

Is JUST YOUTH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £75,915, which meets the trustees' policy target of six months' running costs. However, the financial position is explicitly described as dependent on the continuing support of the parent charity, The Spiritans, who provided £159,175 in support during the year. The trustees acknowledge that financial independence remains a persistent concern due to challenges in securing consistent payments from schools. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/08/2025	£9k	JUST YOUTH
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/12/2023	£9k	Just Youth
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/07/2022	£9k	Just Youth

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 GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED	2	£35k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	1	—
GREENHAM TRUST LTD	1	£432k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	1	£425k
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION	1	£120k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£85k
BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£45k
John Lewis Partnership Foundation	1	£34k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST ANTHONY'S YOUTH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT.

ST ANTHONY'S YOUTH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT income £179k
ACTION 4 YOUTH income £1.5m
NOTTINGHAM ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESAN YOUTH SERVICE income £755k
YASEEN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LTD income £578k
PRIORITY YOUTH PROJECT income £367k
Berkshire Youth LTD income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
JUST YOUTH	£159k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ST ANTHONY'S YOUTH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FY2025	£179k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
ACTION 4 YOUTH FY2026	£1.5m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
NOTTINGHAM ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESAN YOUTH SERVICE FY2025	£755k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YASEEN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LTD FY2025	£578k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PRIORITY YOUTH PROJECT FY2025	£367k	—	0	unclear	—	noted

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