THE BANK YOUTH PROJECT

Registered charity 1075067 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BYP

We offer youth club activities and a drop in youth information and advice service for young people aged 9 - 19 years on 4 nights per week, with sessions for different age groups within this range on different nights.

Objects

The Charity's objects are the advancement in life of young people, between the ages of 9 to 25 years old (with a particular focus on those aged 9 to 19 years old), by the provision of confidential information, health advice and other support services, to enable them to: have access to appropriate support and learning environments and realise their capacity to believe in and fulfil their own potential as individuals and members of society.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE IN ASHBURTON AND SURROUNDING AREA

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Teignbridge, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£50k

Latest spending

£85k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £34,593 against unrestricted income of £10,893, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £228,054 to £193,461. The trustees report that the charity is actively seeking diverse funding sources to ensure sustainability, noting that reliance on single major funders is no longer viable.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: National Lottery Community Fund (58% of income)

“National Lottery Community Fund 57,531”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: at least one quarter of annual running costs (estimated at £15,000) and preferably 6 months (held: £63k)

“It is the policy of the Trustees to hold a General Reserve to cover at least one quarter of annual running costs (estimated at £15,000) and preferably 6 months in line with Charity Commission recommendations.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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)

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

Volunteers: 1
Government income: £12,850 — grants £12,850 (2); 26% of the £50,367 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 3
Government income: £960 — grants £960 (1); 1% of the £71,698 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 5
Government income: £200 — grants £200 (1); under 1% of the £65,098 total gross income on the same return

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Joe Elstonchair
Alison Mary Irens
ELAINE LOUISE BAKER
Elizabeth Barbara Dunball · trustee of 1 other charity
Jane Gibbs
Lynn Felicity Travers-Howard

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£50k	£85k
31/03/2024	£72k	£61k
31/03/2023	£65k	£57k
31/03/2022	£62k	£56k
31/03/2021	£65k	£42k

Common questions

Is THE BANK YOUTH PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £34,593 against unrestricted income of £10,893, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £228,054 to £193,461. The trustees report that the charity is actively seeking diverse funding sources to ensure sustainability, noting that reliance on single major funders is no longer viable. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE BANK YOUTH PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BANK YOUTH PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE CLARE MILNE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CLARE MILNE TRUST	FY2025	£6k

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	14/11/2025	£20k	The Bank Youth Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/05/2019	£262k	The Bank Youth Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/10/2012	£100k	The Bank Youth Project (known as 'BYP')
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/09/2005	£5k	Youth worker support and resources

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
Point North Community Foundation	1	£223k
STRING OF PEARLS	1	£173k
THE YOUNG BARNET FOUNDATION	1	£69k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST	1	£36k
CEO SLEEPOUT	1	£34k
Prosper Wakefield District Ltd	1	£33k
ST. NICHOLAS' EDUCATIONAL TRUST	1	£32k
THE BARTLETT FOUNDATION	1	£30k

Charities like this

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

THE YOUTH ASSOCIATION income £805k
NE YOUTH income £1.3m
GIVE YOUTH A BREAK income £310k
YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORT income £133k
GARTH YOUTH PROJECT income £225k
START YOUNG UK income £46k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BANK YOUTH PROJECT	£50k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE YOUTH ASSOCIATION FY2025	£805k	more than £60,000	1	above	—	no doubt
NE YOUTH FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GIVE YOUTH A BREAK FY2025	£310k	—	0	below	—	noted
YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORT FY2025	£133k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GARTH YOUTH PROJECT FY2025	£225k	—	0	unclear	—	noted

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