JUST DROP- IN YOUTH INFO & ADVICE LIMITED

Registered charity 1081416 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JUST DROP- IN

The provision of information, advice and counselling services to young people between the ages of 12 to 25 living in the area of Macclesfield.

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Latest income
£659k
Latest spending
£679k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £14,485 for the year ended 31 March 2025, having started with a guaranteed funding shortfall that was reduced to £19,926 by year-end. Unrestricted reserves stood at £299,765, which the trustees state is maintained in line with a policy of holding six months of permanent staff costs, rent, and bills. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with the examiner confirming no matters required attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants and commissioned services (79% of income)
“Grants and commissioned services 519,470” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of permanent staff costs, 6 months' rent and 6 month's bills (held: £300k)
“We continue to maintain our unrestricted reserves in line with our policy to allow us a period of 6 months to seek replacement funding if necessary whilst continuing the service to young people and providing security to our staff. This includes 6 months of permanent staff costs, 6 months' rent and 6 month's bills.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Just Drop-In (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£659k
Total spending
£679k
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£300k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (79% 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: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Cheshire East

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£659k£679k
31/03/2024£599k£603k
31/03/2023£568k£556k
31/03/2022£491k£533k
31/03/2021£412k£375k

Common questions

Is JUST DROP- IN YOUTH INFO & ADVICE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £14,485 for the year ended 31 March 2025, having started with a guaranteed funding shortfall that was reduced to £19,926 by year-end. Unrestricted reserves stood at £299,765, which the trustees state is maintained in line with a policy of holding six months of permanent staff costs, rent, and bills. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with the examiner confirming no matters required attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds JUST DROP- IN YOUTH INFO & ADVICE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name JUST DROP- IN YOUTH INFO & ADVICE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE MATHER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SWALLOW TRUST, CRH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION, MANCHESTER AIRPORT COMMUNITY TRUST FUND.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/01/2026£412k16-25 Counselling Service Positive Transition Initiative
The National Lottery Community Fund18/04/2024£17kMentoring Support
The National Lottery Community Fund06/01/2023£9kJust Drop-In Wellbeing Groups
The National Lottery Community Fund04/03/2021£278k18-25 Young Person's Counselling Service
The National Lottery Community Fund22/08/2019£9kMindfulness Well-Being Group
The National Lottery Community Fund02/07/2009£7kFriday Fit and Fun @ Fermain
The National Lottery Community Fund25/08/2006£3kJust Drop-In Volunteer Counselling Service
The National Lottery Community Fund17/08/2006£126kJust Drop In Peer Learning Project
The National Lottery Community Fund16/03/2006£5kJust Drop-In Youth Info and Advice