FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
Registered charity 1084286 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 4YP, SUFFOLK YOUNG PEOPLE'S HEALTH PROJECT
To act as a resource for children and young people up to the age of 25, enabling them to confidently transition to the next stage of their life, thrive and fulfil their potential, through providing safe places, positive activities and trusted people.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £692,455 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total funds increasing to £1,274,976. The trustees confirm that free, undesignated reserves of £219,020 are below the calculated reserves policy target of £297,222, but the auditor has confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Fundraising cost ratio: 1.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Of the total expenditure, 99% (2024: 99%) was expended on charitable activities to provide services for young people and 1% (2024: 1%) on generating funds.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £297,222 (held: £219k)
“The Trustees calculated the reserve policy to be £297,222 (2024: £277,294) in line with the primary aims noted above.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Lovewell Blake LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2024) → 0 (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — For Children & Young People (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Rebekah Warnock — CEO (source)
- Richard Lister OBE — Chair (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- National Lottery Community Fund — “The primary funder of our children and young people’s Hub and the activities provided there.” (source page)
- George Michael Fund — “4YP are delighted to have received funding from the George Michael Fund made possible by some of George’s record royalties from sales of Las…” (source page)
- BBC Children in Need — “Supporting 4YP’s core costs, which enables the employment of professionals in the areas of operations and finance that is essential in suppo…” (source page)
- Police & Crime Commissioner — “Detached youth work in Chantry, Gainsborough and Nacton” (source page)
- Ipswich Borough Council — “Support with providing counselling, youth work 1:1s, detached youth work and groups” (source page)
- Kesgrave Town Council — “Detached youth work and a community youth club” (source page)
- East Bergholt Parish Council — “A community youth club.” (source page)
- Rope Trust — “Support towards the costs of employing youth workers” (source page)
- Pixel — “Free, self-requested counselling.” (source page)
- The Kerrison Trust — “Funders of free, self-requested counselling” (source page)
- The Mrs Smith & Mount Trust — “Funders of free, self-requested counselling” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (61% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (01/07/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Richard Listerchair · trustee of 2 other charities
- Anne-Marie HARDWICK
- Anthony Garnham
- Bernadette Mooney
- CLAIRE BARRITT-HAYES
- Dr Rosemary Gravell
- Elliott Watson
- Helen KENT
- Nicholas Parker
- Peter Broughton
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Essex · Suffolk
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £692,455 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total funds increasing to £1,274,976. The trustees confirm that free, undesignated reserves of £219,020 are below the calculated reserves policy target of £297,222, but the auditor has confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lovewell Blake LLP.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
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