BRADFORD YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP

Registered charity 1085821 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BYDP

Bradford Youth Development Partnership was established in 1999 to promote the benefit of young people aged 5 to 30 years within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District especially by, developing and managing youth initiatives, and developing a multi-agency approach.

Objects

3 THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED SHALL BE TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 8 TO 30 YEARS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY A) BY DEVELOPING AND MANAGING YOUTH INITIATIVES WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE. B) BY WORKING WITH AND DEVELOPING MULTI-AGENCY AND PARTNERSHIP APPROACHES WHICH WILL ASSIST YOUNG PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SOCIETY.C) BY ESTABLISHING PROJECTS WHICH WILL ENABLE THE CITIZENS OF THE AREA TO GAIN A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEED OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

Area of benefit: THE AREA OF BENEFIT IS DEFINED AS BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, AND ANY OTHER AREA(S) IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£85k
Latest spending
£94k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £9,434 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £130,579. Free reserves stood at £105,900, which falls within the trustees' stated policy target of between £80,100 and £120,200. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between six and nine months of expenditure (held: £106k)
“The Trustees have agreed that unrestricted funds neither committed nor invested in tangible fixed assets (free reserves) held by the charity should equate to between six and nine months of expenditure. Based on 2025/2026 budgeted expenditure this equates to target reserves of between £80,100 and £120,200.” — 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.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£85k£94k
31/03/2024£153k£173k
31/03/2023£122k£168k
31/03/2022£94k£116k
31/03/2021£163k£91k

Common questions

Is BRADFORD YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £9,434 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £130,579. Free reserves stood at £105,900, which falls within the trustees' stated policy target of between £80,100 and £120,200. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/05/2024£20kHeaton Health Hub & Study Support Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund02/09/2015£10kCook's Turf (Pilot Food Project)
The National Lottery Community Fund19/06/2008£9kDance Unites