EAST CLEVELAND YOUTH HOUSING TRUST

Registered charity 1086780 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust exists to tackle youth unemployment and the lack of affordable housing. This is achieved by purchasing run-down properties, renovating and renting to vulnerable young people in housing need. The Trust offers training and apprenticeships in construction skills to young people 16-24 years old. It also offers fully supported tenancies to young people between 18 and 24 in East Cleveland.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 14-25 YEARS OF AGE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES RESIDENT IN THE PARISHES OF LOFTUS, LOCKWOOD, BROTTON, GUISBOROUGH, SALTBURN, MARSKE AND NEW MARSKE, STAITHES AND HINDERWELL, IN SUCH A MANNER OR WAY AS THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Area of benefit: THE PARISHES OF LOFTUS, LOCKWOOD, BROTTON, GUISBOROUGH, SALTBURN, MARSKE AND NEW MARSKE, STAITHES AND HINDERWELL

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Redcar and Cleveland, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£193k
Latest spending
£189k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £4,582 for the year, with unrestricted reserves carrying forward at £872,672. The trustees maintain that free reserves of £131,227 are consistent with their policy target of maintaining six months' expenditure. The organization confirms it is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investments (42% of income)
“Investments 5 81,127 - 81,127 69,547 - 69,547” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six month’s expenditure (reserves figure: £131k)
“It is the policy of the trust that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to six month’s expenditure.” — page 4
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.

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: 2

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

  • Volunteers: 2

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

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Government income: £1,933 — grants £1,933 (1); 1% of the £151,502 total gross income on the same return

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

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

13 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (13 freehold); recorded price paid £310k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Redcar And Cleveland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£193k£189k
31/03/2024£121k£149k
31/03/2023£152k£150k
31/03/2022£186k£189k
31/03/2021£239k£157k

Common questions

Is EAST CLEVELAND YOUTH HOUSING TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £4,582 for the year, with unrestricted reserves carrying forward at £872,672. The trustees maintain that free reserves of £131,227 are consistent with their policy target of maintaining six months' expenditure. The organization confirms it is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EAST CLEVELAND YOUTH HOUSING TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EAST CLEVELAND YOUTH HOUSING TRUST as a grant recipient include THE SACKLER TRUST, THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST, QUAKER HOUSING TRUST LIMITED, LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, NORMANBY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SACKLER TRUSTFY2025£135kSocial Good
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£23k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
QUAKER HOUSING TRUST LIMITEDFY2025£15kgrant towards purchase and refurbishment of property for 16-25 year olds
LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2026£5kGrants payable to Institutions
NORMANBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATIONFY2021£500Community Anchors' Fund / General Grants
THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATIONFY2022£500

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East04/11/2016£1kTowards Lifewise project
Community Foundation North East01/04/2015£17kTo support the salary and on costs of a Building Projects Manager Year 3
Northern Rock Foundation11/03/2014£150kGrant awarded to East Cleveland Youth Housing Trust (Tees Valley)
Northern Rock Foundation31/08/2011£3kGrant awarded to East Cleveland Youth Housing Trust (Tees Valley)
Northern Rock Foundation14/12/2010£60kGrant awarded to East Cleveland Youth Housing Trust (Tees Valley)
The National Lottery Community Fund14/02/2006£5kBridging the Gap
Northern Rock Foundation18/05/2004£29kGrant awarded to East Cleveland Youth Housing Trust (Tees Valley)

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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EAST CLEVELAND YOUTH HOUSING TRUST£193k—0above—no doubt
BARDSLEY YOUTH PROJECT FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt
CLEVELAND HOUSING TRUST LIMITED FY2024£583k—0above—no doubt
THE EAST DURHAM EMPLOYABILITY TRUST FY2025£926k£60,000 - £70,0001below—no doubt
EASTLEIGH YOUTH & COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£505k—0below—no doubt
JAMAL EDWARDS SELF BELIEF TRUST FY2025£1.2m—0above0.0%no doubt

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