YOUTHSTART

Registered charity 1094667 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Youthstart provides cultural and social activities for ethnic minority youth who would otherwise not be able to access such opportunities any other way.Youthstart has initiated a variety of social activities which have been well attended and met with much success. These include a 3-day-hike in the countrysite, a musical performance, swimming and biking and the publishing of a magazine.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF VARIOUS CULTURAL ACTIVITIES TO HELP AND EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF ETHNIC ORIGIN, THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY IMPROVE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Latest income

£73k

Latest spending

£52k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £20,933, bringing unrestricted funds to £19,529. The trustees consider the charity to be in a sound financial position and report no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue. The charity had no employees during the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Voluntary income (60% of income)

“The charity received £73,062 in total incoming resources during the year, comprising £43,551 in voluntary income and £29,475 in grants” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient unrestricted reserves to ensure that the charity can continue to meet its ongoing commitments and maintain its activities in the event of an unexpected reduction in income or an unforeseen expenditure (held: £20k)

“The trustees aim to maintain sufficient unrestricted reserves to ensure that the charity can continue to meet its ongoing commitments and maintain its activities in the event of an unexpected reduction in income or an unforeseen expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Trustees · trustee networks

Livia Springer
RAYA WORCH
Rebecca Rachel Katz

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

Operates in: Bury · Manchester City · Salford City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£73k	£52k
31/12/2024	£13k	£12k
31/12/2023	£69k	£67k
31/12/2022	£24k	£35k
31/12/2021	£27k	£33k

Common questions

Is YOUTHSTART financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £20,933, bringing unrestricted funds to £19,529. The trustees consider the charity to be in a sound financial position and report no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue. The charity had no employees during the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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	27/04/2026	£20k	Build Create Perform
Sport England	25/07/2025	£15k	Youth Start Fitness Zone
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/08/2023	£10k	MH Youth Start
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/03/2023	£10k	Inter-faith connection
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/10/2021	£10k	Support physical and mental wellbeing
UK government	30/09/2020	£10k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/03/2011	£10k	Horizons
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/06/2006	£5k	There is no project name available for this record
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	10/07/2003	£13k	"The Spirit of Salford - Archives Alive"