LEATHERHEAD YOUTH PROJECT LIMITED

Registered charity 1096397 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BFREE YOUTH CAFE AND INFORMATION CENTRE

Leatherhead Youth Project Ltd provides a number of activities in the Leatherhead area. This includes the BFree Youth Cafe & Information Centre for the young people where they can meet friends, after school in a safe, drug & alcohol free environment, external activities & trips for the young people. LYP also manages the youth clubs & youth lead services for the Churches Together in Leatherhead.

Objects

TO FURTHER THE WORK AND SHARE THE LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST BY PROVIDING FOR THE EDUCATIONAL, TRAINING, PHYSICAL, SPIRITUAL, MORAL, EMOTIONAL, INTELLECTUAL AND/OR RECREATIONAL NEEDS AND GENERAL WELFARE OF PERSONS RESIDENT PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN LEATHERHEAD IN SUCH MANNER AS MAY BE CHARITABLE WITHOUT REGARD TO RELIGION, ETHNICITY, CULTURE, AGE, SEX OR DISABILITY AND WITH SPECIAL CONCERN FOR PERSONS WHO THROUGH THEIR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC SITUATION ARE IN NEED AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERAL NATURE OF THE ABOVE:3.1 TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE FACILITIES;3.2 TO PROVIDE CARE, COUNSELLING AND/OR SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 IN NEED THEREOF;3.3 TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND INFORMATION TO YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25.

Area of benefit: LEATHERHEAD, MOLE VALLEY, SURREY.

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

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Registered contact address: Mole Valley, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outflow of resources of £2,467 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £131,816 to £129,349. The trustees confirm that the charity maintains sufficient unrestricted reserves to cover between three and six months' running costs, which they state is currently achieved. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, confirming the accounts accord with accounting records and comply with applicable standards.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04484589

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Leatherhead Youth Project (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

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• SHABANKAREH, Jacqueline Anne — director, appointed 23/04/2025on trustee list
• COFFIN, Michael Ronald — director, appointed 15/07/2019on trustee list
• BONIFACE, Nigel Philip — director, appointed 18/06/2018on trustee list
• STEVENS, Robert Charles, Revd — director, appointed 03/10/2016on trustee list
• BONIFACE, Nigel Philip — secretary, appointed 26/11/2018

Official officers record.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Robert Stevenschair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jacqueline Anne Shabankareh
• MR TIM HALL · trustee of 2 other charities
• Michael Ronald Coffin
• Nigel Philip Boniface

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

Operates in: Surrey

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LEIGH YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST.

• LEIGH YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST income £379k
• LUX Youth Project income £187k
• CATHAYS AND CENTRAL YOUTH AND COMMUNITY PROJECT income £967k
• LANE END YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION income £39k
• LEATHERHEAD COMMUNITY HUB income £274k
• BEMBRIDGE YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE income £26k

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