OXFORD KILBURN YOUTH TRUST
Club-based, school-based and small group work, outreach and one-to-one mentoring across a wide range of interests and skills, as well as accommodation for volunteers from around the world. It is a place to help children, young people, families and those who work with them to live life to the full - socially & culturally, emotionally & mentally, physically & spiritually - both now and always.
Objects
THE PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY APPLYING THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE COMPANY WITHOUT DISTINCTION FOR OR TOWARDS ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:1 MAINTAINING ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN KILBURN;2 ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THERE OR IN OTHER PLACES;3 PROVIDING OFFICE AND RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR THE WARDENS CLUB LEADERS AND OTHER WORKERS FOR THE SAID ACTIVITIES WHETHER FULL TIME OR PART TIME WORKERS; AND4 TRAINING AND INSTRUCTING PERSONS IN THE LEADERSHIP OF SUCH ACTIVITIES AS AFORESAID.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a small overall surplus of £770 but utilized unrestricted reserves to cover a deficit in those specific funds, leaving unrestricted funds at £14,864. The trustees explicitly note that this level of unrestricted funds is insufficient to meet their stated policy target of three months' staffing costs. Consequently, the organization is actively seeking to recruit a CEO and secure additional funding to rebuild reserves and ensure financial sustainability.
What the accounts disclose
“Unrestricted funds at the end of the year were £14,864 (2 months) which is insufficient for this purpose at year end.”
Policies the charity declares
- 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)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 15
- Government income: £7,806 — grants £7,806 (1); 5% of the £148,931 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 15
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 15
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- GEOFFREY DAVID BIGGSchair
- Andrew Brown
- Cheryl Angela Buchanan
- Elizabeth Sims
- Matthew Perry
- Nicole Kris Charles
- Stephen Mark Herbert
- Susan Mary Turner
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £149k | £148k |
| 31/03/2025 | £100k | £151k |
| 31/03/2024 | £101k | £138k |
| 31/03/2023 | £139k | £88k |
| 31/03/2022 | £97k | £121k |
Common questions
Is OXFORD KILBURN YOUTH TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a small overall surplus of £770 but utilized unrestricted reserves to cover a deficit in those specific funds, leaving unrestricted funds at £14,864. The trustees explicitly note that this level of unrestricted funds is insufficient to meet their stated policy target of three months' staffing costs. Consequently, the organization is actively seeking to recruit a CEO and secure additional funding to rebuild reserves and ensure financial sustainability. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds OXFORD KILBURN YOUTH TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name OXFORD KILBURN YOUTH TRUST as a grant recipient include JOHN LYON'S CHARITY, THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN LYON'S CHARITY | FY2025 | £4k | the Holiday programme |
| THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST | FY2021 | £1k | |
| THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST | FY2023 | £750 | |
| THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST | FY2022 | £500 | |
| THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST | FY2025 | £161 |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/01/2025 | £19k | Play work |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/11/2005 | £219k | Building |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £12.8m |
| THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £11.9m |
| IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £2.3m |
| THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2.3m |
| THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.0m |
| THE PRUDENCE TRUST | 1 | £1.0m |
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | 1 | £362k |
| THE ASTRA FOUNDATION | 1 | £300k |
Charities like this
- KIDDERMINSTER AND DISTRICT YOUTH TRUST
- HARBOROUGH YOUTH AND COMMUNITY TRUST
- YOUTH PWR CHARITY
- UK YOUTH
- SHILBOTTLE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S PROJECT
- YOUTH CONCERN
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OXFORD KILBURN YOUTH TRUST | £149k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| KIDDERMINSTER AND DISTRICT YOUTH TRUST | £314k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HARBOROUGH YOUTH AND COMMUNITY TRUST | £162k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YOUTH PWR CHARITY | £304k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| UK YOUTH | £13.8m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| SHILBOTTLE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S PROJECT | £43k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |