YOUTH FOCUS NORTH EAST

Registered charity 1101799 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as REGIONAL YOUTH WORK UNIT, REGIONAL YOUTH WORK UNIT NORTH EAST

Promoting and supporting the development of youth work in the North East

Objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR:I) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND THOSE WHO WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE;II) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE

Area of benefit: TYNE AND WEAR, NORTHUMBERLAND, COUNTY DURHAM

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

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Gateshead, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free unrestricted reserves of £125,524 against a policy target of holding between 6 and 12 months of operating costs. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by S&W 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.

• 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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.

Funders the charity credits

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

• Newcastle Hospital Charity — “It was a success and the young people really enjoyed it, thanks to Newcastle Hospital Charity for allowing us this opportunity!” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Robert James Laycockchair
• Charlie Lamb
• David Hesselberth
• James Michael Sibbald
• Jennie Louise Clarke Franks
• Karen Marie Marshall
• MR M F BAGNALL · trustee of 2 other charities
• Michelle Ann Atkinson
• Norma Tullock · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YOUTH FOCUS SOUTH WEST.

• YOUTH FOCUS SOUTH WEST income £137k
• SIGNIFICANCE income £53k
• YOUTH FOCUS NORTH WEST LTD income £841k
• YOUTH WORKS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE income £1.6m
• YOUTH EMPOWERMENT MINISTRY income £70k
• EAST OF ENGLAND AND EAST MIDLANDS REGIONAL YOUTH WORK UNIT income £158k

Side by side with its peers

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