MUSLIM YOUTH HELPLINE

Registered charity 1108354 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MYH

Our core service is a free and confidential emotional support service service available nationally via the telephone, email, web chat and letter. The service uses male and female volunteers trained in basic counselling skills to respond to client enquiries.

Objects

A) THE RELIEF OF YOUNG MUSLIMS WHO ARE IN CONDITION OF EMOTIONAL NEED, HARDSHIP AND MENTAL DISTRESS THROUGH CULTURALLY AWARE AND FAITH SENSITIVE COUNSELLING AND PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE AND FURTHER THE PROVISION OF TRAINING IN CULTURALLY AWARE AND FAITH SENSITIVE COUNSELLING.B) TO PROVIDE ADVICE TO YOUNG MUSLIMS WHOM BECAUSE OF THEIR INADEQUATE MEANS ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE FROM THEIR OWN RESOURCES.C) TO EDUCATE YOUNG MUSLIMS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR SPIRITUAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL CAPACITIES.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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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Latest income
£147k
Latest spending
£295k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £148,429, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £81,322 from £229,751 in the prior year. The trustees note that the charity is dependent on continuing donations for its going concern status. Despite the financial loss, the trustees report that current reserves remain above their stated policy target of three months' expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three month’s expenditures not covered by any specific secured grants or donations (held: £81k)
“The charity's policy is that unrestricted funds not designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to at least three month’s expenditures not covered by any specific secured grants or donations.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The charity is mainly dependent on continuing donations and as a consequence the going concern basis is also dependent on the continuing of donations.”
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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — MYH (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£147k£295k
31/03/2024£353k£276k
31/03/2023£218k£216k
31/03/2022£302k£143k
31/03/2021£190k£168k

Common questions

Is MUSLIM YOUTH HELPLINE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £148,429, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £81,322 from £229,751 in the prior year. The trustees note that the charity is dependent on continuing donations for its going concern status. Despite the financial loss, the trustees report that current reserves remain above their stated policy target of three months' expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MUSLIM YOUTH HELPLINE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MUSLIM YOUTH HELPLINE as a grant recipient include FUNDERS IN GOOD, PRISM THE GIFT FUND, CIVIC POWER FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
FUNDERS IN GOODFY2025£85kGrants to portfolio ventures
PRISM THE GIFT FUNDFY2024£50kGender Equality and Human Rights
FUNDERS IN GOODFY2024£21kPortfolio grant
CIVIC POWER FUNDFY2024£1k

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 THE MUSLIM YOUTH FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MUSLIM YOUTH HELPLINE£147k—0above—noted
THE MUSLIM YOUTH FOUNDATION FY2025£210k—0above—no doubt
YASEEN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LTD FY2025£578k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH ENQUIRY SERVICE (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED FY2025£583kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
OPEN DOOR YOUTH COUNSELLING LTD FY2025£144k—0within—no doubt
STAFFORDSHIRE COUNCIL OF VOLUNTARY YOUTH SERVICES FY2024£526k—0unclear—no doubt

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