THE ISLAND N1
Registered charity 1120420 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The Island provides a mentoring service to vulnerable 8 - 18 year-olds in York. Volunteer mentors meet weekly with their mentees (children and young people) to pursue a range of positive activities on a one-to-one basis.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £824,757 for the year, primarily driven by an £816,663 impairment of freehold land. Unrestricted reserves fell to £302,847, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees consider the going concern basis appropriate despite the impairment and a strategic review of the charity's development project.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months' expenditure (held: £303k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Henton & Co LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Island N1 (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)
Cost of raising funds
£17k
Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
- Laurence John Beardmorechair
- Elly Fiorentini
- James Bishop
- Lee Vincent
- Paul Devlin
- Robert Neil Purrington
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: City Of York
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE ISLAND N1 financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £824,757 for the year, primarily driven by an £816,663 impairment of freehold land. Unrestricted reserves fell to £302,847, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees consider the going concern basis appropriate despite the impairment and a strategic review of the charity's development project. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Henton & Co LLP.
Who funds THE ISLAND N1?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ISLAND N1 as a grant recipient include HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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