CHISLEHURST YFC LIMITED

Registered charity 1122523 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity runs a charity shop, the profits of which are used to pay for a Youth Team who form relationships with young people through youth clubs, local schools and holiday activities.

Objects

A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH APPEARING IN APPENDIX 1, THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) IN CHISLEHURST AND ITS ENVIRONS:B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY MEANS OF PROCLAIMING CHRISTIAN MESSAGES OF AN EVANGELISTIC AND TEACHING NATURE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) IN CHISLEHURST AND ITS ENVIRONS:C) TO DEMONSTRATE, PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE CHRISTIAN VALUES, INCLUDING CHISTLEHURST AND ITS ENVIRONS:D) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUPPORT AND MENTORING IN SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS. THROUGH LUNCHTIME AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS, STREET BASED YOUTH WORK AND OTHER YOUTH PROVISION TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES, THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS, AND THAT THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED:E) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS THEREBY DEMONSTRATING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY PROMOTING OVERSEAS SERVICE, EDUCATION, PRACTICAL ACTION AND WORKING WITH THOSE AFFECTED, EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH RELEVANT RELIEF AGENCIES:F) THE CHARITY IS NOT PERMITTED TO DO ANYTHING OR OMIT TO DO ANYTHING IF THE RESULT OF SUCH WOULD CAUSE THE CHARITY TO BE IN BREACH OF THE REGULATIONS OF BRITISH YOUTH FOR CHRIST, A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER 988200, AS ARE PROPERLY LAID DOWN FROM TIME TO TIME.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LONDON

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£215k
Latest spending
£216k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £376,324, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of three months of budgeted charitable expenditure. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £966 for the year, driven by charitable activities expenditure exceeding incoming resources, while the charity shop continued to see its income grow.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 months of the budgeted charitable expenditure for the year (held: £376k)
“It has established a policy whereby the funds not committed to future expenditure should be 3 months of the budgeted charitable expenditure for the year.” — page 5
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bromley

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£215k£216k
29/02/2024£196k£181k
28/02/2023£142k£134k
28/02/2022£121k£100k
28/02/2021£82k£63k

Common questions

Is CHISLEHURST YFC LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £376,324, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of three months of budgeted charitable expenditure. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £966 for the year, driven by charitable activities expenditure exceeding incoming resources, while the charity shop continued to see its income grow. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHISLEHURST YFC LIMITED£215k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORT FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
YASEEN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LTD FY2025£578k—0unclear—no doubt
THE YOUTH SPORT UK CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£428k——unclear—no doubt
HYSON GREEN YOUTH CLUB FY2025£128kUnder £50,0000below—no doubt
MERSEYSIDE YOUTH ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£5.1m£70,001 - £80,000—above—no doubt

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