ESSEX YOUTHBUILD

Registered charity 1124657 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Essex Youthbuild works with young people aged 11-19 years from across Essex, many of whom are in some way disadvantaged. Essex Youthbuild provides training in construction skills alongside mentoring and support to help these young people gain qualifications and move on to the next step in their lives.

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Latest income
£189k
Latest spending
£158k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £46,346, while total net assets stood at £63,667. The charity reports a net income of £30,908 for the year, driven by the reinstatement of Lottery funding and grants. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 6 and 9 months (held: £46k)
“The Trustee’s current reserves policy is to maintain a sufficient level of reserves to enable normal operating activities to continue over a period of between 6 and 9 months taking account of fluctuations in income and to mitigate potential risks and contingencies that may arise from time to time.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£189k£158k
31/03/2024£93k£171k
31/03/2023£109k£203k
31/03/2022£289k£276k
31/03/2021£289k£224k

Common questions

Is ESSEX YOUTHBUILD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £46,346, while total net assets stood at £63,667. The charity reports a net income of £30,908 for the year, driven by the reinstatement of Lottery funding and grants. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ESSEX YOUTHBUILD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ESSEX YOUTHBUILD as a grant recipient include VINCI UK FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
VINCI UK FOUNDATIONFY2022£7k
VINCI UK FOUNDATIONFY2021£7kDesign and build

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/03/2020£317kBuilding Better Lives Project

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 ESSEX CULTURAL & YOUTH SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ESSEX YOUTHBUILD£189k—0unclear—no doubt
ESSEX CULTURAL & YOUTH SOCIETY FY2025£132k—0unclear—no doubt
YMCA ESSEX FY2025£2.1m£70,001 - £80,0001above—no doubt
HOME-START ESSEX FY2025£932k—0within—no doubt
BRADFORD YOUTHBUILD TRUST LTD FY2025£129k—0unclear—no doubt
BUILD UP FOUNDATION FY2025£366k—0unclear—no doubt

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