YOUTH FOCUS NORTH WEST LTD

Registered charity 1125563 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTH WEST REGIONAL YOUTH WORK UNIT

TO PROMOTE AND REPRESENT YOUTH WORK ACROSS THE REGION.TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICES WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE TO RESPOND TO AND IMPACT ON NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENDAS.TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND CONSISTENCY OF YOUTH WORK ACROSS THE REGION BY PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING GOOD PRACTICE AND EFFECTIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

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Latest income
£627k
Latest spending
£676k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £49,489, resulting in net assets decreasing from £517,940 to £468,451. Despite this deficit, the trustees report the charity remains in a strong financial position, with actual reserves significantly exceeding the policy target. The charity holds no financial investments other than cash and maintains approximately three months' expenditure in its main current account.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£627k
Total spending
£676k
Reserves (reported)
£468k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~8.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£627k£676k
31/03/2024£628k£525k
31/03/2023£432k£469k
31/03/2022£445k£377k
31/03/2021£426k£275k

Common questions

Is YOUTH FOCUS NORTH WEST LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £49,489, resulting in net assets decreasing from £517,940 to £468,451. Despite this deficit, the trustees report the charity remains in a strong financial position, with actual reserves significantly exceeding the policy target. The charity holds no financial investments other than cash and maintains approximately three months' expenditure in its main current account. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2023£22kRegional Youth Infrastructure Support Fund
UK government01/04/2023£20kRegional Youth Infrastructure Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund20/02/2020£1kYouthforia @10
The National Lottery Community Fund03/08/2018£9kJoining Together to Make Change Happen - NW Children in Care Network
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/03/2015£35k"Mental Health, Past, Present, Future"