ONSIDE YOUTH ZONES
Registered charity 1125893 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ONSIDE NORTH WEST LIMITED
OnSide is a charity which supports the wellbeing, aspirations and life chances of young people. By creating a UK-wide network of high-quality youth facilities we are providing young people with inspiring and safe places to spend their leisure time. Our aim is to reach every UK town or city where there is a need, working in partnership with the public and private sector and local community.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,446,798, which the Trustees consider to be in compliance with their policy target of 3-6 months of operating costs. The charity reports a net income of £1,014,384 for the year, driven by a significant increase in total incoming resources to £20,835,433, while maintaining a positive cash position of £5,623,378.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 3-6 months of operating costs (held: £2.4m)
“3-6 months of oparating costs are determined as between £1,200,000-£2,400,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees or charities with shared Trustees
“During the year the company received donations that amounted to £722,714 (2024: £435,600) from Trustees of the charitable company or other charities with a shared Trustee.” — page 45
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — OnSide (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Jamie Masraff — CEO (source)
- Anabel Hoult — Chair of the Trustees Board (source)
- Bill Holroyd — Founder (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- St. James’s Place Charitable Foundation — “Catherine Ind is the Head of St. James’s Place (SJP) Charitable Foundation. The Foundation is a longstanding supporter of OnSide, having gen…” (source page)
- The Anne Duchess of Westminster’s Charity — “I first became involved with The Dome through my long-standing work with the Anne Duchess of Westminster’s Charity,which closed in 2021 and …” (source page)
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- MYERS LUSTY, George Alexander — director, appointed 21/10/2025not on trustee list
- MCNICHOLL, David Colm — director, appointed 25/07/2025on trustee list
- WHITTINGHAM, Claire, Dr — director, appointed 24/04/2025on trustee list
- JACKSON, Sally — director, appointed 01/10/2024on trustee list
- BUWE, Abubakar Mohamed — director, appointed 11/07/2023on trustee list
- JACKSON, Michael Thomas — director, appointed 27/04/2020on trustee list
- HOULT, Anabel Kate — director, appointed 27/04/2020on trustee list
- HOLROYD, Charles William — director, appointed 13/05/2008not on trustee list
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Abubakar Mohamed Buwe
- Anabel Kate Hoult
- BILL HOLROYD · trustee of 2 other charities
- David McNicholl
- Dr Claire Whittingham
- George Alexander Myers Lusty
- Michael Thomas Jackson
- Rebecca Morrison
- Sally Jackson · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ONSIDE YOUTH ZONES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,446,798, which the Trustees consider to be in compliance with their policy target of 3-6 months of operating costs. The charity reports a net income of £1,014,384 for the year, driven by a significant increase in total incoming resources to £20,835,433, while maintaining a positive cash position of £5,623,378. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds ONSIDE YOUTH ZONES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ONSIDE YOUTH ZONES as a grant recipient include THE ONSIDE FOUNDATION, AKO FOUNDATION, THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PRUDENCE TRUST, ASOS FOUNDATION.
Shared trustees with funders
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Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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