MARY'S YOUTH CLUB LTD.

Registered charity 1127269 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MARY'S, ST MARY ISLINGTON COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP

SMICP - manages youth and children's work through St Mary's Open Youth Club, Holiday Play Scheme and Pre-school- Runs and manages St Mary's Neighbourhood Centre and Crypt as a community resource for the people of Islington- Develops new community service partnerships to meet the needs of local community.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£208k
Latest spending
£205k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £2,476 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing total funds to £317,261. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of twelve months of regular operating expenditure, estimated at approximately £230,000, against which the charity holds £246,261 in unrestricted general funds. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified regarding the maintenance of accounting records or compliance with regulatory requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve months of regular operating expenditure (held: £246k)
“The directors have agreed that the company should aim to maintain free reserves at a level sufficient to cover twelve months of regular operating expenditure.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rent paid to St Mary Islington PCC
“The company paid rent of £ 7,050 (2024: £8,297 to St Mary Islington PCC in the year on an ad-hoc basis.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£972k
Total spending
£928k
Reserves (reported)
£318k
Employees
25

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (76% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Islington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£208k£205k
31/03/2024£194k£198k
31/03/2023£972k£928k
31/12/2021£638k£631k
31/12/2020£603k£554k

Common questions

Is MARY'S YOUTH CLUB LTD. financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £2,476 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing total funds to £317,261. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of twelve months of regular operating expenditure, estimated at approximately £230,000, against which the charity holds £246,261 in unrestricted general funds. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified regarding the maintenance of accounting records or compliance with regulatory requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MARY'S YOUTH CLUB LTD.?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MARY'S YOUTH CLUB LTD. as a grant recipient include THE BREADSTICKS FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BREADSTICKS FOUNDATIONFY2025£156kGrants in the United Kingdom - St Mary’s Islington Community Partnership
THE BREADSTICKS FOUNDATIONFY2022£92kGrant funding
THE BREADSTICKS FOUNDATIONFY2024£18kYouth club programmes to support young people in Islington
THE BREADSTICKS FOUNDATIONFY2023£12kGrant funding

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2025£20kThrive
UK government03/06/2020£3kVSCE CMC Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund26/04/2019£10kMary's Active: Better Connected
Sport England02/06/2016£50kMary's Gym Refurbishment Project
The National Lottery Community Fund13/01/2016£325kMary's Youth Club
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2015£10kMary's Youth Club Enterprise Zone Pilot
The National Lottery Community Fund16/04/2009£10kHealthier Young Women for Tomorrow
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2005£250kFacilities Improvement