SAYes Mentoring

Registered charity 1127701 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OFF THE STREET KIDS LTD, OTSK, SA-YES, SAYes, SOUTH AFRICAN YOUTH EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY LTD

The SAYes Transition to Independent Living (TIL) Programme provides guidance, advocacy and support to under-served young people, in particular care leavers, through evidence based one-to-one mentoring, in the UK, South Africa & elsewhere.Our person-centred programme focuses on developing: education & life-long learning, work & money, citizenship & identity, sport & recreation, family & community

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£389k

Latest spending

£441k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The provided document is a metadata record for a signed audit report and does not contain financial figures, reserves, or operational details necessary to assess financial health.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited. Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

King Baudouin Foundation — “King Baudouin Foundation” (source page)
Lloyds Bank Foundation — “Lloyds Bank Foundation” (source page)
St James's Foundation — “St James's Foundation” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Akili Dara
Chris Wild
Christopher Sharpe
Lawrence Watson

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

Operates in: South Africa · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£389k	£441k
31/12/2024	£350k	£349k
31/12/2023	£271k	£228k
31/12/2022	£104k	£76k
31/12/2021	£81k	£51k

Common questions

Is SAYes Mentoring financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The provided document is a metadata record for a signed audit report and does not contain financial figures, reserves, or operational details necessary to assess financial health. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.

Who funds SAYes Mentoring?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SAYes Mentoring as a grant recipient include THE ASTRA FOUNDATION, LSEG Foundation, THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ASTRA FOUNDATION	FY2024	£210k	Youth Empowerment
LSEG Foundation	FY2022	£20k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£10k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/12/2024	£241k	Propel NDYP: SAYes London E-Mentoring Programme
Greater London Authority	03/04/2023	£471k	Propel e-Mentoring Programme