SHIFNAL AND ALBRIGHTON CHRISTIAN YOUTH PROJECT
Promoting good quality activities for young peopleEvangelistic work to raise awareness of the GospelLeadership and teaching for young people interested in the Christian faith
Objects
A TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES ENUNCIATED IN THE APOSTLES CREED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CIVIL PARISHES AND AREA OF BENEFIT OF SHIFNAL, SHERIFFHALES, ALBRIGHTON, BONINGALE, DONINGTON WITH BOSCOBEL, TONG, BADGER, BONINGALE, BECKBURY, KEMBERTON, RYTON, STOCKTON, SUTTON MADDOCK AND ITS ENVIRONSB THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY MEANS OF PROCLAIMING CHRISTIAN MESSAGES OF AN EVANGELISTIC AND TEACHING NATURE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PARISHES, THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND ITS ENVIRONSC TO DEMONSTRATE, PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE CHRISTIAN VALUES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIGNITY, EMPOWERMENT AND PARTNERSHIP, TO ALL YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGHOUT WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PARISHES, THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND ITS ENVIRONSD THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SUPPORT AND MENTORING IN SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND PROVISION OF LUNCHTIME AND AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS AND STREET-BASED YOUTH WORK AND OTHER YOUTH PROVISION TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES, THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS, AND THAT THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVEDE TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS THEREBY DEMONSTRATING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROMOTING OVERSEAS SERVICE, EDUCATION, PRACTICAL ACTION AND WORKING WITH THOSE AFFECTED, EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH RELEVANT RELIEF AGENCIES
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported unrestricted reserves of £18,596, which exceeds its stated policy target of holding a minimum of six months' operating costs. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, and the examiner confirmed no matters caused concern regarding the accounts' compliance with statutory requirements.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Angela Chathamchair
- ALISON LANG
- CHRISTOPHER WALKER
- David Philip Samuel
- Rev MARY RUTH THOMAS
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £33k | £17k |
| 31/08/2024 | £13k | £13k |
| 31/08/2023 | £10k | £11k |
| 31/08/2022 | £10k | £11k |
| 31/08/2021 | £3k | £5k |
Common questions
Is SHIFNAL AND ALBRIGHTON CHRISTIAN YOUTH PROJECT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported unrestricted reserves of £18,596, which exceeds its stated policy target of holding a minimum of six months' operating costs. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, and the examiner confirmed no matters caused concern regarding the accounts' compliance with statutory requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/10/2024 | £19k | sayYES |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/12/2010 | £8k | Panna Football - Albrighton & Shifnal |