YOUNG SOLUTIONS WORCESTERSHIRE

Registered charity 1128461 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WORCESTERSHIRE COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY YOUTH SERVICES LIMITED

YOUNG SOLUTIONS WORCESTERSHIRE IS AN INFRASTRUCTURE ORGANISATION SUPPORTING VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY CLUBS AND ORGANISATIONS WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE. WE PROVIDE START-UP AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT; INFORMATION ADVICE AND GUIDANCE; ADVOCACY AND REPRESENTATION; PARTNERSHIP BUILDING, AND POLICY AND RESEARCH.FORMERLY KNOWN AS WCVYS - WORCESTERSHIRE COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY YOUTH SERVICES

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported its highest ever turnover with total income of £611,826, resulting in a net surplus of £35,532 for the year. The trustees confirmed that reserves policy of maintaining four months of operational funds has been maintained, with unrestricted funds increasing to £135,620. The charity remains cautious about short-term project funding but has secured additional support for future activities.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Simon Robert Hillchair
• Duncan Berry
• GEOFFREY TAYLOR-SMITH
• JOHN GABRIEL DUDDINGTON · trustee of 1 other charity
• MR RICHARD GARETH ROBERTS
• Michael Douglas Hunter · trustee of 2 other charities
• Michael John Oliver-Brooke
• Philip Leslie Ashwell
• Sarah Mulhall

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Dudley · Gloucestershire · Herefordshire · Shropshire · Solihull · Staffordshire · Telford & Wrekin · Warwickshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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