YOUTH ENQUIRY SERVICE (WYCOMBE)

Registered charity 1129013 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YES

To provide information, help, support and counselling to young people (aged 13 to 25 years) in the Wycombe District.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£237k

Latest spending

£188k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £48,824 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by significant government grant income. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £35,281, which is below its stated policy target of £50,000 (representing 3-6 months of reserves). The trustees confirmed the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, citing adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £35k)

“The trustee board has reviewed the reserves policy and agrees to keep 3-6 months of reserves available which is £50,000.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — YES (Wycombe) (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (05/10/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Peter Kellychair
Ashy Mukiibi
Caroline Birkbeck
Christopher Lee Turner
Helen Veronica Griffiths
Jeanne Steward
Mark Edlin · trustee of 1 other charity
Zac Willis

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£237k	£188k
31/03/2024	£34k	£83k
31/03/2023	£49k	£68k
31/03/2022	£112k	£58k
31/03/2021	£48k	£52k

Common questions

Is YOUTH ENQUIRY SERVICE (WYCOMBE) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £48,824 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by significant government grant income. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £35,281, which is below its stated policy target of £50,000 (representing 3-6 months of reserves). The trustees confirmed the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, citing adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	05/03/2025	£10k	Millionaire Street 2025 03w1
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/12/2024	£215k	YES Wycombe's 3-year Expansion Plan
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/04/2020	£3k	Operation Covid-19: Re-training Counsellors