STAFFORDSHIRE COUNCIL OF VOLUNTARY YOUTH SERVICES
Registered charity 1129957 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Support of voluntary and community organisations working with children, young people and families
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £358,702, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet the charity's policy target of maintaining between three and nine months of operational costs. The charity reported a net loss of £5,320 for the year, driven largely by investment losses, but maintains a strong cash position and secured core funding through a VCSE contract extending to July 2025.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Government grants (58% of income)
“E250,626 of government grants were received this year (2023: E313,996) from Staffordshire County Council governed under the Framework Agreement for the Provision of Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector Strategic Capacity Building Partner.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to nine months of operational costs (held: £359k)
“In line with Charity Commission guidelines, the Charity aims to maintain a free reserves balance of between 3 and 9 months of operational costs.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Staffordshire Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner’s Office (PFCC) — “Since December 2021, the PFCC funded 2 PSHE Coordinator posts for Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent to support the development and delivery of …” (source page)
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- CRADDOCK, Thomas James — director, appointed 20/04/2026on trustee list
- DOWE, Teejay — director, appointed 17/11/2022on trustee list
- WOOD, Alexander William — director, appointed 20/04/2020on trustee list
- WHEAT, Alana Kate — director, appointed 20/04/2020on trustee list
- HOPKINS, Stephen John — director, appointed 15/04/2019on trustee list
- BONE, Lisa Jayne — director, appointed 15/04/2019on trustee list
- TANNER, Julie Karen — director, appointed 22/01/2018on trustee list
- MASON, Deborah Julie — secretary, appointed 18/05/2011
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~10.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (01/06/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Birmingham City · Derbyshire · Staffordshire · Stoke-on-trent City · Wolverhampton
Income and spending
Common questions
Is STAFFORDSHIRE COUNCIL OF VOLUNTARY YOUTH SERVICES financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £358,702, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet the charity's policy target of maintaining between three and nine months of operational costs. The charity reported a net loss of £5,320 for the year, driven largely by investment losses, but maintains a strong cash position and secured core funding through a VCSE contract extending to July 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
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