CITY YEAR UK
Registered charity 1131350 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CITY YEAR LONDON, CITY YOUTH LIMITED
For the public benefit to promote the education (including social and physical training) of people under the age of 25 years in the UK, including by organising and assisting with the provision of volunteers to schools to act as tutors, mentors and role models to students.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell significantly to £6,458, which is well below the trustees' stated policy target of two to three months of operating expenditure (£327,000–£491,000). Per the trustees' report, the charity reported a net outgoing resource position and faces a material uncertainty regarding its ability to secure sufficient fundraising income to meet obligations in the 2026/27 financial year.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £6k; policy: two to three months of operating expenditure)
“Unrestricted reserves at the year-end are significantly below this target range.” — page 49
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“The Trustees have concluded that these conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.” — page 51
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → material uncertainty (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£276k
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (53% 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: 16.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Matthew Davieschair
- ANNMAURA CONNOLLY
- James Terry
- Kasey Elizabeth Hooper
- Michael Lynas · trustee of 1 other charity
- Rodney Williams
- Stephanie Wu
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CITY YEAR UK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell significantly to £6,458, which is well below the trustees' stated policy target of two to three months of operating expenditure (£327,000–£491,000). Per the trustees' report, the charity reported a net outgoing resource position and faces a material uncertainty regarding its ability to secure sufficient fundraising income to meet obligations in the 2026/27 financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.
Who funds CITY YEAR UK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CITY YEAR UK as a grant recipient include THE DHL UK FOUNDATION, E B M CHARITABLE TRUST, The Portal Trust, THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST, THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY.
Known funders
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