ENGAGE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SERVICES (EYES)

Registered charity 1137257 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EYES

EYES is a grassroots Collaborative organisation which engages young people from diverse, cultures and backgrounds. The Charity supports all young people the focus of the work is helping young people at risk from loosing their quality of life or potentially their lives from the negative gang culture and its influences.The 5 Elements are: Diversion, Intervention, Creativity, Mentoring, and Training.

Objects

1) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN WOLVERHAMPTON BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.B) ADVANCING EDUCATION.C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Area of benefit: WOLVERHAMPTON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Latest income
£344k
Latest spending
£384k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity sustained a deficit of £40,000 for the year ended 30 April 2025, primarily due to increased project activity and costs associated with assuming a new premises. Total funds carried forward decreased significantly from £45,888 to £5,888, with unrestricted funds dropping from £45,888 to £5,888. The directors acknowledge the need to closely manage associated costs going forward.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ salaries and running costs (held: £6k)
“the Directors are seeking to achieve reserves amounting to six months’ salaries and running costs. Based on the current level of service, this amounts to around £192k.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£344k£384k
30/04/2024£401k£373k
30/04/2023£255k£237k
30/04/2022£125k£125k
30/04/2021£85k£86k

Common questions

Is ENGAGE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SERVICES (EYES) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity sustained a deficit of £40,000 for the year ended 30 April 2025, primarily due to increased project activity and costs associated with assuming a new premises. Total funds carried forward decreased significantly from £45,888 to £5,888, with unrestricted funds dropping from £45,888 to £5,888. The directors acknowledge the need to closely manage associated costs going forward. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/06/2026£20kStepsUp
The National Lottery Community Fund23/10/2025£374kNX-AVE (Next Avenue)
The National Lottery Community Fund01/03/2024£20k''Our Place''
The National Lottery Community Fund13/05/2022£10kWise Up
UK government03/07/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2015£10kOn dis-ting (OnD-T)
The National Lottery Community Fund17/11/2008£10kAspiring Youth
The National Lottery Community Fund01/02/2006£5k'Oliver Twisted'
The National Lottery Community Fund05/10/2004£5kTo provide a 12 Week personal development pilot programme

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE EY FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ENGAGE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SERVICES (EYES)£344k—0unclear—no doubt
THE EY FOUNDATION FY2025£5.5m——above—no doubt
YASEEN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LTD FY2025£578k—0unclear—no doubt
GARTH YOUTH PROJECT FY2025£225k—0unclear—noted
NE YOUTH FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt
COPENHAGEN YOUTH PROJECT FY2026£384k—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.