YOUTH MINISTRY TRUST

Registered charity 1146158 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YMT; YMT LIMITED; DIOCESAN YOUTH SERVICE; YOUTH MINISTRY TEAM

# Providing a range of residential experiences for school students at our Allensford Lodge Youth Village#Going out into schools, parishes and elsewhere to provide experiences nearer home#Working with teachers, priests, and families to promote and develop experiences#Seeking additional income streams through appeals for support and creating a broader user base.

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Latest income
£1.0m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £43,975 for the year, with total income of £1,049,088 and total expenditure of £1,093,063. The trustees note that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis following the guarantee of continued financial support from the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. Unrestricted reserves stood at £211,858, while the trustees reported that nearly all reserves are restricted and they are working towards creating free reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis following the guarantee of continued financial support from Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle is identified as a member of the Trust. The activities of the Trust are run through properties owned by the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. No rent is charged to the Trust for the use of these facilities. During the year, there was income received from the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle totalling a £223,000 (2024: £185,000) in grant funding towards the general running costs.
“The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle is identified as a member of the Trust. The activities of the Trust are run through properties owned by the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. No rent is charged to the Trust for the use of these facilities. During the year, there was income received from the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle totalling a £223,000 (2024: £185,000) in grant funding towards the general running costs.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£20k
Reserves (reported)
£209k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (67% 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: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Hartlepool · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Stockton-on-tees · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.0m£1.1m
31/03/2024£412k£706k
31/08/2023£1.1m£792k
31/08/2022£2.2m£612k
31/08/2021£430k£327k

Common questions

Is YOUTH MINISTRY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £43,975 for the year, with total income of £1,049,088 and total expenditure of £1,093,063. The trustees note that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis following the guarantee of continued financial support from the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. Unrestricted reserves stood at £211,858, while the trustees reported that nearly all reserves are restricted and they are working towards creating free reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

Who funds YOUTH MINISTRY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YOUTH MINISTRY TRUST as a grant recipient include SISTERS OF MERCY SUNDERLAND, Sir Graham Wylie Foundation, THE WILLIAM LEECH CHARITY.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SISTERS OF MERCY SUNDERLANDFY2023£40kgrant awarded to Youth Ministry Trust
Sir Graham Wylie FoundationFY2021£5kRepayment of designated funds
THE WILLIAM LEECH CHARITYFY2022£3kMain fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YOUTH WITH A MISSION HARPENDEN.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YOUTH MINISTRY TRUST£1.0m—0unclear—noted
YOUTH WITH A MISSION HARPENDEN FY2025£2.1m—0above—no doubt
REACH UP YOUTH FY2025£236k—0unclear—no doubt
DORSET YOUTH FOR CHRIST FY2024£162k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORT FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH ADVENTURE TRUST FY2024£1.0m——unclear—no doubt

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