YOUR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICE - YESS

Registered charity 1147443 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YESS, YOUTH EMOTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICE

YESS's Mission Statement is to provide a space to people of all ages where they can explore diverse mental health and wellbeing needs. To achieve these objectives a range of professional services are provided including individual counselling sessions, group work on specific issues and a drop in service.

Objects

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH PROVIDING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £39,589, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £110,070 to £70,481. The trustees report that the organisation is well placed in terms of current funds and has taken steps to reduce lease expenditure and stabilise fixed costs. However, fundraising costs (£248,401) exceeded total income (£222,474), indicating a reliance on reserves to cover the deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Leek Building Society — “Thank you to the members of Leek Building Society for their amazing donation.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• James Alexander Tyechair
• Alan James Curtis
• Fiona Bowyer
• Kathryn Ann Blackburn
• Katie Stanley
• Russell Steven Lipscombe
• Sam James Wright

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Nottinghamshire · Staffordshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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