Young People's Shop Ltd

Registered charity 1148771 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHICHESTER INFORMATION SHOP FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

The charity provides information, advice, support and counselling for young people aged 13-25 within the Chichester district. Its provision is free, confidential and offered independently from other services. The project aims to make fully accessible for all young people the support they need to enable them to become fully participative members of the community and active, independent citizens.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£247k

Latest spending

£275k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's free/unrestricted reserves totalled £76,681, which is below the stated policy target of covering three to six months of operating costs (approximately £140,000). The trustees confirm that the budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient for the charity to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £85,535 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)

“The charity's key management personnel, as set out on page 1, received employment benefits totalling £85,535 (2024: £79,492) during the year under review.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three to six months of operating costs (held: £77k)

“The Young People’s Shop aims to build and hold funds in reserve that will support a minimum of 3 months and preferably 6 months of operating costs. In terms of the current operating budget, this means a sum of approximately £140,000 to cover 6 months costs.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 07968887

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Young People's Shop (matched by registered charity number).

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.

CROCKETT, Marjorie Ann — director, appointed 02/09/2025on trustee list
MACFARLANE, Andrew James — director, appointed 07/11/2024on trustee list
CORDERY, Isobel — director, appointed 21/06/2024on trustee list
CAMPBELL, Lindsay — director, appointed 05/04/2024on trustee list
DOYLE, Maureen Ruth — director, appointed 14/01/2018on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Maureen Ruth Doylechair
Andrew Macfarlane
Isobel Cordery
Lindsay Campbell
Marjorie Ann Crockett

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£247k	£275k
31/03/2024	£258k	£206k
31/03/2023	£170k	£219k
31/03/2022	£199k	£140k
31/03/2021	£110k	£83k

Common questions

Is Young People's Shop Ltd financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's free/unrestricted reserves totalled £76,681, which is below the stated policy target of covering three to six months of operating costs (approximately £140,000). The trustees confirm that the budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient for the charity to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of Young People's Shop Ltd earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £85,535 band.

Who funds Young People's Shop Ltd?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Young People's Shop Ltd as a grant recipient include JOHN & HILARY PRITCHARD TRUST, THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE BOLTINI TRUST, THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST, FRIARSGATE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN & HILARY PRITCHARD TRUST	FY2022	£70k
JOHN & HILARY PRITCHARD TRUST	FY2023	£55k
THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£10k
THE BOLTINI TRUST	FY2024	£10k
THE BOLTINI TRUST	FY2024	£5k
THE BOLTINI TRUST	FY2025	£5k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£4k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£4k
FRIARSGATE TRUST	FY2025	£4k	Care and Welfare
THE BOLTINI TRUST	FY2023	£2k	Disadvantaged I Disabled I Children & Young People Care Institution
THE F GLENISTER WOODGER TRUST CIO	FY2022	£2k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	FY2024	£2k	Smaller Grants
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k	Grant
MAGDALEN HOSPITAL TRUST	FY2024	£600

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	11/12/2025	£31k	Emotional Support for Young People - Chichester and Littlehampton
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/11/2024	£251k	YPS Mental and Emotional Health Services-Continuation grant
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/09/2023	£10k	Volunteer YPS
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/07/2021	£179k	Chichester Information Shop for Young People
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/11/2018	£10k	Chi Info Shop Counselling Service
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/07/2015	£7k	A4A - The Chichester Information Shop Outreach Programme