SOUTH BRISTOL CONSORTIUM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Registered charity 1151057 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Programmes to help young people to understand pathways and successfully access higher education, apprenticeships, or more skilled and better-paying jobs after school.

Objects

3.1 The objects of the Charity (the "Objects") are to advance in life, relieve the needs of, and help young people, particularly (but without limitation) in and around those areas within the City and County of Bristol that fall to the south of the River Avon and Floating Harbour (this area being referred to as "South Bristol" in these Articles), including (but not limited to) by: 3.1.1 developing their skills, education, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate fully in society and within their communities as independent, mature and responsible individuals and citizens; 3.1.2 the provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life; and 3.1.3 acting as a resource for young people living in and around the area defined as South Bristol by:a) providing guidance and personal development to groups and individuals; b) working in close association with local schools, education colleges and training providers to advance education and personal development;c) providing advice and assistance and organising programmes; and d) providing and promoting physical, intellectual and personal development activity; as a means of advancing education and widening horizons and levels of attainment among young people and promoting equality of opportunity and diversity and promoting social inclusion among young people who are socially excluded from society or a part of a society as a result of their social and economic position. 3.2 For the purposes of these Objects:3.2.1 "young people" shall mean those individuals aged 25 or under; and 3.2.2 the Charity may work with the parents, guardians and/or carers of young people and, from time to time, other adults where such work advances the Objects for the public benefit.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £50,316 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reducing its total net assets from £360,150 to £309,834. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £305,000, which equates to 4.9 months of planned expenditure, sitting within the stated policy target of 4-6 months. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — SBY ( South Bristol Youth) (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~5.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (51% 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: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Colin James
• Dr Ina Goldberg
• Elizabeth Hackling
• Jonathan Van Eker
• Julia Suzanne Gray
• Karl John Tucker
• Katherine Ann Davies
• Laura Marie Chesham
• Lucy Collins
• Sharon Beesley
• Thomas Vaughan Shepheard

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

Operates in: Bristol City · North Somerset

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SPROWSTON YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROJECT.

• SPROWSTON YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROJECT income £211k
• SHROPSHIRE YOUTH SUPPORT TRUST income £356k
• SEDBERGH YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE income £158k
• SWITCH YOUTH SERVICES income £64k
• PRISM YOUTH PROJECT income £2.3m
• FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE income £1.5m

Side by side with its peers

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