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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.

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

Latest income
£626k
Latest spending
£677k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £50,316 for the year, reducing its total net assets to £309,834. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were £305,000, which equates to 4.9 months of planned expenditure, sitting within the stated policy target of 4-6 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 4-6 months of the following year's expected expenditure (held: £305k)
“The Trustees have agreed a policy of holding 4-6 months’ worth of the following year’s expected expenditure in unrestricted reserves. Free reserves at 31 August 2025 were £305k (YE24: £356k) which equates to 4.9 months of YE26 planned expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Aggregate donations from Trustees, key management personnel, and other related parties was £346 (2024: £620).
“Aggregate donations from Trustees, key management personnel, and other related parties was £346 (2024: £620). There are no related party transactions other than those disclosed throughout the financial statements.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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)

Total income
£626k
Total spending
£677k
Cost of raising funds
£13k
Reserves (reported)
£306k
Employees
14

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

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

Operates in: Bristol City · North Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£626k£677k
31/08/2024£561k£612k
31/08/2023£574k£536k
31/08/2022£497k£482k
31/08/2021£607k£491k

Common questions

Is SOUTH BRISTOL CONSORTIUM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £50,316 for the year, reducing its total net assets to £309,834. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were £305,000, which equates to 4.9 months of planned expenditure, sitting within the stated policy target of 4-6 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SOUTH BRISTOL CONSORTIUM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUTH BRISTOL CONSORTIUM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE as a grant recipient include GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION, THE NISBET TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATIONFY2024£200kYouth
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2024£30k
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2023£28k
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2022£23k
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2021£22k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/03/2022£10kWidening young Bristolians’ horizons so that they can reach their potential.
The National Lottery Community Fund15/04/2015£9kCrafting Confidence
The National Lottery Community Fund07/03/2013£9kCommunity engagement and leadership training