YOUNG LEICESTERSHIRE LTD

Registered charity 1151453 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YOUNG LEICESTERSHIRE

Young Leicestershire, an organisation that works with young people and voluntary youth groups, providing positive activities, information and support for all.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.(C) TO HELP DEVELOP THE MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Charnwood, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£290k

Latest spending

£221k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £68,694 for the year ended 31 March 2026, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the organisation holds total reserves of £353,826, which exceeds its policy target of maintaining unrestricted funds equivalent to three months of contractual obligations. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operating as a going concern for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: not more than £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“No employee received remuneration amounting to more than £60,000 in either year.” — page 11

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: not less than 3 months to meet the organisations contractual obligations (reserves figure: £143k)

“The Reserve Policy agreed by the Executive Committee is to maintain Unrestricted Funds in the form of bank deposits to meet any unforeseen circumstances, equivalent to not less than 3 months to meet the organisations contractual obligations.” — page 5

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

Volunteers: 50
Government income: £78,089 — contracts £78,089 (1); 27% of the £290,048 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 50
Government income: £3,000 — grants £3,000 (1); 2% of the £153,954 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 50
Government income: £3,500 — grants £3,500 (1); 2% of the £203,924 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (16/09/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Richard Alan Halford Brookschair
ANDREW PEARSON
Christopher Michael Fendall Newton
Michael Elliott · trustee of 4 other charities

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

Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire · Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£290k	£221k
31/03/2025	£154k	£181k
31/03/2024	£204k	£169k
31/03/2023	£188k	£192k
31/03/2022	£277k	£169k

Common questions

Is YOUNG LEICESTERSHIRE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £68,694 for the year ended 31 March 2026, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the organisation holds total reserves of £353,826, which exceeds its policy target of maintaining unrestricted funds equivalent to three months of contractual obligations. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operating as a going concern for the foreseeable future. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of YOUNG LEICESTERSHIRE LTD earn?

Per its FY2026 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the not more than £60,000 band.

Who funds YOUNG LEICESTERSHIRE LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YOUNG LEICESTERSHIRE LTD as a grant recipient include THE SHOE ZONE TRUST, THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE LINDER FOUNDATION, THE HABERDASHERS' FOUNDATION, THE DAVID WILSON FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SHOE ZONE TRUST	FY2022	£21k
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2024	£20k	General
THE SHOE ZONE TRUST	FY2023	£11k
THE LINDER FOUNDATION	FY2024	£10k	General Charitable Causes
THE SHOE ZONE TRUST	FY2021	£10k
THE LINDER FOUNDATION	FY2025	£10k	General Charitable Causes
THE HABERDASHERS' FOUNDATION	FY2023	£9k	Young Carers Group-weekly for 45 weeks, ages 11-18
THE DAVID WILSON FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITY	FY2024	£1k
THE EVERARD FOUNDATION	FY2024	£420
THE EVERARD FOUNDATION	FY2022	£50

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	11/02/2021	£10k	Connecting Communities

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE PRUDENCE TRUST	2	£415k
THE BLAGRAVE TRUST	2	£83k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	2	£80k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	2	£13k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£1.6m
GREENHAM TRUST LTD	1	£432k
SPIELMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£267k
LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES	1	£153k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Berkshire Youth LTD.

Berkshire Youth LTD income £1.4m
OXFORDSHIRE YOUTH income £2.4m
YOUNG BRISTOL income £1.1m
YOUTH CONCERN income £879k
LINCOLNSHIRE YOUTH MISSION LIMITED income £42k
LEIGH YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST income £379k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
YOUNG LEICESTERSHIRE LTD	£290k	not more than £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Berkshire Youth LTD FY2026	£1.4m	—	0	within	—	no doubt
OXFORDSHIRE YOUTH FY2025	£2.4m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUNG BRISTOL FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH CONCERN FY2025	£879k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LINCOLNSHIRE YOUTH MISSION LIMITED FY2025	£42k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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