BARDSLEY YOUTH PROJECT

Registered charity 1152836 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of homelessness and threat of homelessness support and activities for young people age 16-25 based in Coventry City Centre. Homelessness support is holistic - helping young people find somewhere to live, equip it and keep it. 1:1 support, drop ins and food/clothing/furniture banks. We have a Christian ethos and our services are open to all faiths or none.

Objects

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 LIVING IN COVENTRY CITY BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES IN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT AS A MEANS OF:(A)ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B)RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(C)PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

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 · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Coventry, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £24,323, bringing total net assets to £92,364. The trustees report that the charity aims to maintain reserves between three and six months of core running costs to ensure legal obligations can be met. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would prevent a proper understanding of the accounts.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bardsley Youth Project (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).

• Frontier Youth Trust — “Frontier Youth Trust, Coventry Riders Action Group, St John the Baptist Church, The Newfield Trust, The Eveson Trust, Paul Hamlyn Foundation…” (source page)
• Coventry Riders Action Group — “Frontier Youth Trust, Coventry Riders Action Group, St John the Baptist Church, The Newfield Trust, The Eveson Trust, Paul Hamlyn Foundation…” (source page)
• St John the Baptist Church — “Frontier Youth Trust, Coventry Riders Action Group, St John the Baptist Church, The Newfield Trust, The Eveson Trust, Paul Hamlyn Foundation…” (source page)
• The Newfield Trust — “Frontier Youth Trust, Coventry Riders Action Group, St John the Baptist Church, The Newfield Trust, The Eveson Trust, Paul Hamlyn Foundation…” (source page)
• The Eveson Trust — “Frontier Youth Trust, Coventry Riders Action Group, St John the Baptist Church, The Newfield Trust, The Eveson Trust, Paul Hamlyn Foundation…” (source page)
• Paul Hamlyn Foundation — “Frontier Youth Trust, Coventry Riders Action Group, St John the Baptist Church, The Newfield Trust, The Eveson Trust, Paul Hamlyn Foundation…” (source page)
• Uber Moving on Up Fund — “Frontier Youth Trust, Coventry Riders Action Group, St John the Baptist Church, The Newfield Trust, The Eveson Trust, Paul Hamlyn Foundation…” (source page)
• Comic Relief — “Frontier Youth Trust, Coventry Riders Action Group, St John the Baptist Church, The Newfield Trust, The Eveson Trust, Paul Hamlyn Foundation…” (source page)
• Coventry Cathedral — “And Coventry Cathedral who generously let us use their property to house our offices and youth space, supporting our Coventry Youth Homeless…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ERIC JAMES BREMNERchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Janet Powell
• Julia Elizabeth Lepoidevin
• Rev Dexter Bracey · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev John Alexander Bernard · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Coventry City

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HERTS YOUNG HOMELESS GROUP.

• HERTS YOUNG HOMELESS GROUP income £2.0m
• CHERRYTREE income £70k
• FLEDGE YOUTH SUPPORT income £871k
• CAMBERLEY YOUTH FOR CHRIST income £55k
• COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE income £654k
• CARLISLE KEY income £374k

Side by side with its peers

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