CORBRIDGE YOUTH INITIATIVE CIO

Registered charity 1154200 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NO

Corbridge Youth Initiative's objectives are to support the personal development and resilience of all young people, through informal education activities, to help them achieve their individual potential and contribute positively to society.

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Latest income

£103k

Latest spending

£75k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds free reserves of £23,000, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of six months' operating costs plus exit costs. The trustees report uncertainty regarding long-term financial welfare due to reliance on small funders and ongoing lease negotiations with the landlord.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months operating costs plus a sum for exit costs (held: £23k)

“Corbridge Youth Initiative Trustees have determined that an appropriate level of free reserves should be equivalent to not less than six months operating costs plus a sum for exit costs.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“Challenges facing the charity include 1. The necessity for constantly fundraising and relying on small funders rather than having a single large reliable funding source leads to uncertainty about the financial welfare of the charity for long term development work.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Tesco — “Support us at Tesco Hexham and Amble!” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (05/12/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Chris Braychair
Abbie Foster
Chris Nevis
Daniel Gennery
Dr WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM
HELEN VICTORIA MASON
John Liddle
John Shackleton
KARREN SPOWART
Lisa Graham
Susan Graham

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£103k	£75k
31/03/2024	£50k	£59k
31/03/2023	£61k	£86k
31/03/2022	£49k	£71k
31/03/2021	£124k	£74k

Common questions

Is CORBRIDGE YOUTH INITIATIVE CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds free reserves of £23,000, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of six months' operating costs plus exit costs. The trustees report uncertainty regarding long-term financial welfare due to reliance on small funders and ongoing lease negotiations with the landlord. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CORBRIDGE YOUTH INITIATIVE CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CORBRIDGE YOUTH INITIATIVE CIO as a grant recipient include E C GRAHAM BELFORD CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION, THE JOICEY TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
E C GRAHAM BELFORD CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2025	£10k	Charitable donations
E C GRAHAM BELFORD CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2024	£10k
E C GRAHAM BELFORD CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2023	£5k	Charitable donations
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k
THE JOICEY TRUST	FY2025	£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Community Foundation North East	22/01/2026	£1k	Grant to Corbridge Youth Initiative
Community Foundation North East	09/10/2025	£5k	Grant to Corbridge Youth Initiative
Community Foundation North East	31/07/2025	£4k	Grant to Corbridge Youth Initiative
Community Foundation North East	27/03/2025	£10k	Grant to Corbridge Youth Initiative
Community Foundation North East	23/01/2025	£1k	Grant to Corbridge Youth Initiative
Community Foundation North East	11/04/2024	£10k	Grant to Corbridge Youth Initiative
Community Foundation North East	02/04/2024	£9k	Grant to Corbridge Youth Initiative
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/06/2023	£10k	Corbridge Youth Initiative
Community Foundation North East	10/02/2023	£5k	Grant to Corbridge Youth Initiative
UK government	05/08/2020	£35k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
Community Foundation North East	01/04/2019	£10k	Core costs - Year 3.
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/03/2019	£88k	CYI
Community Foundation North East	06/02/2019	£500	High Sheriff of Northumberland
Community Foundation North East	15/03/2018	£12k	CYI & HYI Job Clubs
Community Foundation North East	07/03/2018	£10k	Core costs Year 1
Community Foundation North East	23/01/2018	£750	High Sheriff of Northumberland Award
Community Foundation North East	07/03/2017	£12k	Towards CYI & HYI Job Club 2017
Community Foundation North East	23/03/2016	£8k	Towards Youth work sessions
Community Foundation North East	17/03/2016	£10k	Towards CYI & HYI Job Clubs
Community Foundation North East	23/02/2016	£2k	Towards CYI Allotment Project
Community Foundation North East	19/01/2016	£750	Northumberland High Sheriff Award
Community Foundation North East	04/06/2015	£500	Towards youth worker costs/training
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/07/2009	£52k	Corbridge Youth Initiative - Young People's Health and Wellbeing