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YOUR EMPLOYMENT SETTLEMENT SERVICE

Registered charity 1155344 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YESS

Providing low cost employment law advice with the aim of resolving disputes between employers and employees without recourse to litigation. We do this through advice, mediation, and the dissemination of easily accessible factsheets and information about employment law.

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Latest income
£595k
Latest spending
£599k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year in a deficit position of £4,341, driven by a reduction in fee income and higher expenditure on grant-funded activity. Unrestricted reserves decreased by 5% to £229,115, which the trustees note represents six months of annual expenditure, falling short of their stated policy target of nine months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: £60,001 - £70,000 2025 1” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: £60,001 - £70,000 2025 1” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Fee Income (94% of income)
“In this period, such fees constituted approximately 94% of YESS’s income.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 9 months of annual expenditure (held: £229k)
“The trustees' stated objective is to achieve a level of unrestricted reserves equating to 9 months of annual expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — YESS LAW (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£595k
Total spending
£599k
Cost of raising funds
£518
Reserves (reported)
£229k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£595k£599k
30/06/2024£590k£534k
30/06/2023£448k£406k
30/06/2022£362k£405k
30/06/2021£325k£298k

Common questions

Is YOUR EMPLOYMENT SETTLEMENT SERVICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year in a deficit position of £4,341, driven by a reduction in fee income and higher expenditure on grant-funded activity. Unrestricted reserves decreased by 5% to £229,115, which the trustees note represents six months of annual expenditure, falling short of their stated policy target of nine months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of YOUR EMPLOYMENT SETTLEMENT SERVICE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds YOUR EMPLOYMENT SETTLEMENT SERVICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YOUR EMPLOYMENT SETTLEMENT SERVICE as a grant recipient include TRUST FOR LONDON.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TRUST FOR LONDONFY2024£111k2018-2024 strategy: Connected communities (CC) – advice