YOUTURN FUTURES

Registered charity 1156468 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YOUTURN

The coordination, management and delivery of multi-agency community safety initiatives to reduce crime and protect the public including: Bedfordshire's Integrated Offender Management Scheme, Direction for Bedfordshire, a dedicated, confidential signposting and case management service, Conditional caution interventions.Supported pathways for young people.Prevention of Exploitation.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£654k

Latest spending

£767k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £113,401 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a net incoming resource of £17,253 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted liquid reserves amounted to £219,720, while restricted reserves stood at £242,814. The trustees consider the financial performance to have been satisfactory and have confirmed the charity is a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“One employee received total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) amounting to more than £60,000 during the year.” — page 35

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee received total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) amounting to more than £60,000 during the year.” — page 35

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: a minimum 3 months and maximum of 6 months of operating costs (held: £220k)

“Taking all of this into account the trustees have set a level of reserves in a range equivalent to a minimum 3 months and maximum of 6 months of operating costs.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Bedfordshire Police & Crime Commissioner is a related party as trustees held senior positions there. The entity made financial contributions to School Navigator, Positive Futures & Safer Streets.

“The trustees of the charity all held senior positions in various organisations which have made financial contributions to the charity during the period. The following disclosures are therefore reported. Related Party Transaction details Amount £ Bedfordshire Police & Crime Financial contribution to School Navigator; Positive Futures & Safer Streets £149,000” — page 37

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£654k

Total spending

£767k

Reserves (reported)

£220k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Nina Pearson
Ian Henry Price
John Edward MURPHY
KIRSTIE COOK
Melissa Jayne Girt
Paul Downing
Sarah Riddy
Tatyanna Abolanle Antoine

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

Operates in: Bedford · Cambridgeshire · Central Bedfordshire · Essex · Hertfordshire · Luton · Norfolk · Northamptonshire · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£654k	£767k
31/03/2024	£665k	£648k
31/03/2023	£549k	£622k
31/03/2022	£564k	£463k
31/03/2021	£512k	£486k

Common questions

Is YOUTURN FUTURES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £113,401 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a net incoming resource of £17,253 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted liquid reserves amounted to £219,720, while restricted reserves stood at £242,814. The trustees consider the financial performance to have been satisfactory and have confirmed the charity is a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd.

What does the highest-paid employee of YOUTURN FUTURES earn?

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

Who funds YOUTURN FUTURES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YOUTURN FUTURES as a grant recipient include BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£53k	Luton Rising Community Investment Fund
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£1k

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	09/05/2024	£128k	Mental health and wellbeing support for ex-offenders
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	04/03/2024	£145k	Grant to YouTurn Futures
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/05/2023	£10k	Upskilling staff
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	09/02/2022	£25k	Mental Health Provision
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	08/02/2022	£35k	Supported Pathway with Direction
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/11/2021	£9k	YouTurn Case Management System
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	18/02/2021	£35k	Grant to YouTurn Futures
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	22/12/2020	£53k	Integrated Offender Management
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/11/2020	£10k	Remote working IT system
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	30/01/2020	£55k	Grant to YouTurn Futures