FLEDGE YOUTH SUPPORT

Registered charity 1157207 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FLEDGE

Providing support and advice for homeless young people. Offering hospitality to vulnerable young people through meals and family support. Developing a housing provision through a Supported Lodgings model for homeless young people.Developing a housing provision through a shared house with floating support for homeless young people.

Objects

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT INCLUDING; HOUSING, MENTORING, BEFRIENDING AND HOSPITALITY, 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.

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Eastleigh, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £203,129 for the year, with accumulated unrestricted reserves rising to £556,945. This figure represents seven months of running costs, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining six months' reserves. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~10.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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

• Christine Vivian Raw
• Dr Ian Peter Clarke
• Dr Jeremy David Sisley · trustee of 1 other charity
• Michael John Evans · trustee of 1 other charity
• Philip Hugh Raw FRICS
• Rebecca Anne Shipley

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHERRYTREE.

• CHERRYTREE income £70k
• SHELTER COMMUNITY income £132k
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• HALTON YMCA LIMITED income £401k
• SETTLE SUPPORT income £1.3m
• COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE income £654k

Side by side with its peers

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