FUSION FAMILY AND YOUTH PROJECTS

Registered charity 1159563 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To support families and young people through the provision of activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities. To develop and apply a range of interventions that support children families and young people in a range of issues that have an effect on their quality of life including: bullying, sexual health, sexual exploitation and domestic abuse.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£68k

Latest spending

£79k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity was in a sound financial position at the end of the period, with unrestricted reserves of £8,963. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting six months of administrative costs, which the current reserves fall significantly below. The charity reports carrying forward funding and having bids in process to support its activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £9k; policy: six months of administrative costs)

“The Charity seeks to maintain a level of reserves that would cover administrative costs, including core staff, insurance and payroll for 6 months. £8963 at end of year”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Natalie Leigh-Brownchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Gillian Elizabeth Angel BEM
MIKE SHELLENS · trustee of 1 other charity
Patrick Kadewere · trustee of 3 other charities
SALLY ANNE MACKENZIE · trustee of 1 other charity
Stephanie Webb

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£68k	£79k
31/03/2024	£80k	£84k
31/03/2023	£60k	£67k
31/03/2022	£62k	£32k
31/03/2021	£41k	£27k

Common questions

Is FUSION FAMILY AND YOUTH PROJECTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity was in a sound financial position at the end of the period, with unrestricted reserves of £8,963. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting six months of administrative costs, which the current reserves fall significantly below. The charity reports carrying forward funding and having bids in process to support its activities.

Who funds FUSION FAMILY AND YOUTH PROJECTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FUSION FAMILY AND YOUTH PROJECTS as a grant recipient include THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST, THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	FY2024	£7k	Smaller Grants
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k

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	15/09/2023	£10k	Fusion
UK government	28/09/2020	£6k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/05/2019	£10k	Fusion Family and Youth Projects