SOUTH WIGHT AREA YOUTH PARTNERSHIP

Registered charity 1160139 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTH WIGHT AREA YOUTH PARTNERSHIP LTD

Provision of a universal youth service for young people up to the age of 25 living in the Isle of Wight.

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Latest income

£691k

Latest spending

£94k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a significant surplus of £597,069 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total net assets of £782,339. The trustees report that free reserves of £102,958 represent approximately 76% of annual running costs, which they consider adequate. The filing confirms that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's 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

Largest income source: Grants (65% of income)

“The charity’s funding is provided partly by donations and attributable gift aid tax reclaims, which have made up 34% of income in the year, and partly by grants from other bodies, being 65% of the year’s income.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: approximately 76% of the annual running costs (held: £103k)

“The current level of Free Reserves represents approximately 76% of the annual running costs, and this is considered by the trustees to be adequate.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — South Wight Area Youth (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £500. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£691k

Total spending

£94k

Cost of raising funds

£230

Reserves (reported)

£103k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~13.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (55% 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).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (03/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

PETER ANTHONY JOHNSONchair
Andrew Laurence Gardner · trustee of 1 other charity
JOANNA RICHARDS
Maurice Kane

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

Operates in: Isle Of Wight

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£691k	£94k
31/08/2024	£87k	£117k
31/08/2023	£196k	£126k
31/08/2022	£123k	£81k
31/08/2021	£85k	£62k

Common questions

Is SOUTH WIGHT AREA YOUTH PARTNERSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a significant surplus of £597,069 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total net assets of £782,339. The trustees report that free reserves of £102,958 represent approximately 76% of annual running costs, which they consider adequate. The filing confirms that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SOUTH WIGHT AREA YOUTH PARTNERSHIP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUTH WIGHT AREA YOUTH PARTNERSHIP as a grant recipient include THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST, JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£60k	50% of operating cost over 3-years for youth and family support work in rural areas of the Isle of Wight.
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£50k	Children & Young People
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£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	11/12/2025	£20k	The Hub