Step 2 Young People's Health
Registered charity 1161921 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STEP 2 YOUNG PEOPLE'S HEALTH PROJECT
Drop-in services, educational programmes, individual support and counselling of young people in the Bradford Metropolitan District
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £33,644 for the year, with unrestricted reserves of £87,130, which falls within the trustees' stated policy target of £85,500 to £104,500. Per the trustees' report, the financial position at year-end was described as the strongest in many years, with the 2026 budget considered healthy despite a challenging financial climate. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or related-party transactions involving remuneration.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: between £85,500 and £104,500 (held: £87k)
“The trustees aim to hold between £85,500 and £104,500 in unrestricted reserves” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£10k
Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (79% 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: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/12/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Jayne Copleychair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Abiodun Rufus Unegbu
- Andrew Timms
- Anne Mason
- Caroline Coombes
- Julie Margaret Walker
- Sunjay Chauhan
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bradford City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Step 2 Young People's Health financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £33,644 for the year, with unrestricted reserves of £87,130, which falls within the trustees' stated policy target of £85,500 to £104,500. Per the trustees' report, the financial position at year-end was described as the strongest in many years, with the 2026 budget considered healthy despite a challenging financial climate. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or related-party transactions involving remuneration. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds Step 2 Young People's Health?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Step 2 Young People's Health as a grant recipient include LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION, THE BARTLETT FOUNDATION.
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