YOUNG GAMERS AND GAMBLERS EDUCATION TRUST
Registered charity 1162425 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YOUNG GAMBLERS EDUCATION TRUST · also registered in Scotland as SC053482 (OSCR)
THE YOUNG GAMBLERS EDUCATION TRUST (WHICH HAS A TRADING NAME OF YGAM) HAS A CHARITABLE MISSION IS TO INFORM, EDUCATE AND SAFEGUARD YOUNG PEOPLE AGAINST PROBLEMATIC GAMBLING AND SOCIAL GAMING.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,707,967 for the 15-month period ended 31 March 2025, with total net assets increasing to £3,056,955. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, noting that free reserves of £1,073,204 provide sufficient certainty during the transition to new statutory levy funding.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: nine months of free reserves (held: £1.1m)
“The trustees have set a policy of maintaining a minimum nine months of free reserves, with a stretch target of 12 months.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Menzies LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£234k
Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (74% 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: 4.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- MR M WOJCIKchair · trustee of 3 other charities
- Alice Victoria Charlotte Talbot
- Anna Louise Greaves
- Clive William Reeves
- Craig Robert Spencer
- Gillian Lesley White
- Jeremy Paul Taylor
- Judy White
- Kwaku Owusu-Ansah
- Paul Andre Morris
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Gibraltar · Malta · Netherlands · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is YOUNG GAMERS AND GAMBLERS EDUCATION TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,707,967 for the 15-month period ended 31 March 2025, with total net assets increasing to £3,056,955. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, noting that free reserves of £1,073,204 provide sufficient certainty during the transition to new statutory levy funding. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Menzies LLP.
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