SHROPSHIRE YOUTH SUPPORT TRUST

Registered charity 1165108 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SYST

GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES / EDUCATION / TRAINING / THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY via support in self employment and other

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£356k
Latest spending
£302k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £54,747 for the year ended 30 June 2024, with free reserves of £119,587. However, the trustees identify a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing dwindling unrestricted funds, the departure of the Chief Executive, and the expiry of key contracts.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 6 months running costs (held: £120k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds which are adequate to fulfil the objectives of the charity, and ideally to cover at least 6 months running costs.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“The trustees consider it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on the going concern basis but consider that the above factors represent a material uncertainty in relation to the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.” — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Shropshire Youth Support Trust (SYST) (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Shropshire · Telford & Wrekin

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2024£356k£302k
30/06/2023£252k£259k
30/06/2022£265k£187k
30/06/2021£216k£163k
30/06/2020£115k£116k

Common questions

Is SHROPSHIRE YOUTH SUPPORT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £54,747 for the year ended 30 June 2024, with free reserves of £119,587. However, the trustees identify a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing dwindling unrestricted funds, the departure of the Chief Executive, and the expiry of key contracts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SHROPSHIRE YOUTH SUPPORT TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SHROPSHIRE YOUTH SUPPORT TRUST as a grant recipient include THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST, THE HABERDASHERS' FOUNDATION, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£5k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2024£5kYouth
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUSTFY2023£5kSmaller Grants
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£5kGrant category header
THE HABERDASHERS' FOUNDATIONFY2023£3kSalary costs of residential artist for Bubble's Older Adults Programme
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£750

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery31/05/2024£35kMillionaire Street 2024 04w2 Year 1
Postcode Lottery30/04/2024£10kMillionaire Street 2024 04w2 Year 2
UK government01/07/2023£62kNCS Trust Community Grants Shropshire Youth Support

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTH YORKSHIRE YOUTH LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SHROPSHIRE YOUTH SUPPORT TRUST£356k—0unclear—material uncertainty
NORTH YORKSHIRE YOUTH LIMITED FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
HOH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£194k—0unclear—no doubt
TYNE NORTH TRAINING LIMITED FY2025£1.5m£60,001 - £70,0002above—no doubt
STROUD COURT COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£3.9m——below—no doubt
SHREWSBURY OPPORTUNITY GROUP FY2025£109k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.