NORTH MYMMS YOUTH PROJECT

Registered charity 1166086 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NMYP

The project runs weekly meetings, day trips and overnight residentials for young people. The varied program includes the opportunity to interact with peers in an unstructured environment, organised outdoor and adventurous activities and opportunities for service to the community such as litter picking or maintenance of local amenities such as parks and woodlands.

Objects

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 9 AND ABOVE, LIVING IN WELHAM GREEN, BROOKMANS PARK, NORTH MYMMS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Welwyn Hatfield, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£81k

Latest spending

£88k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £6,604 for the year, reducing unrestricted cash reserves from £11,561 to £6,425. The trustees' policy is to maintain reserves of at least one term's worth of expenses to handle unexpected breaks in activity. Per the independent examiner's report, no material matters were identified that would prevent a proper understanding of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one term’s worth of expenses (reserves figure: £6k)

“To maintain reserves of at least one term’s worth of expenses so that in the event of an unexpected break in the project’s activities, the charity can fully refund any advance payments from members and settle any other existing commitments for planned activities” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 100
Government income: £1,954 — grants £1,954 (4); 2% of the £81,204 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 100
Government income: £2,226 — grants £2,226 (3); 3% of the £76,733 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 200
Government income: £4,250 — grants £4,250 (4); 5% of the £82,265 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

IAIN SIMPSONchair
Dr Anne Broe
Ian Edmund Milton
William Johnston

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£81k	£88k
31/08/2024	£77k	£79k
31/08/2023	£82k	£79k
31/08/2022	£100k	£94k
31/08/2021	£42k	£52k

Common questions

Is NORTH MYMMS YOUTH PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £6,604 for the year, reducing unrestricted cash reserves from £11,561 to £6,425. The trustees' policy is to maintain reserves of at least one term's worth of expenses to handle unexpected breaks in activity. Per the independent examiner's report, no material matters were identified that would prevent a proper understanding of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
Point North Community Foundation	2	£254k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£90k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY	2	£41k
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION	1	£266k
LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£75k
ST. NICHOLAS' EDUCATIONAL TRUST	1	£32k
THE GREIG TRUST	1	£27k
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NORTH MYMMS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE.

THE NORTH MYMMS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE income £35k
NE YOUTH income £1.3m
NORTHWICH AND DISTRICT YOUTH CENTRE CIO income £41k
THE MAXIMUM LIFE YOUTH PROJECT income £60k
ST MICHAELS YOUTH PROJECT income £165k
DURHAM AREA YOUTH income £257k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NORTH MYMMS YOUTH PROJECT	£81k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NORTH MYMMS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2026	£35k	—	below	—	no doubt
NE YOUTH FY2025	£1.3m	—	above	—	no doubt
NORTHWICH AND DISTRICT YOUTH CENTRE CIO FY2025	£41k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE MAXIMUM LIFE YOUTH PROJECT FY2025	£60k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MICHAELS YOUTH PROJECT FY2025	£165k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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