Mosaic LGBT+ Young Persons' Trust

Registered charity 1166676 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MOSAIC LGBT YOUTH CENTRE

Mosaic LGBT Young Persons' Trust supports, educates and inspires LGBT plus young persons aged 12 -18 and 18-25 from Greater London and the surrounding areas. We provide youth clubs, young adults social group, mentoring, psycho-therapeutic counselling, visits to cultural events, work experience opportunities, homework club, summer and winter residentials, an on-line community and lots more.

Objects

* TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS SUFFERED BY YOUNG PERSONS WITHIN GREATER LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WHO ARE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT WITH THE OBJECTS OF INCREASING SELF-ESTEEM AND POSITIVE IDENTITY AMONGST SAID PERSONS.
* TO PROMOTE EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COHESION AS WELL AS TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION IN RELATION TO LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) PERSONS BY ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS OF ISSUES AFFECTING SAID PERSONS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Camden, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£298k
Latest spending
£296k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £2,303 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £298,052 from £268,035 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £186,270, though this remains below the stated policy target of 12 months of staffing costs and 9 months of other costs. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern and noted that reserves are being replenished through diversified funding streams.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“We have not managed to reach that this year – because our costs increased but our reserves did not increase at the same rate.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 25
  • Government income: £27,750 — contracts £13,750 (1), grants £14,000 (2); 9% of the £298,052 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 25
  • Government income: £31,500 — grants £31,500 (3); 12% of the £268,035 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 25
  • Government income: £34,157 — grants £34,157 (3); 19% of the £183,671 total gross income on the same return

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£298k£296k
31/03/2024£268k£247k
31/03/2023£184k£150k
31/03/2022£155k£137k
31/03/2021£141k£111k

Common questions

Is Mosaic LGBT+ Young Persons' Trust financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £2,303 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £298,052 from £268,035 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £186,270, though this remains below the stated policy target of 12 months of staffing costs and 9 months of other costs. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern and noted that reserves are being replenished through diversified funding streams. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Mosaic LGBT+ Young Persons' Trust?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Mosaic LGBT+ Young Persons' Trust as a grant recipient include THE SHAMELESS FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SHAMELESS FUNDFY2025£25k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/11/2024£20kMosaic NextGen: Young Adults Group
City Bridge Foundation05/04/2023£231kGrant to Mosaic LGBT+ Young Persons? Trust
UK government09/10/2020£24kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund15/03/2019£10kHoliday Provision

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 OUTREACH YOUTH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Mosaic LGBT+ Young Persons' Trust£298k——below—no doubt
OUTREACH YOUTH FY2025£163k—0unclear—no doubt
QUALITY STUDIES FY2025£303k—0above—no doubt
THE MOSAIC COMMUNITY TRUST UK FY2026£202k—0unclear—no doubt
MENTORING PLUS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET FY2025£770k—0below—no doubt
MOSAIK EDUCATION FY2025£737k—0within—no doubt

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