YOU CAN FLOURISH

Registered charity 1166721 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide a 1:1 mentoring service and group mentoring programmes for teenage girls aged 10-18. These focus on building self esteem, confidence and self worth for girls who are struggling with issues that hold them back from being released into their fullest potential. We also provide events and workshops for girls to participate.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF YOUNG WOMEN AND GIRLS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN WARWICKSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GUIDANCE, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND OTHER SUCH SERVICES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR SELF-ESTEEM, RELATIONSHIPS, AND RESILIENCE; AND INCREASING THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£327k

Latest spending

£323k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £78,580, which is below the charity's stated policy target of four months' reserves. The trustees note that they aim to build reserves to align with this policy as they enter a financial year with increased expenditure plans.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (80% of income)

“Most of this growth in income was driven by grants from trusts and foundations (80% of income this year)”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 8.8% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“We invested £28,740 (9% of income) in fundraising for our charitable activities, although this does not include a significant proportion of time invested by our Co-CEO and Head of Business and Finance.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: four months' reserves (held: £79k)

“Our policy is to hold four months’ reserves” — page 26

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
Paying staff
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
Trustee expenses 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 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 25
Government income: £10,750 — grants £10,750 (10,750); 3% of the £326,864 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 21
Government income: £6,711 — grants £6,711 (6,711); 3% of the £211,914 total gross income on the same return
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Volunteers: 22

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Flourish (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Johanna Coxchair
Charlotte Lockyer
Linda Stone

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

Operates in: Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£327k	£323k
31/03/2024	£212k	£211k
31/03/2023	£121k	£123k
31/03/2022	£128k	£82k
31/03/2021	£79k	£64k

Common questions

Is YOU CAN FLOURISH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £78,580, which is below the charity's stated policy target of four months' reserves. The trustees note that they aim to build reserves to align with this policy as they enter a financial year with increased expenditure plans. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds YOU CAN FLOURISH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YOU CAN FLOURISH as a grant recipient include THE KING HENRY VIII ENDOWED TRUST, WARWICK, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN TRUST, SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO, THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE KING HENRY VIII ENDOWED TRUST, WARWICK	FY2023	£22k	Town Share Grant
THE KING HENRY VIII ENDOWED TRUST, WARWICK	FY2025	£15k	Town Share Grant
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN TRUST	FY2023	£10k	supporting vulnerable girls in Stratford
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO	FY2025	£10k	Grants
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO	FY2024	£10k	Grants
THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£4k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£4k	Education and Training
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARYS LEAMINGTON PRIORS	FY2021	£3k	Grants for UK and overseas mission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARYS LEAMINGTON PRIORS	FY2023	£3k	Grants for UK and overseas mission
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k	General Charitable Purposes
WESTHILL ENDOWMENT	FY2024	£2k	Grantmaking
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST	FY2025	£2k	Foundation Grants
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARYS LEAMINGTON PRIORS	FY2022	£1k	Grants for education, including ministry training
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WHITNASH	FY2025	£1k	Mission Support
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST	FY2021	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, NEW MILVERTON	FY2024	£1k	Tithe/Missionary giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, NEW MILVERTON	FY2023	£1k	Home donations
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, NEW MILVERTON	FY2025	£1k	Missionary and charitable giving
THE KING HENRY VIII ENDOWED TRUST, WARWICK	FY2024	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARYS LEAMINGTON PRIORS	FY2025	£900	Grants for UK and overseas mission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARYS LEAMINGTON PRIORS	FY2024	£401	Grants for UK and overseas mission

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	25/06/2020	£8k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government	01/04/2019	£2k	You Can Flourish (known as Flourish)
UK government	08/01/2018	£1k	You Can Flourish (known as Flourish)
UK government	08/01/2018	£2k	You Can Flourish (known as Flourish)
UK government	—	£5k	Rosa Fund, Tampon Tax

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
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION	2	£93k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION	1	£255k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£204k
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION	1	£200k
THE SEGELMAN TRUST	1	£160k
THE RAYNE FOUNDATION	1	£120k
THE BLAGRAVE TRUST	1	£92k
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£78k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YOURSTORY LTD.

YOURSTORY LTD income £233k
MAKING A DIFFERENCE income £30k
TEEN CRISIS UK income £119k
CHARNWOOD 20:20 income £448k
OFF THE RECORD income £300k
SHALSHELES income £681k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
YOU CAN FLOURISH	£327k	—	unclear	8.8%	no doubt
YOURSTORY LTD FY2025	£233k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MAKING A DIFFERENCE FY2025	£30k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TEEN CRISIS UK FY2025	£119k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHARNWOOD 20:20 FY2026	£448k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
OFF THE RECORD FY2025	£300k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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