SIGNPOST

Registered charity 1167027 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Signpost's mission is to provide counselling, coaching and other support to help young people living in South and West Hertfordshire overcome problems in their lives.

Objects

I) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS AND THE PARENTS, CARERS OR GUARDIANS OF SUCH YOUNG PERSONS;II) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND OTHER THERAPEUTIC SERVICES FOR SUCH PERSONS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE,NATIONALITY, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, DISABILITY, RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL BELIEFS.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Signpost recorded a net expenditure of £37,875 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £139,710 to £101,835. The trustees report that the charity's financial outlook remains strong, supported by the wider strength of its parent charity, One YMCA, and secured contracts for the following year. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient reserves and no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• 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
• 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.

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

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

Funders the charity credits

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

• Hertfordshire County Council — “This is a funded provision in partnership with Hertfordshire County Council and Herts Mind Network.” (source page)
• Herts Mind Network — “This is a funded provision in partnership with Hertfordshire County Council and Herts Mind Network.” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (18/05/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (21/07/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (15/02/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Richard Atkinsonchair · trustee of 3 other charities
• Guy Foxell
• Michael Howe

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SIGNPOSTS (MID-SUSSEX) LTD.

• SIGNPOSTS (MID-SUSSEX) LTD income £130k
• CIRENCESTER SIGNPOST income £57k
• SIGNPOST (COLCHESTER) LIMITED income £394k
• SIGNPOSTS (STAFFORD) LIMITED income £102k
• SIGNPOSTS (LUTON) income £3.2m
• SIGNPOST BROADWAY income £26k

Side by side with its peers

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