SPACE YOUTH PROJECT
Registered charity 1167902 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SYP
We support young people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or are questioning their sexuality or gender identity in Dorset, including Bournemouth and Poole. We also raise awareness of the challenges face by this group of young people to reduce incidences of homophobia, biphobia and transphobia.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £24,143 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £202,605 to £178,462. The trustees acknowledge that funding is secure only until April 2026 and are working to increase funding stability. The charity holds a general reserve valued at £178,000, which the report describes as a 6-month reserve for public benefits.
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 (held: £178k; policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure)
“At present this is a value £178,00” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Space Youth Project (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (19/03/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- HARRY SUSSERchair
- Charlotte Blanchard
- Laura Hoddy
- Mx Jan Wagner
- Sarah Elliott
- Vanessa Hemsley
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bournemouth · Devon · Dorset · Hampshire · Isle Of Wight · Poole · Wiltshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SPACE YOUTH PROJECT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £24,143 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £202,605 to £178,462. The trustees acknowledge that funding is secure only until April 2026 and are working to increase funding stability. The charity holds a general reserve valued at £178,000, which the report describes as a 6-month reserve for public benefits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SPACE YOUTH PROJECT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SPACE YOUTH PROJECT as a grant recipient include TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST.
Known funders
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