TRINITY YOUTH AND CHILDREN'S PROJECT

Registered charity 1168559 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are here to help young people growing up in east Middlesbrough and their families flourish. North Ormesby can be a tough neighbourhood to grow up. According to official statistics 64% of children live in poverty. We seek to offer quality after school and holiday activities in a safe and nurturing environment where they may grow in confidence and learn life skills.

Objects

TO EDUCATE AND ASSIST THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (AGED 0-19 YEARS) IN MIDDLESBROUGH, IN PARTICULAR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NORTH ORMESBY, TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES, THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, AND TO SUPPORT THEIR PARENTS OR CARERS IN ORDER THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Stockton-on-Tees, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£92k
Latest spending
£92k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £12,314 at the end of the year, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining a six-month operating reserve. The charity reported a net movement in funds of -£582, indicating that total resources expended exceeded incoming resources for the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Donations and grants 1,242 90,567 91,809 92,813” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The Trustees aim to maintain a six-month operating reserve to cover contingencies.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Photocopier costs charged by North Ormesby Parochial Church Council (PCC).
“During the year ended 31 December 2025 North Ormesby Parochial Church Council (PCC) charged the Trinity Youth and Childrens Project £776 (2024 : £776) for photcopier costs.” — page 12
“During the year ended 31 December 2025 Trinity Centre (North Ormesby) CIC charged the Trinity Youth and Childrens Project £12,946 (2024 : £12,344) for the use of its Trinity Centre facilities for office rent, room hire.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Office rent and room hire charged by Trinity Centre (North Ormesby) CIC.
“During the year ended 31 December 2025 North Ormesby Parochial Church Council (PCC) charged the Trinity Youth and Childrens Project £776 (2024 : £776) for photcopier costs.” — page 12
“During the year ended 31 December 2025 Trinity Centre (North Ormesby) CIC charged the Trinity Youth and Childrens Project £12,946 (2024 : £12,344) for the use of its Trinity Centre facilities for office rent, room hire.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £4.8m
“For the Pension Builder Classic section, the valuation revealed a deficit of £4.8m on the ongoing assumptions used.” — page 11
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.

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 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Middlesbrough

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£92k£92k
31/12/2024£93k£93k
31/12/2023£58k£58k
31/12/2022£47k£51k
31/12/2021£59k£63k

Common questions

Is TRINITY YOUTH AND CHILDREN'S PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £12,314 at the end of the year, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining a six-month operating reserve. The charity reported a net movement in funds of -£582, indicating that total resources expended exceeded incoming resources for the period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TRINITY YOUTH AND CHILDREN'S PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TRINITY YOUTH AND CHILDREN'S PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION, THE ARCHER TRUST, THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATIONFY2024£3kPart time staff to support work with vulnerable children & young people
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500Children and Young People

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/06/2026£20kTYCP Project 2026-2027
Community Foundation North East16/10/2025£10kGrant to Trinity Youth & Children's Project
The National Lottery Community Fund16/01/2025£20kTYCP Salary Project 2025-2026
The National Lottery Community Fund08/09/2023£10kTYCP Salary Costs 2023-2024
The National Lottery Community Fund13/09/2018£10kFAMILY FRIDAYS
The National Lottery Community Fund08/02/2012£6kThe Cloister Garden Community Project
The National Lottery Community Fund20/04/2011£4kMarket Magic
The National Lottery Community Fund17/07/2007£5kGirls Allowed

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 PRIORITY YOUTH PROJECT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TRINITY YOUTH AND CHILDREN'S PROJECT£92k—0below—no doubt
PRIORITY YOUTH PROJECT FY2025£367k—0unclear—noted
NORTH MYMMS YOUTH PROJECT FY2025£81k—0unclear—no doubt
TRINITY COMMUNITY PROJECT FY2025£79k—0below—noted
THE MAXIMUM LIFE YOUTH PROJECT FY2025£60k—0unclear—no doubt
MID POWYS YOUTH THEATRE FY2025£69k—0unclear—noted

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