SACRISTON YOUTH PROJECT

Registered charity 1168668 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SYP is a resource for children and young people up to the age of 19 living in Sacriston and the surrounding areas by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities.

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Latest income
£167k
Latest spending
£192k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in a healthy financial position, although it reported a net deficit of £25,315 for the year ended 31 March 2026. The trustees' report confirms the charity is in a healthy financial position and notes that reserves are held to cover three months of running costs.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of running costs (held: £73k)
“The policy is to retain 3 months of running costs.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£167k£192k
31/03/2025£166k£128k
31/03/2024£107k£119k
31/03/2023£158k£145k
31/03/2022£182k£219k

Common questions

Is SACRISTON YOUTH PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in a healthy financial position, although it reported a net deficit of £25,315 for the year ended 31 March 2026. The trustees' report confirms the charity is in a healthy financial position and notes that reserves are held to cover three months of running costs. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SACRISTON YOUTH PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SACRISTON YOUTH PROJECT as a grant recipient include Point North Community Foundation, THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Point North Community FoundationFY2024£47k
Point North Community FoundationFY2023£44k
Point North Community FoundationFY2022£30kNHS Charities Together / Health Improvement
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East22/01/2026£10kGrant to Sacriston Youth Project
The National Lottery Community Fund19/09/2024£20kGreat Minds
Community Foundation North East18/07/2024£10kGrant to Sacriston Youth Project
Sport England18/03/2024£12kSYP Sport Sessions
UK government18/03/2024£12kALB-Sport England-SYP Sport Sessions
The National Lottery Community Fund07/01/2022£10kGourmet Families

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 STAFFORDSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF CLUBS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SACRISTON YOUTH PROJECT£167k——unclear—no doubt
STAFFORDSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF CLUBS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FY2025£106k—0unclear—no doubt
YMCA St Paul's Youth Project FY2025£204k—0unclear—no doubt
SENGHENYDD YOUTH DROP IN CENTRE FY2025£181k—0unclear—no doubt
PRIORITY YOUTH PROJECT FY2025£367k—0unclear—noted
COPENHAGEN YOUTH PROJECT FY2026£384k—0below—no doubt

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