YOUTH WORKS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Registered charity 1177502 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YOUTH WORKS

Education provision for young people struggling to engage with mainstream education.Counselling, support services and targeted interventions to improve mental health and emotional wellbeing.Clubs, and activities to improve social wellbeing and skill development. Community events and projects to raise public awareness of the issues affecting young people and marginalised/minority groups.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £772,597, which is above its stated policy target of six months' running costs. The trustees report that the charity is financially secure for the next financial year due to continued commitment from funders such as the Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six month's running costs (held: £773k)
“In accordance with recommended practice, it is Youth Works Northamptonshire's policy to hold reserves equivalent to six month's running costs.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Infinitas Accountants Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Youth Works Northamptonshire (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).

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARDCore Counselling Services in Northamptonshire——

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£773k
Employees
50

Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.6m£1.5m
31/03/2024£1.4m£1.3m
31/03/2023£1.2m£940k
31/03/2022£828k£821k
31/03/2021£673k£675k

Common questions

Is YOUTH WORKS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £772,597, which is above its stated policy target of six months' running costs. The trustees report that the charity is financially secure for the next financial year due to continued commitment from funders such as the Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Infinitas Accountants Limited.

Who funds YOUTH WORKS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YOUTH WORKS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE as a grant recipient include MICHAEL GUEST CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MICHAEL GUEST CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£1kCare of young people
MICHAEL GUEST CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£1kCare of young people

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2021£22kYouth Works Northamptonshire
The National Lottery Community Fund28/09/2018£10kYouth Works Drop In

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 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE YMCA.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YOUTH WORKS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE£1.6m—0above—no doubt
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE YMCA FY2025£534k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUNG SOMERSET FY2026£4.3m——unclear—no doubt
PRIORITY YOUTH PROJECT FY2025£367k—0unclear—noted
YOUTH PWR CHARITY FY2025£304k—0below—no doubt
All About Youth FY2025£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt

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