SWITCH YOUTH SERVICES

Registered charity 1179544 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To enhance the personal, social and emotional development of young people through informal education

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, AND DEVELOP THE SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SKILLS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE BOROUGH OF MAIDSTONETO DEVELOP RECREATION AND LEISURE FACILITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE BOROUGH OF MAIDSTONE.TO GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE BPROUGH OF MAIDSTONE THE OPPORTUNITY TO IDENTIFY THEIR OWN NEEDS AND PROMOTE INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY.TO PROMOTE HEALTHY AND SAFE LIFESTYLES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN MAIDSTONE BOROUGH.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £9,186 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in free reserves of £15,371. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, noting that it is dependent on donations and grants but has received strong support. The reserves policy targets £10,000, which is currently exceeded by the actual free reserves.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• 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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (14/08/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• David John Creaseychair
• JODIE DEVLIN
• Marianne Webb · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rachel Jones
• Vanessa Mary Marson

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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