YOUNG LADIES CLUB
Young Ladies Club aims to raise aspirations in disadvantaged young women to achieve their education and career potential by providing mentoring, confidence building activities and career workshops from positive role models. The objects of the charity are to advance in life and help young ladies by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society.
Objects
THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY ARE:-TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG LADIES BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE ANDORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS AMEANS OF:(1) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG LADIES BY DEVELOPING THEIRSKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE INSOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(2) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(3) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(4) PROVIDING CONFIDENCE BUILDING WORKSHOPS AND MENTORING PROGRAMMES TOSUPPORT YOUNG LADIES WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED AND FROM DISADVANTAGEDBACKGROUNDS.(5) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMMES FOR GIRLS IN GANGS ANDNEETS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £23,535 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total income of £204,430 against total expenditure of £180,895. The unrestricted reserves stood at £73,818, which the trustees' report notes is above the stated policy minimum of three months of operating costs. The charity identified income generation as its main risk and plans to diversify funding streams to ensure long-term resilience.
What the accounts disclose
“A minimum of three months of operating costs should be retained.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- 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
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025
- Volunteers: 25
- Government income: £179,430 — contracts £158,230 (1), grants £21,200 (2); 88% of the £204,430 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024
- Volunteers: 25
- Government income: £242,232 — contracts £240,032 (1), grants £2,200 (2); 96% of the £252,732 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023
- Volunteers: 25
- Government income: £331,268 — contracts £179,368 (1), grants £151,900 (3); 100% of the £331,268 total gross income on the same return
Trustees
- PATRICK JONESchair
- Idowu Mogaji
- Yin Yin Nwe
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £204k | £181k |
| 30/09/2024 | £253k | £202k |
| 30/09/2023 | £331k | £241k |
| 30/06/2022 | £167k | £109k |
| 30/06/2021 | £80k | £69k |
Common questions
Is YOUNG LADIES CLUB financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £23,535 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total income of £204,430 against total expenditure of £180,895. The unrestricted reserves stood at £73,818, which the trustees' report notes is above the stated policy minimum of three months of operating costs. The charity identified income generation as its main risk and plans to diversify funding streams to ensure long-term resilience. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds YOUNG LADIES CLUB?
Funders whose own accounts filings name YOUNG LADIES CLUB as a grant recipient include ROSA FUND.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSA FUND | FY2023 | £40k | Rise Fund |
| ROSA FUND | FY2024 | £18k | Rise Fund |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/06/2026 | £500k | SHEROES |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/09/2025 | £20k | VAWG Programme |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE OAKDALE TRUST | 2 | £4k |
| SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST | 1 | £118k |
| THE BLAGRAVE TRUST | 1 | £98k |
| THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST | 1 | £90k |
| THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUST | 1 | £65k |
| THE BADUR FOUNDATION | 1 | £53k |
| THE ENERGY SAVING TRUST FOUNDATION | 1 | £41k |
| SMALLWOOD TRUST | 1 | £34k |
Charities like this
- YOUNG WOMEN'S HUB LTD
- PORTISHEAD YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED
- JUNIOR LEAGUE OF LONDON
- THE WELSH ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS
- YOUNG LIFE INTERNATIONAL
- YWCA ENGLAND & WALES
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNG LADIES CLUB | £204k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YOUNG WOMEN'S HUB LTD | £364k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PORTISHEAD YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED | £487k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| JUNIOR LEAGUE OF LONDON | £125k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE WELSH ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS | £286k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YOUNG LIFE INTERNATIONAL | £3.4m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 2 | below | — | no doubt |