YOUTH SHEDZ

Registered charity 1184146 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Youth Shedz aims to develop a community to reach the most disconnected young people by providing safe spaces for young people aged 13 to 25 to explore their identity and develop pro-social relationships, alongside positive role models. Each Youth Shed is co-produced by participants who are supported and facilitated to test ideas and concepts which help them to build healthier, fulfilling lives.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UK THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN WHICH THEY CAN MEET TO UNDERTAKE, JOINTLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, CREATIVE, PHYSICAL OR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND LEARN TO PASS ON SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

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

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Conwy, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£213k

Latest spending

£219k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net loss of £6,515 for the year, with total income of £212,725 and expenditure of £219,240. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £95,493, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of covering closure liabilities estimated at £12,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: ensure that the cash reserves cover all liabilities in the event of closure (held: £95k)

“Youth Shedz policy for holding reserves is to ensure that the cash reserves cover all liabilities in the event of closure.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Scott Jenkinson (CEO/Trustee) paid £70,128 to his sole trader business 4:28 Training for contracted services and expenses.

“Scott Jenkinson is the CEO of Youth Shedz and operates as a sole trader under the name 4:28 Training. During the year, the charity paid £70,128 to 4:28 Training for contracted services and expenses which are related party transactions.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Conflicting interests
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

Volunteers: 6
Government income: £10,000 — grants £10,000 (1); 5% of the £212,725 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

Volunteers: 10
Government income: £38,388 — grants £38,388 (2); 18% of the £209,419 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

Volunteers: 10

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

Corporate structure

Trading subsidiary: YOUTH SHEDZ Companies House CE018022

Trustees · trustee networks

Martin Harrisonchair
Alexander Thomas Webster
Dr Anthony Jeremy
Joanne Catherine Matthews · trustee of 1 other charity
Susan Hart Colman

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£213k	£219k
30/09/2024	£209k	£175k
30/09/2023	£131k	£102k
30/09/2022	£81k	£88k
30/09/2021	£91k	£80k

Common questions

Is YOUTH SHEDZ financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net loss of £6,515 for the year, with total income of £212,725 and expenditure of £219,240. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £95,493, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of covering closure liabilities estimated at £12,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds YOUTH SHEDZ?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YOUTH SHEDZ as a grant recipient include MOONDANCE FOUNDATION, COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SUPPORT CONWY, THE NORTH WALES POLICE AND COMMUNITY TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION	FY2021	£626k	Children & Young People
COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SUPPORT CONWY	FY2024	£45k
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£35k
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£35k	Children & Young People
COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SUPPORT CONWY	FY2022	£10k
THE NORTH WALES POLICE AND COMMUNITY TRUST	FY2026	£3k	Your Community Your Choice
THE NORTH WALES POLICE AND COMMUNITY TRUST	FY2022	£3k	Your Community Your Choice
THE NORTH WALES POLICE AND COMMUNITY TRUST	FY2024	£3k	Your Community Your Choice

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/11/2025	£20k	Safe Spaces for Young People – Youth Shedz in Conwy & Denbighshire
Postcode Lottery	29/03/2024	£25k	Unrestricted Funding

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JAMES WEST STREATHAM SOUTHWARK	1	£123k
THE BADUR FOUNDATION	1	£53k
CROWNHOST LIMITED	1	£18k
JOHNNIE JOHNSON TRUST	1	£11k
THE HARAMEAD TRUST	1	£10k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION	1	£10k
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITED	1	£10k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YOUTH SPACE.

YOUTH SPACE income £139k
SWITCH YOUTH SERVICES income £64k
THE WAYZ income £169k
MAKING A DIFFERENCE income £30k
YOUTH AID COUNCIL income £89k
THE FURZEDOWN YOUTH CENTRE LTD income £45k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
YOUTH SHEDZ	£213k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
YOUTH SPACE FY2025	£139k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SWITCH YOUTH SERVICES FY2025	£64k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WAYZ FY2025	£169k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MAKING A DIFFERENCE FY2025	£30k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH AID COUNCIL FY2025	£89k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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