KIDDERMINSTER AND DISTRICT YOUTH TRUST

Registered charity 1184745 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KDYT

Kidderminster & District Youth Trust provide a safe, secure, fun environment where young people get support in identifying their strengths & skills, so they can avoid, or be better able to deal with challenges in their lives. We help them to increase opportunities, have their voices heard & realise their full potential in society.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE THE ‘AREA OF BENEFIT’ IS DEFINED AS THE TOWNS OF KIDDERMINSTER, BEWDLEY AND STOURPORT-ON-SEVERN AND THE RURAL AREA OF WYRE FOREST DISTRICT COUNCIL TOGETHER WITH ANY OTHER AREAS OF WORCESTERSHIRE OR NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES WHICH THE TRUSTEES SHALL DEEM APPROPRIATE FROM TIME TO TIME.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £319,634, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining six months' running costs as designated funds. The trustees report a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future, confirming the use of the going concern basis of accounting.

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
• 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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Terence Anthony Denslowchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• CATHARINE HOPE
• David Verry Adam · trustee of 1 other charity
• Frances Mary Oborski MBE
• Marsha Georgina White
• Paul Thomas Johnston
• Paul Finnemore
• Peter John Picken QPM · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

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Government & lottery funding

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