YPF TRUST

Registered charity 1185279 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The YPF Trust is an umbrella organisation representing Young People's Foundations (YPFs) throughout England. The Trust fundraises, coordinates and advocates on behalf of Local YPFs and acts as the collective voice of the over 1300 local voluntary sector organisations that are members of their local YPF.

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Latest income

£223k

Latest spending

£235k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £127,219, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £50,000 (equivalent to three months of expenditure). The charity reported a net outgoing of resources for the year, reducing total funds from £139,226 to £127,219, though the trustees confirm no material uncertainties exist regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months expenditure when the staff team is fully recruited (held: £127k)

“The trustees have agreed to put £50,000 into reserves. This is equivalent to three months expenditure when the staff team is fully recruited.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Henry Smith Foundation — “YPF Trust and Henry Smith Foundation launch £3m Core Memories Fund” (source page)
DCMS — “Through DCMS funding in 2022/23 and 2023/24 we established a national programme for local partnership in the youth sector” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (19/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ERIK MESELchair
Ashley Thompson
Kita Ikoku
Nicola Butler
Noura Salhani
PHILIP EDWARD PUSEY
Sarah Eloise Allen

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£223k	£235k
31/03/2024	£494k	£492k
31/03/2023	£490k	£478k
31/03/2022	£150k	£96k
31/03/2021	£0	£45k

Common questions

Is YPF TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £127,219, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £50,000 (equivalent to three months of expenditure). The charity reported a net outgoing of resources for the year, reducing total funds from £139,226 to £127,219, though the trustees confirm no material uncertainties exist regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds YPF TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YPF TRUST as a grant recipient include JOHN LYON'S CHARITY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN LYON'S CHARITY	FY2025	£180k	the Centre for Supplementary Education

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	01/04/2023	£250k	Capacity Building Fund