YOUTH CONNECT SOUTH WEST
Registered charity 1186059 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YOUTH CONNECT
Working with young people, offering positive activities, including youth work, group work and targeted individual support. Support for young people who are unemployed and @risk of unemployment with next steps to employment, education or training, particularly young people with anxiety and mental health needs, SEND YP (disabilities) with transitions working in partnerships with parent/carers
Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a total unrestricted surplus of £300,218 and total funds of £1,106,344 for the year ended 31 March 2025. However, the trustees anticipate an unrestricted funds deficit in the next financial year due to significant reductions in Youth Work funding and one-off transition costs. To mitigate this, the charity intends to draw upon its reserves, which are currently held within the trustees' target range of £450,000 to £650,000.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: between £450,000 and £650,000 (held: £577k)
“On this basis, the Trustees consider that free reserves should be between £450,000 and £650,000” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (85% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Rev Adam Pittchair
- Aubrey Theodore James Rumming-Pain
- Charles Daniel Gerrish
- Fiona Cathrine Phur
- Gillian Millar
- Jackie Fielder
- Mark Anver Bandalli
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Dorset · North Somerset · Somerset · Wiltshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is YOUTH CONNECT SOUTH WEST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total unrestricted surplus of £300,218 and total funds of £1,106,344 for the year ended 31 March 2025. However, the trustees anticipate an unrestricted funds deficit in the next financial year due to significant reductions in Youth Work funding and one-off transition costs. To mitigate this, the charity intends to draw upon its reserves, which are currently held within the trustees' target range of £450,000 to £650,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.
Who funds YOUTH CONNECT SOUTH WEST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name YOUTH CONNECT SOUTH WEST as a grant recipient include THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST, SYLVANUS LYSONS CHARITY, THE ROPER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ROTARY CLUB OF BATH TRUST FUND.
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