KIRKLEES YOUTH ALLIANCE CIO

Registered charity 1191927 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KYA

Kirklees Youth Alliance (KYA) is a community youth work infrastructure support organisation operating in the metropolitan Council area of Kirklees in West Yorkshire. KYA's vision is "A vibrant community youth sector across Kirklees".Services are provided to member organisations including advice and guidance, training, networking opportunities and project and programme development.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: TO PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN THE KIRKLEES LOCAL AUTHORITY AREA AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS (“THE AREA OF BENEFIT”) IN PARTICULAR BY:(I) BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL VOLUNTARY, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ("VSCE") YOUTH PROVIDERS; OPERATING WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND PROVIDING THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO CHARITABLE YOUTH WORK PURPOSES; AND(II) PROMOTING, ORGANISING AND FACILITATING CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN LOCAL VOLUNTARY, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ("VSCE") YOUTH PROVIDERS AND STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE, “THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR” MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DEFINED AS FOLLOWS: • CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES. • VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

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What the accounts disclose

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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
• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alasdair Iain Brownchair
• Dr Jean Hatton
• IAN BRIERLEY · trustee of 3 other charities
• Kimberley Bedeau White
• Muhammad Hamza Sohaib
• Sam Dainty
• UMAR RAFIQ · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Kirklees

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Government & lottery funding

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