GREATER DIDCOT CHRISTIAN CHILDREN AND YOUTHWORK TRUST
Youth Cafe, Sports Outreach, Schools Provision, Discipleship Hub, Youth Alpha, Volunteer Leader Training
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with unrestricted reserves of £29,000, having started with £6,000. The trustees explicitly note that they currently do not have scope to allocate funds to reserves and have not yet established a reserves policy. The charity acknowledges its dependency on external support, including grant funding, donations, and in-kind contributions such as free premises.
What the accounts disclose
“Within a few weeks, we had received several substantial one-off gifts from churches and individuals to the value of £10k, which we received the match funding for within the year.” — page 13
“We continue to be supported in non-monetary ways by the use (for free) of the Didcot Baptist Church premises for various meetings and activities during the year” — page 13
“Partner churches can contribute financially to the work of the Trust and also ‘in kind’ through the use of e.g., premises and resources.” — page 4
“We continue to be supported in non-monetary ways by the use (for free) of the Didcot Baptist Church premises for various meetings and activities during the year” — page 13
“Partner churches can contribute financially to the work of the Trust and also ‘in kind’ through the use of e.g., premises and resources.” — page 4
Trustees
- Damien Graham Miller
- Malcolm Keith Edge
- Nicholas Frederick White
- Rev Jeremy Douglas Adam Parsons
- Sara Matilda Tabitha Green
- Susan Margaret Sennewald
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £70k | £48k |
| 31/03/2024 | £44k | £47k |
| 31/03/2023 | £79k | £68k |
| 31/03/2022 | £41k | £43k |
Common questions
Is GREATER DIDCOT CHRISTIAN CHILDREN AND YOUTHWORK TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with unrestricted reserves of £29,000, having started with £6,000. The trustees explicitly note that they currently do not have scope to allocate funds to reserves and have not yet established a reserves policy. The charity acknowledges its dependency on external support, including grant funding, donations, and in-kind contributions such as free premises. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.