Youth4Youth Ltd
Youth4Youth connects young people through peer led mentoring, supporting them with a variety of topics that may be troubling them as they transition towards early adulthood. We encourage young people to reach out sooner in their mental health journey, whether that is to talk about their feelings, ongoing challenges and pressures, or direction in life so that they receive the reassurance they need.
Objects
To advance in life and help young people through: (a) Providing supervised peer to peer mentoring directed to improve mental health and wellbeing; (b) Providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals; (c) Advancing education; (d) relieving unemployment; (e) Relief of young people in need through provision is to provide early-intervention support services including creating networks among young people to provide support; (f) Supporting the health and well-being of young people, enhancing their life circumstances and empowering them and empowering them to engage as independent, valued members of society; (g) Safeguarding children by establishing effective communication channels for those in distress, ensuring they receive essential support and guidance in times of danger or abuse; In furtherance of that object but not otherwise, the trustees shall have power; To engage in political activity or advocate for changes in the law provided that the trustees are satisfied that the proposed activities will further the purposes of the charity to an extent justified by the resources committed and the activity is not the dominant means by which the charity carries out its objects.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £18,503, with a reserves policy focused on meeting donor obligations within 12 months and operating commitments within 9 months. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £62,964 for the year, having no paid employees and relying on volunteers, while noting the future launch of a trading subsidiary to generate revenue.
What the accounts disclose
“The Charity maintains sufficient reserves to ensure it can meet the obligations to donors within the following 12 months. Additionally, the Charity actively manages its operating expenditure so as to ensure that commitments within the proceeding 9 months can be met by existing reserves.” — page 5
“The official launch of Y4Y Trading Ltd, a trading subsidiary that has been formed to generate revenue the fund the activities of the Charity.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- 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
Trustees
- Joshua Towerschair
- Amy Bishoprick
- Barnaby Harrison
- Benjamin Hardiman
- Rebecca Hunt
- Simon John Abley
- Thomas Dillon
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £81k | £18k |
| 31/12/2024 | £19k | £32k |
| 31/12/2023 | £34k | £15k |
| 31/12/2022 | £16k | £9k |
Common questions
Is Youth4Youth Ltd financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £18,503, with a reserves policy focused on meeting donor obligations within 12 months and operating commitments within 9 months. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £62,964 for the year, having no paid employees and relying on volunteers, while noting the future launch of a trading subsidiary to generate revenue. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/10/2025 | £20k | Youth4Youth Ltd staff costs |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/03/2023 | £31k | Teenage Helpline |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/05/2022 | £8k | Teenage Helpline |