SPROWSTON YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROJECT

Registered charity 1197675 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SYEP

PROVIDE ADVICE/ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL/EDUCATIONAL & OTHER ACTIVITIES TO: A) HELP YOUNG PEOPLE DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS/CAPACITIES & CAPABILITIES ENABLING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT/MATURE/RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS, BUILD THEIR SELF ESTEEM; B)ADVANCING EDUCATION; C)PROVIDING RECREATIONAL/LEISURE ACTIVITY IN INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

Objects

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 YEARS LIVING IN SPROWSTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:A)ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND TO BUILD THEIR SELF ESTEEM; B)ADVANCING EDUCATION; C)PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

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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Latest income

£211k

Latest spending

£217k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £71,563.35 at the year-end, following an accounting deficit for the period. The trustees identify the loss of grant funding as the main financial risk to the charity. Reserves are being worked on to increase to meet unforeseen expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: National Lottery Reaching Communities (52% of income)

“The recorded Overall Income of £211,487.23 in the 2024/25 year of account consisted of £110,985.22 from the National Lottery Reaching Communities Programme” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“THE MAIN FINANCIAL RISK TO THE CHARTIY IS THE LOSS OF GRANT FUNDING.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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 policy and procedures
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
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sprowston Youth Engagement Project (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev David Hagan Palmerchair
Judith Cecile Leggett · trustee of 3 other charities
Martin Callam · trustee of 1 other charity
Peter Anthony Lee Bush
Sarah Vincent · trustee of 1 other charity
Shayne Stork
Timothy Gardiner
William Frederick Couzens · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£211k	£217k
31/03/2024	£193k	£177k
31/03/2023	£160k	£132k

Common questions

Is SPROWSTON YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £71,563.35 at the year-end, following an accounting deficit for the period. The trustees identify the loss of grant funding as the main financial risk to the charity. Reserves are being worked on to increase to meet unforeseen expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/10/2024	£20k	SYEP Wellbeing Support Service

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED	3	£32k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	1	—
THE ONSIDE FOUNDATION	1	£519k
BOLTON TOGETHER	1	£467k
FRIENDS OF WIZNITZ LIMITED	1	£393k
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES	1	£217k
SF FOUNDATION	1	£209k
GILMOOR BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED	1	£154k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SPROWSTON YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROJECT.

SPROWSTON YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROJECT income £211k
PRIORITY YOUTH PROJECT income £367k
YOUTH PWR CHARITY income £304k
BILLY YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROJECT income £110k
YOUTH WORKS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE income £1.6m
WOLVERHAMPTON YOUTH ZONE income £1.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SPROWSTON YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROJECT	£211k	—	unclear	—	noted
SPROWSTON YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROJECT FY2025	£211k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PRIORITY YOUTH PROJECT FY2025	£367k	—	unclear	—	noted
YOUTH PWR CHARITY FY2025	£304k	—	below	—	no doubt
BILLY YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROJECT FY2025	£110k	—	within	—	no doubt
YOUTH WORKS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE FY2025	£1.6m	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.