FUN 4 YOUNG PEOPLE (F4YP) LTD

Registered charity 1198194 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

F4YP offers fun, educational and accessible opportunities to young people in Bedfordshire, supporting them to develop self-esteem, self-confidence and resilience

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£353k

Latest spending

£424k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased significantly from £147,055 to £76,476, driven by a net expenditure of £70,579 against incoming resources of £353,396. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £27,656, which the trustees note may be lower than usual because core salaries are covered by restricted grant funding. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £30,000 (held: £28k)

“it has been agreed that the charity will look to secure and maintain increased unrestricted reserves at £30,000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 13432846

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

COHEN, Peter Timothy — director, appointed 08/01/2026on trustee list
DOWNING, Caroline Jane — director, appointed 01/10/2025on trustee list
FARMER RULTON, Claire Marie — director, appointed 29/02/2024not on trustee list
KING, James Andrew — director, appointed 14/03/2022on trustee list
IRELAND, Rebecca Jane — director, appointed 17/12/2021on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

James Andrew Kingchair
Caroline Jane Downing
Claire Marie Farmer Rulton
Peter Cohen
Rebecca Ireland

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£353k	£424k
31/10/2024	£329k	£371k
31/10/2023	£330k	£304k
31/10/2022	£409k	£246k

Common questions

Is FUN 4 YOUNG PEOPLE (F4YP) LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased significantly from £147,055 to £76,476, driven by a net expenditure of £70,579 against incoming resources of £353,396. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £27,656, which the trustees note may be lower than usual because core salaries are covered by restricted grant funding. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FUN 4 YOUNG PEOPLE (F4YP) LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FUN 4 YOUNG PEOPLE (F4YP) LTD as a grant recipient include MRS B L ROBINSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
MRS B L ROBINSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£6k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	28/04/2025	£25k	Unrestricted Funding
Sport England	13/09/2024	£14k	Sporting Fun 4 Hard to Reach Young People
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/08/2023	£8k	MH - Summer F4YP
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/09/2022	£326k	Fun 4 Young People (F4YP)