THE YOUTH NET

Registered charity 1199420 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We have a number of projects who all contribute to the delivery of our vision; Religious EducationLessons, Workshops & Events.Work Supporting Local Churches, and those that work with Children and Young People.Princes Trust projects.Community projects and support.

Objects

A. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO PARTICULARLY AMONGST CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN MID-STAFFORDSHIRE AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.B. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES IN THE SAID LOCALITY AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Stafford, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £1,114 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £157,476 and expenditure of £156,362. The trustees note that the charity is well-positioned for future growth and that its reserves provide a sound financial base, although the majority of income is voluntary and uncertain. The organization moved its office location during the year and continues to operate various charitable projects with staff and trustee oversight.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Community Foundation Staffordshire — “FUNDERS Community Foundation Staffordshire” (source page)
• Western Power - In This Together Grant — “Western Power - In This Together Grant” (source page)
• Matthews Wrightson Charity Trust — “Matthews Wrightson Charity Trust” (source page)
• Ecclesiastical Movement for Good — “Ecclesiastical Movement for Good” (source page)
• SARH's Cares Foundation — “SARH's Cares Foundation” (source page)
• County Councillors — “County Councillors funding” (source page)
• Housing Plus Group — “Housing Plus Group Covid 19 Grant” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (05/03/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Matthew James Longchair
• ANDREW TIMOTHY SUMMERS
• Debra Louise Tickell
• GRAHAM JOHN RUSSELL · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOHN CUNNINGHAM LOTZ MB BS FRCS
• RICHENDA JANE NUTTALL
• Rev DAVID LLOYD LAWRENCE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Samantha Jane Phillips · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Shropshire · Staffordshire · Stoke-on-trent City · Telford & Wrekin · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

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

• YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME income £640k
• THE YOUTH ASSOCIATION income £805k
• CREATIVE YOUTH NETWORK income £3.1m
• YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CONNEXIONS income £491k
• COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE income £654k
• NEWTON AYCLIFFE YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE income £101k

Side by side with its peers

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