WILDFIRE YOUTH PROJECT

Registered charity 1202682 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Wildfire Youth Project provide a number of services for children and young people in the Winchester District. Projects include schools work such as girls and boys courses, assemblies and mentoring, youth groups, after school drop-ins, big youth events and weekends away.

Objects

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CHRISTIAN ETHOS THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

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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Registered contact address: Winchester, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net cash deficit of £1,648 for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to a surplus of £27,365 in the prior year. Total income decreased to £44,690 from £40,713, while total expenses increased significantly to £46,338 from £13,348. Cash funds at the end of the period stood at £25,717, down from £27,365 at the start.

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 3 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
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• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
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• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• 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

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

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Stephen Martinchair
• Gemma Hellawell
• JULIE MUTTON
• Paul Breakwell · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Hampshire

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