YOUTH FOCUS SOUTH WEST

Registered charity 1209073 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YOUTH FOCUS SOUTH WEST C.I.C.

Support and activities for young people to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.Increase or co-ordinate opportunities for young people to engage with service providers in order to adapt services to better meet the needs of that community.Provide events and training for youth workers and organisations to develop their practice and measure their impact

Objects

THE OBJECT OF YOUTH FOCUS SOUTH WEST IS TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY:(A) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.(B) INCREASING, OR CO-ORDINATING, OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THAT COMMUNITY.(C) PROVIDING EVENTS AND TRAINING FOR ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR YOUTH WORK PRACTICE AND IMPROVE WAYS OF MEASURING AND REPORTING ON THE IMPACT OF THEIR WORK.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Youth Focus South West held unrestricted reserves of £54,179 at the end of the period, which exceeds its stated policy target of £25,443. The charity's funding is derived entirely from grants and contracts, with no fundraising income reported in the receipts and payments account.

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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Gillian Margaret Millarchair
• Carl Knight
• John Miller
• Lucas Jade Harris
• Nicky Louise Ransley

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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