Y-NOTTS

Registered charity 224651 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (NOTTINGHAM BRANCH), YWCA NOTTINGHAM

y-notts is an independent charity based in Nottingham and gives financial assistance in the form of grants to young people aged between 15 and 30 for the purpose of furthering their education, training and personal development, in a wide sense.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION, AMONG WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF EITHER SEX IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FORGOING, IN THE COUNTY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, BY SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

Area of benefit: NOTTINGHAM AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT.

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 the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,159,786 at the end of the period, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of holding enough funds to continue present activity for up to one year. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, driven by strong investment performance, and maintains a healthy cash position of £7,175.

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 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
• Investment
• 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 · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• LYNNE MORGAN BAchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ben Waymark
• Diana Frempong
• Natasha McDonald
• Neil David Robinson
• Paul Jackson
• SARAH CAROLINE READ
• SONIA DOWDIE
• VIVIEN SADLER

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

Operates in: Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

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