THE DOWNSIDE SETTLEMENT

Registered charity 252196 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DOWNSIDE FISHER YOUTH CLUB

DFYC, open to all young without discrimination, supports socially excluded young people in Bermondsey and around, enabling them to fulfil their potential through a structured and varied programme of activities, which the staff actively supervise and join in during all sessions. Based on Christian principles, young people discover meaning to their lives and contribute to their local communities.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net income of £49,596 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds carried forward of £384,740. The trustees note that while the cash position was positive, the charity continues to feel pressure from cost increases, particularly national insurance, making it challenging to build reserves. The going concern basis is supported by the adequacy of reserves and the ability to meet liabilities as they fall due.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Downside-Fisher (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• National Lottery — “Our Key Partners Southwark Council National Lottery Street League” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (55% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Robert Henry Dewes Cokechair
• ANTON DE PIRO D'AMICO INGUANEZ · trustee of 6 other charities
• CHARLES GERADA
• Charlotte Bamford
• Daemon Keith Bear
• Ivone William Kirkpatrick
• JOHN NICHOLAS COTTON
• JOY TOGHILL
• Matthew James Robert Valenzia
• Neil Geoffrey Woodings
• Oliver James Kenneth Roderick Mellotte
• Tabitha Jane Gabriel Barran

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

Operates in: Southwark

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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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 YMCA DOWNSLINK GROUP.

• YMCA DOWNSLINK GROUP income £16.3m
• YMCA THAMES GATEWAY income £9.4m
• NORWICH YOUTH FOR CHRIST income £140k
• YMCA Plymouth Ltd income £2.0m
• YOUTH CONNECT SOUTH WEST income £3.1m
• BILLY YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROJECT income £110k

Side by side with its peers

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