THE YOU TRUST
Registered charity 291489 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SOUTHERN FOCUS TRUST, YOU
YOU: a family, creatively empowering people to thrive in their communities.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity made a healthy surplus of £227,000, helping to recover from previous losses and increasing unrestricted reserves. However, the trustees note that the financial future remains uncertain due to the challenge of meeting national living wage rises against public sector funding constraints. The charity also manages a significant pension deficit of £2,126,000, which is being addressed through an agreed repayment plan.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.5m; policy: £1,500,000 free reserves)
“At the year end the free reserves of the charity were £1,462,000 which is under target” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: My Learning Cloud Limited
“The financial statements consolidate the results of the charity and its wholly owned subsidiary My Learning Cloud Limited” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sumer Audit. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- The League of Friends — “The League of Friends’ generous donation has saved our Cycling Without Age service from the verge of shutting down, allowing us to continue …” (source page)
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- HARRIS-BURLAND, Philippa — director, appointed 30/04/2026not on trustee list
- PARTINGTON-TODD, Amanda Molly — director, appointed 07/08/2025on trustee list
- COLVIN, Adrian Brian — director, appointed 01/07/2025on trustee list
- QUINN, Anthony — director, appointed 16/07/2024on trustee list
- JOBLING, Amanda — director, appointed 16/07/2024on trustee list
- PUGH, Gareth John — director, appointed 16/07/2024on trustee list
- MARSHALL, Derek Stanley — director, appointed 20/09/2017on trustee list
Official officers record.
CQC provider record: The You Trust — Registered, 16 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 25/02/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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 (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Hazelgrove & Martingrove: Good (18/12/2018) · CQC record
- The You Trust - 34-36 Shaftesbury Road: Good (08/09/2018) · CQC record
- Warnford Close: Good (23/11/2017) · CQC record
- The YOU Trust: Not Rated · CQC record
- Adrian Colvin
- Amanda Jobling
- Amanda Molly Partington-Todd
- Anthony Quinn
- Derek Stanley Marshall
- Gareth Pugh
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Dorset · Hampshire · Isle Of Wight · Portsmouth City · Somerset · Southampton City · West Sussex · Wiltshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE YOU TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a healthy surplus of £227,000, helping to recover from previous losses and increasing unrestricted reserves. However, the trustees note that the financial future remains uncertain due to the challenge of meeting national living wage rises against public sector funding constraints. The charity also manages a significant pension deficit of £2,126,000, which is being addressed through an agreed repayment plan. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Audit.
Who funds THE YOU TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE YOU TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUST, ENERGISE ME.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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