YOUNG CONCERN TRUST

Registered charity 298984 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides counselling and therapeutic services to children,young people and those that work with them.

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Latest income

£717k

Latest spending

£821k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a £104,098 deficit, reducing total funds from £438,883 to £334,785. However, the trustees report the charity remains in a sound financial position, supported by healthy unrestricted reserves of £324,594. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or related-party transactions.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Fiscal Responsibility Fund, Development Fund, Sustainability Fund, Premises Fund (held: £325k)

“Fiscal Responsibility Fund: Once per quarter Trustees consider and approve a sum of money needed to shut the charity down effectively if such circumstances were forced upon it. In order to support the sustainability and long-term development of YCT the Trustees also hold funds based on a) development of the organisation b) sustainability of the organisation and c) future building and accommodation needs.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — YOUNG CONCERN TRUST (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Total income

£717k

Total spending

£821k

Cost of raising funds

£23k

Reserves (reported)

£325k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Julia Hilary Mileschair
Andrew Linton · trustee of 1 other charity
Mark Ingall
NEIL FROST · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Essex · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£717k	£821k
31/03/2024	£634k	£628k
31/03/2023	£569k	£544k
31/03/2022	£510k	£482k
31/03/2021	£392k	£378k

Common questions

Is YOUNG CONCERN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a £104,098 deficit, reducing total funds from £438,883 to £334,785. However, the trustees report the charity remains in a sound financial position, supported by healthy unrestricted reserves of £324,594. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or related-party transactions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds YOUNG CONCERN TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YOUNG CONCERN TRUST as a grant recipient include CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/02/2023	£10k	Supporting the mental health of young people in Harlow
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/11/2009	£50k	Youth Counselling & Support Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/09/2006	£56k	Harlow Foyer Counselling Service