YOUNG BRISTOL
Registered charity 301681 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AVON AND BRISTOL FEDERATION OF BOYS CLUBS, AVON AND BRISTOL FEDERATION OF CLUBS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated an operating surplus of £150,625 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,148,284 against expenditure of £997,659. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,093,314, while free reserves were £362,070, which the trustees note is marginally below their desired range of approximately £400,000. The trustees concluded that the charity is adequately resourced and remains a going concern with no immediate financial risk.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: approximately six months budgeted costs (held: £1.1m)
“Young Bristol's trustees have decided to retain its existing policy to hold unrestricted reserves equivalent to approximately six months budgeted costs.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Young Bristol (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Lee Williams — Chief Executive (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/09/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustees
- JAMIE CAMERONchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Carolyn Lisa Jenkins
- Cathy Dodsworth
- Dr Fahma Mohamed
- Jay Nash
- Jonathan Webb
- Louisa Nancy Pharoah
- Luke Bigwood
- Marcus Robert Arthur Graham
- Shannon Ringland
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · North Somerset · South Gloucestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is YOUNG BRISTOL financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity generated an operating surplus of £150,625 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,148,284 against expenditure of £997,659. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,093,314, while free reserves were £362,070, which the trustees note is marginally below their desired range of approximately £400,000. The trustees concluded that the charity is adequately resourced and remains a going concern with no immediate financial risk. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.
Who funds YOUNG BRISTOL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name YOUNG BRISTOL as a grant recipient include SPIELMAN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE NISBET TRUST, THE NANI HUYU CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MERCHANT VENTURERS CHARITY, JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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