THE CUMBRIA CHRISTIAN YOUTH CAMP TRUST

Registered charity 510036 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CCYC

CCYC is a tented camp held at Braithwaite Memorial Institute, near Keswick in the Lake District. It is arranged each year with the express purpose of telling young people about the Lord Jesus Christ. The children come from all over Cumbria and a few from other parts of the country. Some have a Church, Sunday School, Youth Club background but others have never heard the good news of Jesus Christ.

Objects

THE PROCLAMATION AND FURTHERANCE OF THE GOSPEL OF GOD CONCERNING HIS SON JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD AND THE PREACHING AND TEACHING OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND ELSEWHERE AND THE PURSUANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER TO ORGANISE AND SPONSOR AND PROMOTE CHRISTIAN CAMPS AND RALLY.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND ELSEWHERE

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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Latest income

£48k

Latest spending

£46k

Registered

1980

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

Per the trustees' report, the charity's unrestricted cash reserves stood at £37,956 at the year end, which exceeds the stated policy target of no less than £20,000. The accounts state that income decreased to £47,964 while expenditure increased to £46,156, resulting in a net cash increase of £1,808.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no less than £20,000 (held: £38k)

“The trustees have determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestricted cash of no less than £20,000 so that the charity could continue to operate should income and / or expenditure vary adversely.” — 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.

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
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Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

REUBEN LEEchair
Ben Naylor
CATHRYN MacPherson
CLAIRE LEE
David Baxter
IAN BAXTER
NEIL BAXTER
NICK WILLIAMS · trustee of 1 other charity
SARAH WILLIAMS
Sandy MacPherson

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£48k	£46k
31/12/2024	£50k	£39k
31/12/2023	£33k	£33k
31/12/2022	£24k	£26k
31/12/2021	£15k	£13k

Common questions

Is THE CUMBRIA CHRISTIAN YOUTH CAMP TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: Per the trustees' report, the charity's unrestricted cash reserves stood at £37,956 at the year end, which exceeds the stated policy target of no less than £20,000. The accounts state that income decreased to £47,964 while expenditure increased to £46,156, resulting in a net cash increase of £1,808. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.