NOTTINGHAM ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESAN YOUTH SERVICE

Registered charity 522334 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NOTTINGHAM DIOCESAN CATHOLIC YOUTH SERVICE, NOTTINGHAM DIOCESAN YOUTH SERVICE TRUSTEES

The charity's aim is to help and educate young people to develop their physical, mental, moral and spiritual activities and capacities. Three principal activities to achieve this are: The provision of residential and day retreat experiences at the Briars Catholic Youth Retreat Centre. The provision of an outreach ministry. Training, resourcing and advice for youth ministry in the Diocese .

Objects

HELPING AND EDUCATING YOUNG PEOPLE OF BOTH SEXES THROUGH THEIR LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES SO TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL MORAL AND SPIRITUAL ACTIVITIES AND CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS PERSONS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £1,736,884 to £1,642,044, resulting in a net movement in funds of a loss of £94,840. The trustees report that the financial position was stronger than forecast due to budgetary savings and additional income from a trading subsidiary. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure, against which the actual unrestricted funds of £1,642,044 are significantly higher.

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.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 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 (80% 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).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (05/04/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (05/04/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rt Rev Patrick Joseph McKinneychair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Andrew Charles Muldoon
• David Lawes
• Greg Howell
• Jacqueline O'Brien
• PAULINE LYNCH
• Pauline Payne
• Peter Giorgio
• YVONNE MAY

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · North East Lincolnshire · North Lincolnshire · Nottinghamshire · Rutland

Income and spending

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