Charity Accounts Intelreading the accounts so you don’t have to

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 .

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£755k
Latest spending
£850k
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2025

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

Largest income source: Charitable activities
“Charitable activities” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.6m)
“The charity aims to maintain unrestricted funds at a level which equates to 3 months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity received a loan of £650,000 from the Diocese, with the Right Reverend Patrick McKinney as a trustee of the Diocesan Trustees.
“In 2021 the charity also received a loan of £650,000 from the Diocese repayable over 12 years at an interest rate of Base plus 2%.” — page 24
“During the period the charity benefited from rent free use of accommodation owned by Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustees.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity benefited from the rent-free use of accommodation owned by Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustees.
“In 2021 the charity also received a loan of £650,000 from the Diocese repayable over 12 years at an interest rate of Base plus 2%.” — page 24
“During the period the charity benefited from rent free use of accommodation owned by Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustees.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income
£755k
Total spending
£850k
Reserves (reported)
£40k
Employees
26

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£755k£850k
31/07/2024£724k£700k
31/07/2023£681k£807k
31/07/2022£578k£683k
31/07/2021£516k£463k

Common questions

Is NOTTINGHAM ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESAN YOUTH SERVICE financially healthy?

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. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION1£125k
NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£70k
John Lewis Partnership Foundation1£34k
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST1£20k
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED1£20k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST1£20k
THE KERRISON TRUST1£19k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORWICH YOUTH FOR CHRIST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NOTTINGHAM ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESAN YOUTH SERVICE£755k—0unclear—no doubt
NORWICH YOUTH FOR CHRIST FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ROCHESTER FY2023£257k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PATRICK, WALLINGTON FY2023£351k—0above—no doubt
JUST YOUTH FY2024£159k—0above—no doubt
ACTION 4 YOUTH FY2025£3.5m£80,001 - £90,000—below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.