YOUNG ROOTS

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Young Roots works with young refugees supporting them to improve their wellbeing and fulfil their potential, through intensive one-to-one Casework, youth and sporting activities, English language mentoring, youth leadership and access to specialist therapeutic and legal advice.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 30 November 2023
Total income:
£1,807,170
Donations and legacies | £572.61k | |
Charitable activities | £1.23m | |
Other trading activities | £0 | |
Investments | £4.29k | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£1,398,421
Raising funds | £163.97k | |
Charitable activities | £1.23m | |
Other | £0 |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £69,876 from 1 government grant(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £163.97k | |
Charitable expenditure | £1.23m | |
Retained for future use | £408.75k |
People

25 Employee(s)
12 Trustee(s)
20 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Recreation
- Children/young People
- Other Defined Groups
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
- Other Charitable Activities
- Brent
- Croydon
Governance
- REFUGEE YOUTH PROJECT (Previous name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
12 Trustee(s)
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GRACE CAPEL | Chair | 22 May 2022 |
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SEONAID ROSINA ELSPETH MURRAY WEIGHTMAN | Trustee | 18 January 2025 |
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Hannah Stott | Trustee | 18 January 2025 |
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Sami Gichki | Trustee | 15 July 2023 |
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Edward Abel Smith | Trustee | 15 July 2023 |
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Nazma Raichuri | Trustee | 15 July 2023 |
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Wasig Zaid | Trustee | 15 July 2023 |
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Radhika Ravi | Trustee | 02 April 2022 |
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Andrea Vukovic | Trustee | 02 April 2022 |
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Andrew Copeland Haley | Trustee | 14 November 2020 |
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Laura Puddefoot-Knaggs | Trustee | 09 September 2017 |
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Stephen Roger Corker | Trustee | 01 December 2016 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 30/11/2019 | 30/11/2020 | 30/11/2021 | 30/11/2022 | 30/11/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £489.50k | £801.08k | £984.81k | £1.44m | £1.81m | |
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Total expenditure | £447.31k | £629.48k | £925.40k | £960.39k | £1.40m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | £63.37k | £36.66k | £66.61k | £98.70k | £69.88k | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | N/A | £800.94k | £173.06k | £315.16k | £572.61k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | N/A | £0 | £811.73k | £1.12m | £1.23m | |
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Income - Endowments | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | N/A | £140 | £21 | £374 | £4.29k | |
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Income - Other | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | N/A | £592.65k | £821.66k | £822.88k | £1.23m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | N/A | £0 | £101.54k | £137.51k | £163.97k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | N/A | £0 | £11.37k | £10.92k | £22.40k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | N/A | £36.84k | £2.19k | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 30/11/2019 | 30/11/2020 | 30/11/2021 | 30/11/2022 | 30/11/2023 | ||
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Own use assets | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Long-term investments | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Other assets | N/A | £423.13k | £479.23k | £957.12k | £1.41m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | N/A | £57.03k | £53.71k | £56.11k | £97.77k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 30 November 2023 | 18 July 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 November 2023 | 18 July 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 November 2022 | 24 May 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 November 2022 | 24 May 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 November 2021 | 22 September 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 November 2021 | 22 September 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 November 2020 | 03 September 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 November 2020 | 03 September 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 November 2019 | 01 August 2020 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 November 2019 | 19 August 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/11/2010 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20/09/2014 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22 MAR 2017
Charitable objects
1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONG YOUNG FORCED MIGRANTS/LONG TERM REFUGEES (THE BENEFICIARIES), BOTH WITHIN THE UK AND OVERSEAS, BY PROVISION OF TRAINING AS YOUTH WORKERS AND IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS. 2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AMONG THE BENEFICIARIES BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER VOLUNTARY BODIES, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, RELIEF AGENCIES AND OTHERS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE 3. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCE, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Area of benefit
NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.
Contact information
- Address:
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Suite 3.18 Easy Hub
22 Addiscombe Road
CROYDON
CR0 5PE
- Phone:
- 02086849140
- Email:
- london@youngroots.org.uk
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