YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN FIRST

Charity number: 1157870
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Young People and Children First supports young people age 16 - 25 from foster care, or homeless, and making the transition into independent living in West Berkshire.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 29 September 2024

Total income: £447,751
Total expenditure: £376,957

Total income includes £8,350 from 2 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • West Berkshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 July 2014: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • Bridge for Young People (Working name)
  • YPCHILDREN1ST (Working name)
Company number:
08692587 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Anna Julia Savage Chair 30 June 2019
None on record
MARK SHEIRCLIFF Trustee 01 April 2025
STARFISH ZAMBIA
Received: On time
Grahame Pitts Trustee 29 July 2024
None on record
Martin Andre Webb Trustee 22 April 2024
None on record
Dr Peter Robertson Trustee 03 July 2023
None on record
Karen Salmon Trustee 16 December 2019
None on record
Peter Andrew Harris Trustee 04 March 2019
None on record
Timothy Dyson Trustee 21 January 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 29/09/2020 29/09/2021 29/09/2022 29/09/2023 29/09/2024
Total gross income £212.39k £231.05k £298.71k £422.62k £447.75k
Total expenditure £206.05k £206.10k £302.58k £364.64k £376.96k
Income from government contracts N/A £47.71k N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £2.50k £1.50k £400 £8.35k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 29 September 2024 03 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 29 September 2024 03 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 September 2023 05 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 29 September 2023 05 July 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 September 2022 24 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 29 September 2022 24 April 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 September 2021 17 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 29 September 2021 17 June 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 September 2020 03 June 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 29 September 2020 03 June 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16 SEP 2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 20/05/2014

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Wessex House
22 Oxford Road
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 1PA
Phone:
01635500849
Email:
info@bfyp.org.uk
Website:

https://bridgeforyoungpeople.org.uk/ Open in new window