POSITIVE YOUTH FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 5 January 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07613299
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,506,766
Latest expenditure: £1,473,516
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Techno Centre, Coventry University Technology Park, Puma Way, Coventry, CV1 2TT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.positiveyouthfoundation.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provision of positive activities, leadership and support services for young people identified as being at-risk or vulnerable to a multiple of factors in relation to their personal and social development.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 19 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 19 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,506,766
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,473,516

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 4 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 4 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,484,026
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,350,941

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,332,885
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,333,878

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 7 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,243,144
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,149,186

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 15 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 15 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £860,392
Total Gross Expenditure: £815,857

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,506,766
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,473,516
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Grants: £387,027
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Volunteers: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 4 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,484,026
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,350,941
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £11
Income From Government Grants: £512,012
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 45

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,332,885
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,333,878
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £9
Income From Government Grants: £427,100
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 7 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,243,144
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,149,186
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £223,514
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £860,392
Total Gross Expenditure: £815,857
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £14
Income From Government Grants: £222,260
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 25

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 44074
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1444418
Income Investments: 18274
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1506766
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,473,516
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1473516
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9120
Expenditure Support Costs: 191790
Expenditure Depreciation: 5004
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £861,632
Assets Total Fixed: 15013
Assets Own Use: 15013
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,164,680
Assets Total Liabilities: £128,273
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,051,420
Creditors One Year Total Current: 128273
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,030,530
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 861632
Funds Restricted: 189788
Funds Total: 1051420
Count Employees: 34
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 4 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 47366
Income Other Trading Activities: 82712
Income Charitable Activities: 1347085
Income Investments: 6863
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1484026
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,350,941
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1350941
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8100
Expenditure Support Costs: 149665
Expenditure Depreciation: 6672
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £852,119
Assets Total Fixed: 20017
Assets Own Use: 20017
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,173,685
Assets Total Liabilities: £171,179
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,022,523
Creditors One Year Total Current: 171179
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £991,980
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 852119
Funds Restricted: 170404
Funds Total: 1022523
Count Employees: 34
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 7737
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1324448
Income Investments: 700
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1332885
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,333,878
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1333878
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7500
Expenditure Support Costs: 146039
Expenditure Depreciation: 8631
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £672,444
Assets Total Fixed: 25892
Assets Own Use: 25892
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,049,596
Assets Total Liabilities: £180,249
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £895,239
Creditors One Year Total Current: 180249
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £940,929
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 672444
Funds Restricted: 222795
Funds Total: 895239
Count Employees: 40
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 7 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1605
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1241320
Income Investments: 219
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1243144
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,149,186
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1149186
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7213
Expenditure Support Costs: 119680
Expenditure Depreciation: 10252
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £631,382
Assets Total Fixed: 30757
Assets Own Use: 30757
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £885,820
Assets Total Liabilities: £16,374
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £900,203
Creditors One Year Total Current: 16374
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £812,843
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 631382
Funds Restricted: 268821
Funds Total: 900203
Count Employees: 38
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 23563
Income Charitable Activities: 832951
Income Investments: 2419
Income Other: 1459
Income Total Income And Endowments: 860392
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £768,835
Expenditure Other: 47022
Expenditure Total: 815857
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9040
Expenditure Support Costs: 37982
Expenditure Depreciation: 1589
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £607,190
Assets Total Fixed: 4768
Assets Own Use: 4768
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £828,663
Assets Total Liabilities: £54,367
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £779,064
Creditors One Year Total Current: 54367
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £781,337
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 607190
Funds Restricted: 171874
Funds Total: 779064
Count Employees: 42
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Coventry City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: POSITIVE YOUTH FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-01-05T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21 APR 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 03/01/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 02 MAY 2019
Charitable Objects: 3. THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(A) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH MEMBERS OF COMMUNITIES, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE MIDLANDS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COVENTRY WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING A NETWORK GROUP THAT ENABLE AND ENCOURAGES MEMBERS OF COMMUNITIES PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE MIDLANDS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COVENTRY TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY IN THEIR COMMUNITY USING CULTURAL PROGRAMMES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ART AND MUSIC, EDUCATIONAL AND SPORTING PROGRAMMES AS A MEANS OF GETTING PEOPLE TO TAKE PART IN JOINT ACTIVITY, IN PARTICULAR AMONG SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, ADVOCACY MENTORING AND SUPPORT.(B) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH: (I) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (II) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. (C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, INCLUDING PHYSICAL EDUCATION.(D) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. (E) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE INVOLVED IN CHARITABLE YOUTH WORK BY:I. PROVIDING AND PROMOTING TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO THOSE INVOLVED IN CHARITABLE YOUTH WORK;II. PROMOTING THE POSITIVE SOCIAL VALUE OF YOUTH WORK AND ITS EFFECTS ON SOCIAL MOBILITY;III. REPRESENTING THE VIEW OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND YOUTH WORKERS AND;IV. EDUCATING AND SUPPORTING THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CORPORATE ORGANISATIONS ABOUT THE ROLE AND VALUE OF YOUTH WORK IN RELATION TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POLICY?

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures