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Registered charity · No. 1063643 · Canvey IslandiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Canvey Island Youth Project (aka CYP Yellow Door)

Income
£433k
▲ 59.2% on 2024
Expenditure
£354k
▲ 41.4% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
6
4.1y av 4 of 6 known
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
16
▼ 6 volunteers on 2024
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Overview

Canvey Island Youth Project's network

6 people5 organisationsi6 listed on the board. 5 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Canvey Island Youth Project. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

6 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Susan BensonChair
Anna Jane BakonyvariTrustee2018
8 yrs
Carolin VoigtTrustee2022
4 yrs
Jack FowlerTrustee2024
2 yrs
Kevin LeighTrustee
Tyler NicholsonTrustee2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board

The board

6 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Susan BensonChair
Anna Jane BakonyvariTrustee2018
8 yrs
Carolin VoigtTrustee2022
4 yrs
Jack FowlerTrustee2024
2 yrs
Kevin LeighTrustee
Tyler NicholsonTrustee2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
3.8y
median 3y
Longest tenure
8y
since 2018
Years in governance
7.5y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
2
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
2
of 4 on the board

6 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 6The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 6The Prevention or Relief of Poverty 6

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Business services 1Construction 1Health and social care 1

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Canvey Island Youth Project. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 March.

Income and expenditure

5 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£100k£200k£300k£400k£500k20252024202320222021£432.70k£353.69k£137.45k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Canvey Island Youth Project has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£241.70k£294.90k£225.68k£271.73k£432.70k
Total expenditure£206.19k£243.88k£256.93k£250.16k£353.69k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grants£41.12k£46.98k£35.85k£64.41k£137.45k
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Canvey Island Youth Project has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 March 202531 January 202630 December 202530 December 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202431 January 20253 January 20253 January 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202331 January 20243 November 20233 November 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202231 January 202311 January 202311 January 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202131 January 202227 September 202127 September 2021On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

Grants

Funding received

19 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 13 July 2005 to 9 February 2026.
Total from published grants
£1.6m
£1,558,772
Grants
19
published to 360Giving
Funders
6
distinct funders
Latest grant
Feb 2026
9 February 2026

By year

iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.

Funders

6 funders
FunderGrantsTotalYears
The National Lottery Community Fund4£1,183,3032005 to 2022
BBC Children in Need3£221,8512019 to 2023
Essex Community Foundation8£92,3572019 to 2026
Department for Work and Pensions2£30,0012021 to 2022
Garfield Weston Foundation1£25,0002022
Quartet Community Foundation1£6,2602017

Grants

newest first
DateFunderTitleAmount
9 February 2026Essex Community FoundationCanvey Island Youth Project£8,836
31 January 2025Essex Community FoundationCYP Yellow Door£5,000
6 October 2023BBC Children in NeedGrant to Canvey Island Youth Project£116,692
20 October 2022BBC Children in NeedGrant to Canvey Island Youth Project£500
15 July 2022The National Lottery Community FundYellow Door Continuation£520,535
1 April 2022Department for Work and PensionsCANVEY ISLAND YOUTH PROJECT£3,920
11 February 2022Garfield Weston FoundationMain Grants award£25,000
10 February 2022Essex Community FoundationYellow Door Youth Hub£750
3 February 2022Essex Community FoundationYellow Door Youth Hub£6,500
2 August 2021Essex Community FoundationYellow Door Youth Hub£41,296
1 April 2021Department for Work and PensionsCANVEY ISLAND YOUTH PROJECT£26,081
18 March 2021Essex Community FoundationYellow Door Youth Hub£15,000
5 March 2020Essex Community FoundationCanvey Island Youth Club£9,975
28 February 2019BBC Children in NeedGrant to Canvey Island Youth Project£104,659
8 February 2019Essex Community FoundationYellow Door Youth Hub£5,000
22 November 2018The National Lottery Community FundYellow Door Services£300,549
1 December 2017Quartet Community FoundationGrant to Canvey Island Youth Project£6,260
30 May 2013The National Lottery Community FundCYP Advice, Information and Support Drop In£196,238
13 July 2005The National Lottery Community FundCounselling, advice & information for disadvantaged Young People£165,981

Who published this data

Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

TO HELP EDUCATE PERSONS PRIMARILY AGED BETWEEN 11-25 SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY (2) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE BY ESTABLISHING AND DEVELOPING A COUNSELLING, ADVICE AND INFORMATION SERVICE.

What it does

  • The advancement of health or saving of lives
  • Disability
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community development/employment

Who it helps

  • Children/young people
  • People with disabilities
  • Other defined groups

How it helps

  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
Local authority: Essex
Area of benefit
ESSEX as filed
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 19TH SEPTEMBER 1996 AS AMENDED 18TH JUNE 1997 AND 23RD MAY 2006. as amended on 13 Mar 2023 as amended on 13 Mar 2023 as filed
Register history
  • 29 July 1997Registered
Working name
CYP Yellow Door
Previous name
Canvey Youth Project

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Conflicting interests
  • Volunteer management
  • Complaints handling
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
www.cyp-yellowdoor.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1997

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