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Copenhagen Youth Project
Copenhagen Youth Project is a registered charity (number 1091001) based in London, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Shivani Subhash Lakhani OBE since 2024. Latest income £384k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as CYP (Charity Commission)
- 9 trustees
- Income £384k (2026)
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Who leads it
- Shivani Subhash Lakhani OBEChair · since 2024
- Abigail TinklerTrustee · since 2026
- Arunan Narayan GukathasanTrustee · since 2026
- Damla SatTrustee · since 2020
- Kebra Dakowah DufreneTrustee · since 2022
- Lara Shirley Habash BaileyTrustee · since 2018
- Nicole Natasha SterlingTrustee · since 2026
- Robin VOSTrustee
- Samuel KingTrustee · since 2022
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment and 1 more
- Where
- Islington
- Website
- www.cyproject.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Copenhagen Youth Project
- Registered
- 2002
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£384k£409k
- 2025£333k£365k
- 2024£451k£394k
Earlier years
- 2023£199k£331k
- 2022£332k£336k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government contracts 8% · Government grants 6%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON AND CAMDEN, BEING FACILITIES:-1. OF WHICH SUCH CHILDREN HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND2. WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH CHILDREN BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL BEING.
Grants received
39 grants · £1,926,091 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,015,146 (9 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £278,850 (4 grants)
- Indigo Trust · £189,672 (6 grants)
- The Tudor Trust · £90,000 (2 grants)
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £90,000 (4 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Society Trust
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Shivani Subhash Lakhani OBE Chair since 2024
- Abigail Tinkler since 2026
- Arunan Narayan Gukathasan since 2026
- Damla Sat since 2020
- Kebra Dakowah Dufrene since 2022
- Lara Shirley Habash Bailey since 2018
- Nicole Natasha Sterling since 2026
- Robin VOS
- Samuel King since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Damla Sat since 2020
- Lara Shirley Habash Bailey since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Shivani Subhash Lakhani OBE Chair since 2024
- Abigail Tinkler since 2026
- Arunan Narayan Gukathasan since 2026
- Damla Sat since 2020
- Kebra Dakowah Dufrene since 2022
- Lara Shirley Habash Bailey since 2018
- Nicole Natasha Sterling since 2026
- Samuel King since 2022
Portfolio (1)
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1091001
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON THE 6TH JUNE 2001 AS AMENDED 25 FEBRUARY 2003 AND AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 10 JUNE 2010
- Companies House
- Company number 04229324 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02072787400 · info@cyproject.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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