Youth Ministry Trust (aka YMT; YMT Limited; Diocesan Youth Service; Youth Ministry Team)
Overview
Youth Ministry Trust's network
9 people6 organisationsi9 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Youth Ministry Trust. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
9 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Lawrence | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Catherine Margaret Craig | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Dame Maura Regan | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dr Seamus Gerard O'Neill | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Mr Michael Howard | Trustee | 2012 | 14 yrs |
| Rev Marc Lyden-Smith | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Rev Mark Anthony Millward | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sister Josepha Kathleen Matthews | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Subsidiaries
1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.Youth Ministry Commercial Ltd 03554835 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 07937704, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Youth Ministry Trust as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Youth Ministry Trust as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares (notified 6 April 2016)
Current directors
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Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.
Board
The board
9 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Lawrence | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Catherine Margaret Craig | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Dame Maura Regan | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dr Seamus Gerard O'Neill | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Mr Michael Howard | Trustee | 2012 | 14 yrs |
| Rev Marc Lyden-Smith | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Rev Mark Anthony Millward | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sister Josepha Kathleen Matthews | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Timothy Paul Dillon | Trustee | 2026 | new |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Former company secretaries of the charitable company: Elspeth Fiona Gordon Standfield (2024-2026), William Michael Howard (2012-2024). Full officer list
Subsidiaries
1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.Youth Ministry Commercial Ltd 03554835 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 07937704, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Youth Ministry Trust as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Youth Ministry Trust as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares (notified 6 April 2016)
Current directors
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Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.
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
4.7y
median 5y
Longest tenure
14y
since 2012
Years in governance
8.4y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
5
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
4
of 9 on the board
9 trustees on the board
- Carol Lawrence since 2023
- Catherine Margaret Craig since 2024
- Dame Maura Regan since 2021
- Dr Seamus Gerard O'Neill since 2021
- Mr Michael Howard since 2012
- Rev Marc Lyden-Smith since 2021
- Rev Mark Anthony Millward since 2023
- Sister Josepha Kathleen Matthews since 2021
- Timothy Paul Dillon since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Mr Michael Howard since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Catherine Margaret Craig since 2024
- Dr Seamus Gerard O'Neill since 2021
- Rev Marc Lyden-Smith since 2021
- Rev Mark Anthony Millward since 2023
- Timothy Paul Dillon since 2026
Portfolio (4)
- Carol Lawrence since 2023
- Dame Maura Regan since 2021
- Mr Michael Howard since 2012
- Sister Josepha Kathleen Matthews since 2021
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 9Religious Activities 9General Charitable Purposes 2Amateur Sport 1Disability 1
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Education 10Other services 7Business services 3
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Network
Network
iThe large node is Youth Ministry Trust. 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.Most connected
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Finances
5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025.
Income and expenditure
5 yearsiHover 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.Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000, so some years show the totals only.
Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 202131 August | 202231 August | 202331 August | 202431 March | 202531 March |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | |||||
| Total income | £429.95k | £2.21m | £1.06m | £412.18k | £1.05m |
| Total expenditure | £326.94k | £612.33k | £792.23k | £706.41k | £1.09m |
| Government income | |||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | £106.83k | Not reported | £4.80k | £4.80k | £2.60k |
| Income by source | |||||
| Donations and legacies | Not reported | £1.71m | £433.97k | Not reported | £324.52k |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | Not reported | £0 | £0 | Not reported | £0 |
| Charitable activities | Not reported | £480.41k | £603.45k | Not reported | £707.03k |
| Other trading activities | Not reported | £18.23k | £21.80k | Not reported | £17.08k |
| Investments | Not reported | £0 | £81 | Not reported | £471 |
| Endowments | Not reported | £0 | £0 | Not reported | £0 |
| Other income | Not reported | £1.80k | £2.20k | Not reported | £0 |
| Expenditure by type | |||||
| Charitable activities | Not reported | £592.12k | £761.79k | Not reported | £1.07m |
| Raising funds | Not reported | £20.21k | £30.43k | Not reported | £20.04k |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | Not reported | £0 | £0 | Not reported | £0 |
| Governance | Not reported | £0 | £0 | Not reported | £0 |
| Investment management | Not reported | £0 | £0 | Not reported | £0 |
| Other expenditure | Not reported | £0 | £0 | Not reported | £0 |
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 and liabilities
3 years with detailiHover 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.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 202231 August | 202331 August | 202531 March |
|---|---|---|---|
| Own use assets | £29.60k | £321.42k | £147.61k |
| Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other assets | £1.59m | £1.69m | £1.57m |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £114.34k | £239.71k | £281.22k |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £1.50m | £1.77m | £1.43m |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Funds and reserves
3 years with detailiHover 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.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 202231 August | 202331 August | 202531 March |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £0 | £309.02k | £211.86k |
| Restricted funds | £1.50m | £1.46m | £1.22m |
| Endowment funds | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total funds | £1.50m | £1.77m | £1.43m |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £0 | £100.00k | £208.59k |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £1.59m | £1.69m | £1.57m |
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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
On time for the last 1 year. 1 earlier year arrived late.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | 26 December 2025 | 26 December 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | 31 March 202559 days late | 31 March 202559 days late | Late by 59 days | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | 29 May 2024 | 29 May 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 August 2022 | 30 June 2023 | 19 April 2023 | 19 April 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | 19 May 2022 | 19 May 2022 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
Accounts filed at Companies House
Company 07937704 has made 13 accounts filings since 2013. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 2 January 2026 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages |
| 31 March 2024 | 8 April 2025 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages |
| 31 August 2023 | 28 May 2024 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages |
| 31 August 2022 | 30 March 2023 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages |
| 31 August 2021 | 3 May 2022 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 31 August 2020 | 22 April 2021 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 31 August 2019 | 26 May 2020 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages |
| 31 August 2018 | 10 May 2019 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 31 August 2017 | 30 May 2018 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages |
| 31 August 2016 | 18 May 2017 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 August 2015 | 6 June 2016 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages |
| 31 August 2014 | 4 June 2015 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 March 2013 | 19 December 2013 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
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 and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 29 October 2026.
Grants
Funding received
1 grantiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Total from published grants
£71k
£71,000
Grants
1
published to 360Giving
Funders
1
distinct funders
Latest grant
Apr 2026
23 April 2026
Grants awarded 23 April 2026.
By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.£71k2026
Funders
1 funder| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benefact Trust | 1 | £71,000 | 2026 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 April 2026 | Benefact Trust | Grant to Youth Ministry Trust | £71,000 |
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.
- 1.
THE
ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION PARTICULARLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE DIOCESE OR ELSEWHERE BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT AND THE PROVISION OF CHARITABLE SUPPORT OR SERVICES (WHETHER IN THE DIOCESE OR ELSEWHERE) IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT OBJECT. - 2.
THE
ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND DOCTRINES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS (IN THE DIOCESE OR ELSEWHERE) AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT. - 3.
SUCH
OTHER INCIDENTAL, ANCILLARY OR ASSOCIATED CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE. AND IN FURTHERING THE OBJECTS, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE DUE REGARD TO THE STATEMENT OF ETHOS AND CULTURE SET OUT IN THE SCHEDULE TO THESE ARTICLES.
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Local authorities: Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Durham, Northumberland, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-tees, Darlington
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06 FEB 2012 as filed - Register history
- 29 February 2012Registered
- Working name
- Ymt; Ymt Limited; Diocesan Youth Service; Youth Ministry Team
Policies the charity says it has
Governing documents at Companies House
- 6 February 2012Incorporation documents
Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.ymt.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Youth Ministry Trust
- Registered
- 2012