Ethnic Youth Support Team
What it does
The objectives of the Ethnic Youth Support Team are to continue to focus on helping BME young people and their families living in Wales, through various projects focusing on family support, educational support, sporting activities, health and employment support.
Its charitable purposes
2. OBJECTSTHE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:2.1 TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THOSE FROM SOCIALLY AND/OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THOSE FROM ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS, THROUGH (WITHOUT LIMITATION) PHYSICAL, SOCIAL EDUCATION, RECREATIONAL, TRAINING AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, WITH THE AIM OF DEVELOPING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, MORAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES SO THAT THEY MAY BECOME INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY;2.2 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT THROUGH (WITHOUT LIMITATION) THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS, TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES; 2.3 THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS AND RACIAL HARMONY THROUGH (WITHOUT LIMITATION) THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE TOLERANCE AND GOOD COMMUNITY RELATIONS;2.4 THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR USE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIVES OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Human rights, equality and diversity
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £2,266,394 and spent £2,188,980.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £2,266,394 | £2,188,980 | 82 | 150 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,942,304 | £2,117,879 | 76 | 125 |
| 31 March 2023 | £2,312,948 | £2,022,971 | 72 | 95 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,946,925 | £1,824,874 | 71 | 95 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,656,929 | £1,413,879 | 60 | 60 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 37%, from £1,656,929 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £2,266,394 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 97% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 60% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£1,366,298).
- Largest funder
- Welsh Government gave £354,242 in the year to 31 March 2025, 16% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £679,614 from 18 grants. Government contracts: £686,684 from 3 contracts.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £679,614 from 18 grants | £686,684 from 3 contracts |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,211,996 from 22 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £463,275 from 10 grants | £672,148 from 4 contracts |
| 31 March 2022 | £412,648 from 12 grants | £538,228 from 5 contracts |
| 31 March 2021 | £429,663 from 6 grants | £337,820 from 4 contracts |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£2,140,792
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£125,602
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 36 funders who gave £2,082,028 between them. £804,520 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £354,242 | £299,212 | £352,560 |
| Syrian Vulnerable persons' Resettlement Scheme | Trust, company or other | £315,967 | £343,050 | |
| City & County of Swansea | Trust, company or other | £282,313 | £339,488 | £102,104 |
| The National Lottery | National Lottery | £192,421 | £165,256 | |
| Refugee Resettlement Scheme | Trust, company or other | £164,002 | £83,730 | |
| Swansea Council | Council | £107,987 | £55,736 | £210,877 |
| Oak Foundation | Trust, company or other | £107,252 | £107,364 | |
| Henry Smith Foundation | Trust, company or other | £98,600 | £79,000 | £86,750 |
| Esmee Fairbairn | Trust, company or other | £65,000 | £65,000 | |
| Gwent Police | Trust, company or other | £48,931 | £49,672 | |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | Trust, company or other | £40,000 | ||
| Moondance Foundation | Trust, company or other | £35,000 | ||
| Housing Justice | Trust, company or other | £29,933 | £31,773 | |
| BBC Children in Need | Trust, company or other | £29,308 | £41,872 | £13,255 |
| Gwynedd Council | Council | £26,854 | ||
| Wales Council for Voluntary Action | Other public body | £20,906 | £2,000 | |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | National Lottery | £20,000 | £24,905 | £142,556 |
| Wrexham County Borough Council | Council | £20,000 | £39,999 | £46,500 |
| Haverfordwest Mosque Partnership | Trust, company or other | £20,000 | £20,000 | £20,000 |
| Flintshire County Council | Council | £20,000 | £25,781 | |
| Welsh Refugee Council | Council | £17,110 | £12,707 | £12,480 |
| Torfaen County Borough Council | Council | £15,000 | £15,000 | |
| Public Health Wales | Trust, company or other | £15,000 | ||
| Monmouthshire County Council | Council | £10,000 | £10,000 | |
| Flintshire City of Sanctuary | Trust, company or other | £7,197 | ||
| Youth Sport Trust | Trust, company or other | £6,893 | ||
| Equal Power Equal Voice: All Wales Mentoring | Trust, company or other | £6,721 | £19,962 | |
| Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations | Trust, company or other | £5,391 | ||
| Carmarthenshire RRP | Trust, company or other | £185,594 | ||
| Powys RRP | Trust, company or other | £138,063 | ||
| Joseph Rowntree | Trust, company or other | £45,817 | £78,478 | |
| National Lottery | National Lottery | £123,687 | ||
| Swansea RRP | Trust, company or other | £121,002 | ||
| Esme Fairbairn | Trust, company or other | £84,500 | ||
| CAF Resilience | Trust, company or other | £56,639 | ||
| Active Inclusion | Trust, company or other | £44,768 | ||
| Mind | Trust, company or other | £40,000 | ||
| BBC CIN | Trust, company or other | £29,044 | ||
| Equal Power Equal Voice | Trust, company or other | £25,485 | ||
| Crisis UK | Trust, company or other | £24,996 | ||
| Lankelly Media | Trust, company or other | £2,000 | £22,000 | |
| Share Tawe | Trust, company or other | £17,199 | ||
| Pembrokeshire RRP | Trust, company or other | £16,612 | ||
| BAVO Secondment | Trust, company or other | £10,385 | ||
| Monmothshire Council | Council | £10,000 | ||
| Wales & West Housing donation | Trust, company or other | £10,000 | ||
| CWVYS | Trust, company or other | £9,097 | ||
| Vale of Glamorgan Youth Support | Trust, company or other | £6,392 | ||
| Platform | Trust, company or other | £2,760 | £3,012 | |
| Swansea University | Trust, company or other | £5,361 | ||
| National Theatre Wales | Trust, company or other | £4,180 | ||
| Cardiff Council | Council | £4,000 | ||
| Street Games UK | Trust, company or other | £4,000 | ||
| Race Council Cymru | Council | £2,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 40 grants to this charity since 2006, worth at least £4,961,615.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£2,706,650, 10 grants
- Henry Smith Foundation£564,810, 5 grants
- Esmée Fairbairn Foundation£528,500, 6 grants
- BBC Children in Need£324,459, 5 grants
- CAF£236,555, 1 grant
- Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust£224,452, 2 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£110,000, 3 grants
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£101,210, 3 grants
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£90,000, 2 grants
- Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust£29,983, 1 grant
- Crisis UK£24,996, 1 grant
- SHAREGIFT£20,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2025 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £499,928 |
| 26 Mar 2025 | SHAREGIFT | £20,000 |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Henry Smith Foundation | £1,410 |
| 1 Oct 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £20,000 |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £40,000 |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £40,000 |
| 27 Feb 2023 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | £19,500 |
| 20 Oct 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £500 |
| 25 Aug 2022 | Henry Smith Foundation | £179,700 |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | £195,000 |
All 40 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2022 | Henry Smith Foundation | £114,600 |
| 4 Feb 2022 | Crisis UK | £24,996 |
| 3 Feb 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £90,224 |
| 27 Nov 2021 | Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust | £119,326 |
| 23 Nov 2021 | CAF | £236,555 |
| 12 Jul 2021 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £299,112 |
| 24 Mar 2021 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | £54,000 |
| 2 Oct 2020 | Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust | £29,983 |
| 31 Jul 2020 | BBC Children in Need | £79,529 |
| 5 May 2020 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | £20,000 |
| 4 Mar 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
| 30 Nov 2019 | Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust | £105,126 |
| 15 Jul 2019 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £30,000 |
| 12 Jun 2019 | Henry Smith Foundation | £173,600 |
| 30 Jul 2018 | BBC Children in Need | £19,956 |
| 27 Jun 2018 | BBC Children in Need | £134,250 |
| 11 Oct 2017 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | £120,000 |
| 21 Aug 2017 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £390,425 |
| 23 Feb 2017 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £49,900 |
| 25 May 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £499,710 |
| 16 Mar 2016 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £75,000 |
| 11 Jun 2015 | Henry Smith Foundation | £95,500 |
| 27 Mar 2015 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £46,400 |
| 16 Jul 2014 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | £120,000 |
| 28 Feb 2014 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £15,000 |
| 13 Dec 2011 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £188,947 |
| 23 Mar 2011 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £499,914 |
| 26 Oct 2007 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £49,700 |
| 4 Jul 2007 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £248,914 |
| 14 Aug 2006 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £4,910 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 53 payments to this charity worth £1,473,569 between 3 March 2021 and 28 April 2026.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £1,421,477 | 41 | 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26, 2026/27 |
| Monmouthshire County Council | £50,992 | 10 | 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26 |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | £1,100 | 2 | 2025/26 |
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
14 October 2026
Named by Safa Elhassan in the Senedd
…ry Month, we honour those who have helped build Wales, yet whose stories remain untold. I thank Race Council Cymru, Race Equality First, Ethnic Youth Support Team, Show Racism the Red Card, Black Lives Matter and Black History Cymru 365 campaigners, whose theme this year is 'Proud to be me'. I honou…
3 June 2025
Named in a written question from Darren Millar
Addressed to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip.
…UNTY COUNCIL CITY AND COUNTY OF SWANSEA CONWY COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL CYNGOR GWYNEDD COUNCIL DISABILITY WALES DENBIGHSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL ETHNIC YOUTH SUPPORT TEAM (EYST) FAIR TREATMENT FOR WOMEN OF WALES FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL MERTHYR TYDFIL COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL MONMOUTHSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL NEA…
16 October 2024
Named by Chris Vinestock in the Senedd
…ic aims. So, we're keen to make sure that we do engage in more outreach and engagement activity. And during 2023-24, we engaged with the Ethnic Youth Support Team, with Settled, with RNIB Cymru, with the Gwent citizens panel, Tenant Participation Advisory Service Cymru and All Wales People First. Al…
9 July 2024
Named in a written question from Andrew RT Davies
Addressed to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip.
Further to WQ93297, will the Cabinet Secretary detail the purpose of the grant funding provided to Ethnic Youth Support Team? The purpose of the grant funding provided to the Ethnic Youth Support Team was to deliver the All-Wales BAME Engagement programme, supporting 4 posts to engage with, to provi…
24 June 2024
Named in a written question from Andrew RT Davies
Addressed to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice.
…y and Inclusion Grant CYMRU PRIDE WALES £4,000.00 Equality and Inclusion Grant DISABILITY WALES £150,000.00 Equality and Inclusion Grant ETHNIC YOUTH SUPPORT TEAM £131,850.34 Equality and Inclusion Grant GLITTER CYMRU £1,200.00 Equality and Inclusion Grant MERTHYR VALLEYS HOMES LTD £2,500.00 Equalit…
24 June 2024
Named in a written question from Andrew RT Davies
Addressed to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice.
…y and Inclusion Grant CYMRU PRIDE WALES £4,000.00 Equality and Inclusion Grant DISABILITY WALES £150,000.00 Equality and Inclusion Grant ETHNIC YOUTH SUPPORT TEAM £131,850.34 Equality and Inclusion Grant GLITTER CYMRU £1,200.00 Equality and Inclusion Grant MERTHYR VALLEYS HOMES LTD £2,500.00 Equalit…
24 June 2024
Named in a written question from Andrew RT Davies
Addressed to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice.
…y and Inclusion Grant CYMRU PRIDE WALES £4,000.00 Equality and Inclusion Grant DISABILITY WALES £150,000.00 Equality and Inclusion Grant ETHNIC YOUTH SUPPORT TEAM £131,850.34 Equality and Inclusion Grant GLITTER CYMRU £1,200.00 Equality and Inclusion Grant MERTHYR VALLEYS HOMES LTD £2,500.00 Equalit…
24 June 2024
Named in a written question from Andrew RT Davies
Addressed to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice.
…y and Inclusion Grant CYMRU PRIDE WALES £4,000.00 Equality and Inclusion Grant DISABILITY WALES £150,000.00 Equality and Inclusion Grant ETHNIC YOUTH SUPPORT TEAM £131,850.34 Equality and Inclusion Grant GLITTER CYMRU £1,200.00 Equality and Inclusion Grant MERTHYR VALLEYS HOMES LTD £2,500.00 Equalit…
12 March 2024
Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd
…w, let's recognise that’s a joint campaign, not just with WEN Wales, but with the Electoral Reform Society, Race Council Cymru, EYST—the ethnic youth support team—calling for gender balance of elected Members at both national and local level. So, we are here debating a Bill that has been endorsed, a…
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Shehla KhanChair
- Fatiha Rahman
- Hywel Vaughan
- Kyriaki Korina Tsioni
- Mohammed Azim Ahmed
- Saleem Ashghar Kidawi
- Samantha Phiri
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 29 January 2026, 2 days early | Received 29 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 18 December 2024, 44 days early | Received 18 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 31 January 2023 | Received 31 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 1 February 2022, 1 day late | Received 1 February 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1152486
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 19 June 2013
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29/09/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 17/06/2013 as amended on 21 Oct 2025
- Company number
- 06709767This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.eyst.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.