Colwyn Youth for Christ
What it does
To advance the Christian faith for the benefit of young people throughout Colwyn Bay and its environs. To demonstrate, promote and encourage Christian values, including Dignity, Empowerment and Partnership to young people in partnership with local schools, churches and other educational establishments throughout Colwyn Bay and its environs through lunchtime and after school clubs,
Its charitable purposes
(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH APPEARING IN APPENDIX 1 THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) IN COLWYN AND ITS ENVIRONS;(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY MEANS OF PROCLAIMING CHRISTIAN MESSAGES OF AN EVANGELISTIC AND TEACHING NATURE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) IN COLWYN AND ITS ENVIRONS;(C) TO DEMONSTRATE, PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE CHRISTIAN VALUES, INCLUDING DIGNITY, EMPOWERMENT AND PARTNERSHIP TO ALL YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGHOUT COLWYN AND ITS ENVIRONS;(D) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUPPORT AND MENTORING IN SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS, THROUGH LUNCHTIME AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS, STREET BASED YOUTH WORK AND OTHER YOUTH PROVISION TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES, THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS, AND THAT THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED;(E) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS THEREBY DEMONSTRATING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY PROMOTING OVERSEAS SERVICE, EDUCATION, PRACTICAL ACTION AND WORKING WITH THOSE AFFECTED, EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH RELEVANT RELIEF AGENCIES.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Religious activities
- Amateur sport
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Conwy
Income and spending
In the year ending 1 April 2025, it had income of £14,380 and spent £9,362.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2025 | £14,380 | £9,362 | Not reported | 21 |
| 1 April 2024 | £32,446 | £31,697 | Not reported | 23 |
| 1 April 2023 | £55,984 | £25,858 | Not reported | 23 |
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
- Down 74%, from £55,984 in the year to 1 April 2023 to £14,380 in the year to 1 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 65% of its income in the year to 1 April 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 3 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 1 April 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 1 April 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 1 April 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Kimberly Kay PlattChair
- Eleri Jones
- James Sheridan
- Richard Scott Coxon
Filing record
Of the last 3 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2025 | 1 February 2026 | Received 9 August 2025, 176 days early | Received 9 August 2025 |
| 1 April 2024 | 1 February 2025 | Received 24 February 2025, 23 days late | Received 24 February 2025 |
| 1 April 2023 | 1 February 2024 | Received 14 December 2023, 49 days early | Received 14 December 2023 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1196304
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 27 October 2021
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 Oct 2021
- Website
- colwyn.yfc.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Conwy
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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.