south west youth ministries

The charity supports children and young people and other defined groups. South West Youth Ministries is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Woodbury Salterton and operates in Cornwall, Devon, and various other locations.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

South West Youth Ministries is a youth ministry that places trainee youth and schools workers with ministry partners (churches and schools-work projects) throughout the South West of England. SWYM seeks to promote local churches and bring them together in an informal association that works together to be as strategic and effective as possible in Christian schools-work and youth ministry.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Cornwall Devon Dorset Gloucestershire Hampshire Somerset Bristol City Wiltshire Plymouth City Torbay

Financial Information

Latest Income

£659,549

Latest Expenditure

£626,798

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 95.0%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 100.0%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 0.0%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £187,502

Charitable Activities £465,987

Other Trading £0

Investments £6,060

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £626,798

Raising Funds £0

Governance £0

Grants to Institutions £3,000

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£659,549	£626,798	£626,798	£540,768	£161,693	15 / 220
2023	£495,041	£460,388				0 / 100
2022	£367,723	£394,588				0 / 50
2021	£431,843	£345,070				0 / 30
2020	£380,799	£341,112				0 / 20