YOUTH FOCUS NORTH EAST
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-02 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- YOUTH FOCUS NORTH EAST 2014-03-03 → present
- REGIONAL YOUTH WORK UNIT - NORTH EAST 2003-07-19 → 2014-03-03
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “In 2024, Youth Focus North East developed and launched their new strategy to guide their work over the coming years.”
- “The retirement of Youth Focus North East's Chief Executive, Kevin Franks, after sixteen years of inspiring leadership.”
- “Appointment of David McCreedy as the new CEO of Youth Focus North East.”
- “Secured funding up until July 2026 for the Great North Children's Hospital programme, enabling continued growth.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINSON, Michelle Ann | Director | 2023-12-06 | Dec 1968 | British |
| BAGNALL, Mark Frederick | Director | 2003-07-19 | Sep 1957 | British |
| FRANKS, Jennie Louise Clarke | Director | 2023-12-06 | Apr 1984 | British |
| HESSELBERTH, David Richard | Director | 2017-06-29 | Feb 1950 | British |
| LAMB, Charlie | Director | 2026-02-09 | Dec 2003 | British |
| LAYCOCK, Robert James | Director | 2023-12-06 | May 1970 | British |
| MARSHALL, Karen Marie | Director | 2020-01-13 | Jul 1967 | British |
| SIBBALD, James Michael | Director | 2025-05-14 | Mar 1980 | British |
| TULLOCK, Norma | Director | 2015-02-18 | May 1948 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEXTER, Leon | Secretary | 2003-07-19 | 2019-11-18 |
| ADAMS, Tom Christopher | Director | 2009-08-13 | 2024-03-27 |
| BEARNE, Rhiannon Tacye | Director | 2012-04-05 | 2019-06-01 |
| BLAIR, Hannah | Director | 2019-11-18 | 2022-11-22 |
| BROWN, Amanda Louise | Director | 2009-11-02 | 2012-06-26 |
| CARTER, Angela Jane | Director | 2012-04-05 | 2013-03-19 |
| CRAVEN, Malcolm | Director | 2005-09-22 | 2016-11-17 |
| CROSS, Susan Michelle | Director | 2009-01-09 | 2012-04-04 |
| FARHAT - NICHOLSON, Elizabeth, Ms. | Director | 2015-02-18 | 2019-06-25 |
| GOLIGHTLY, Jill Catherine | Director | 2020-01-13 | 2022-03-24 |
| JAMES, Nathan Levonh | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2025-07-03 |
| KEEN, Valarie Michelle | Director | 2004-01-14 | 2008-04-04 |
| KELLY, Lisa Jennifer | Director | 2013-03-19 | 2014-11-18 |
| KING, Michael Antony | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2013-03-19 |
| KING, Michael Antony | Director | 2003-07-19 | 2005-06-08 |
| MASON, Marc | Director | 2005-10-10 | 2024-12-01 |
| MORRIS, Kevin Arthur | Director | 2003-07-19 | 2018-02-19 |
| SMITH, Christopher Peter | Director | 2015-02-18 | 2016-11-17 |
| STOUT, Peter | Director | 2003-07-19 | 2023-09-07 |
| SWEETMAN, Emily Alison | Director | 2004-01-14 | 2007-05-09 |
| THURLBECK, John Harrison | Director | 2003-07-19 | 2007-01-31 |
| VASEY, Emily Charlotte, Ms. | Director | 2016-11-17 | 2022-11-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Stout | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2019-09-22 | Ceased 2022-01-26 |
| Mr Leon Bix Mexter | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
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