YFS Ltd
ABN 58 239 250 649charitySocial Welfare
BrisbaneQLD4127Major Cities of AustraliaSEIFA Decile 3
ProcurementJusticeDonationsCharityFoundationEvidenceATO4 of 7 systems
Power Score
11.0
4 systems
Total Dollar Flow
$76.8M
All sources
Contracts
$36K
2 contracts
Justice Funding
$76.8M
44 programs
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Revolving Door — 2 Influence Vectors
This entity operates across multiple influence channels simultaneously. Score: 8.0
Govt Contractor — $36K across 1 buyersReceives Funding — $76.8M
Power Profile
Procurement
$36K
1 govt buyers
Justice Funding
$76.8M
Relationships
30
Connected entities
QLD Jurisdiction Context
Youth justice outcomes for QLD — how this entity’s operating environment is performing.
Detention rate
5.1/10K
Indigenous overrep.
26x
Cost/day (detention)
$2,162
Cost/day (community)
$382
↑QLD Indigenous detention rate +45% over 4 years
↑QLD nightly detention population +19% over 3 years
Recent Policy Changes
2025-11QLD Child Rights Report 2025 published
2025-11Justice Reinvestment Framework launched
$5M grants for place-based alternatives
2025-03Wacol Youth Remand Centre opens
+76 detention beds, adult-standard design
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Board & Governance9 current, 0 former
| Name | Role | Appointed | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Beresford | chair | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Janelle Thurlby | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Fiona Murcott | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Simon James | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Cher Bartlett | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Mitchell Anderson | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Helen Weissenberger | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Peter Forday | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Adam Merlehan | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
Charity Details
Purposes
Social Welfare
Beneficiaries
First NationsAdultsAgedChildrenEarly ChildhoodEthnic GroupsFamiliesFemalesFinancially DisadvantagedMalesHomelessness RiskUnemployedVictims of CrimeYouth
Government Funding
| Program | Total | Grants | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Intoxication | $0 | 1 | 2013-14 – 2013-14 |
| Community Legal Services Program | $0 | 1 | 2012-13 – 2012-13 |
| Legal Assistance Services | $0 | 1 | 2013-14 – 2013-14 |
| Gambling Community Benefit Fund - Round 75 | $0 | 1 | 2012-13 – 2012-13 |
| Families | $16.1M | 28 | 2017-18 – 2023-24 |
| Young People | $15.5M | 19 | 2017-18 – 2023-24 |
| Domestic and Family Violence | $11.4M | 72 | 2017-18 – 2023-24 |
| Specialised Services and Support | $9.4M | 3 | 2022-23 – 2022-23 |
| Legal Assistance Strategy and Funding | $7.5M | 9 | 2016-17 – 2024-25 |
| Specialist Supplies and Services | $5.6M | 1 | 2020-21 – 2020-21 |
| Child Protection - Support Services | $3.8M | 5 | 2019-20 – 2022-23 |
| Legal Assistance Strategy and Funding — Legal Assistance Services | $1.2M | 1 | 2024-25 – 2024-25 |
| Homelessness — Base | $851K | 2 | 2015-16 – 2015-16 |
| Legal Practitioner Interest on Trust Accounts Fund | $661K | 2 | 2014-15 – 2015-16 |
| Violence prevention programs | $627K | 2 | 2023-24 – 2024-25 |
| Support for School Leavers — Service Procurement | $602K | 1 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| Community Care — Service Procurement | $523K | 1 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| Specialised Support Services | $432K | 1 | 2020-21 – 2020-21 |
| SKILLING QUEENSLANDERS FOR WORK — WORK SKILLS TRAINEESHIP | $407K | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| Disability Funding (DGEN) — Service Procurement | $356K | 1 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| Young Adults Exiting the Care of the State — Service Procurement | $304K | 1 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| Domestic Violence Women's Advocacy Program | $286K | 2 | 2021-22 – 2022-23 |
| Resilience Partnership & Innovation — Service Procurement | $280K | 1 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| Skilling Queenslanders for Work | $235K | 1 | 2022-23 – 2022-23 |
| DCYJMA CON_11469 YFS Intensive Family Support B.Plains/Beaudesert FS enhancement | $114K | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| SMART | $88K | 1 | 2020-21 – 2020-21 |
| Accommodation and Respite — Service Procurement | $83K | 1 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| Specialist Multi Agency Response Team (SMART) | $76K | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| DFV Rent Assist Brokerage Grants | $45K | 1 | 2023-24 – 2023-24 |
| Skilling Queenslanders for Work — Get Set Work | $45K | 1 | 2020-21 – 2020-21 |
| SOCIAL ENTERPRISE JOBS FUND | $40K | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| Community Legal Education Collaboration Fund | $40K | 2 | 2019-20 – 2023-24 |
| Social Enterprise Grants Program | $38K | 2 | 2020-21 – 2022-23 |
| Family Support Program — Service Procurement | $34K | 1 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| City of Logan Charitable Trust — $30,000 to YFS Ltd for R4Respect program | $30K | 1 | – |
| Flexible Respite for young People — Service Procurement | $26K | 1 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| SKILLING QUEENSLANDERS FOR WORK — GET SET WORK | $19K | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| Disability Assistance Package — Service Procurement | $13K | 1 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| Commuity Maternal & Child Health Patnering Agreement YFS | $13K | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| Investing in Queeensland Women Grant Program 2021 Round 1 | $10K | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| Sexual Violence and Women's Support Services | $10K | 1 | 2020-21 – 2020-21 |
| Service System Support & Development | $8K | 1 | 2018-19 – 2018-19 |
| Disability Funding (DGEN) — Other Supplies and Services | $4K | 1 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| Portability — Service Procurement | $2K | 1 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
Federal Contracts
| Title | Value | Buyer | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business services - Management contractors and consultants | $18K | DoE | 2019-03-01 |
| Business services - Management contractors and consultants | $18K | DoE | 2019-03-02 |
ALMA Evidence-Linked Interventions
Queensland Youth and Families Support Services (QYFSS)
Wraparound SupportFamily Support program in Queensland. Youth empowerment, Family harmony, Community building
Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)12-25
YFS Logan
Wraparound SupportYouth & Family Support program in Queensland. Crisis support, Housing, Family intervention, Financial counseling
Untested (theory/pilot stage)10-25
YouthLink
Wraparound SupportYouth Support program in Queensland. Support services, Youth programs, Community engagement
Untested (theory/pilot stage)
Relationships
| Entity | Type | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young People | grant | $2.0M | 2022 | justice_funding |
| Legal Assistance Strategy and Funding | grant | $1.8M | 2019 | justice_funding |
| Young People | grant | $1.6M | 2023 | justice_funding |
| Young People | grant | $1.2M | 2023 | justice_funding |
| Legal Assistance Strategy and Funding | grant | $1.2M | 2024 | justice_funding |
| Domestic and Family Violence | grant | $1.2M | 2023 | justice_funding |
| Child Protection - Support Services | grant | $1.2M | 2022 | justice_funding |
| Child Protection - Support Services | grant | $1.1M | 2021 | justice_funding |
| Domestic and Family Violence | grant | $1.0M | 2021 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $994K | 2023 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $992K | 2023 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $970K | 2023 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $959K | 2022 | justice_funding |
| Domestic and Family Violence | grant | $950K | 2019 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $939K | 2022 | justice_funding |
| Young People | grant | $924K | 2020 | justice_funding |
| Young People | grant | $924K | 2020 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $919K | 2022 | justice_funding |
| Domestic and Family Violence | grant | $913K | 2018 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $884K | 2019 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $874K | 2021 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $860K | 2018 | justice_funding |
| Legal Assistance Strategy and Funding | grant | $847K | 2020 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $841K | 2019 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $818K | 2018 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $733K | 2019 | justice_funding |
| Domestic and Family Violence | grant | $713K | 2022 | justice_funding |
| Legal Assistance Strategy and Funding | grant | $713K | 2023 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $696K | 2018 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $689K | 2021 | justice_funding |