KASHMIR YOUTH PROJECT

Registered charity 1003644 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as APNA GHAR, KYP, LITTLE GEM'S NURSERY

The principal activity of the company during the year was to provide vocational training and social recreational and cultural facilities to the community.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING GENERALLY. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION.TO ENSURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A YOUTH CENTRE.

Area of benefit: ROCHDALE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£871k
Latest spending
£740k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £130,497 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Total funds carried forward increased to £1,114,466, with unrestricted funds comprising the majority of this balance.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: the amount of unrestricted reserves not invested in fixed assets (held: £1.1m)
“The definition of financial reserve for this purpose is the amount of unrestricted reserves not invested in fixed assets.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£871k
Total spending
£740k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
25

Reported reserves equal ~18.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Lancashire · Rochdale

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£871k£740k
31/03/2024£623k£626k
31/03/2023£673k£608k
31/03/2022£598k£581k
31/03/2021£537k£444k

Common questions

Is KASHMIR YOUTH PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £130,497 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Total funds carried forward increased to £1,114,466, with unrestricted funds comprising the majority of this balance. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government17/07/2020£82kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
Sport England28/10/2019£10kYoga CAN DO IT
The National Lottery Community Fund27/06/2019£10kLet's Connect N Talk
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/10/2012£10k"Kashmiri Language and Culture"
The National Lottery Community Fund21/06/2012£10kKYP Prosperty during Austerity