CLUB 21 (PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, POOLE)

Registered charity 1004423 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CLUB 21, CLUB 21 (FRIENDS OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, POOLE), CLUB 21 - FRIENDS OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITY (POOLE), FRIENDS OF THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED

CLUB 21 PROVIDES A TWICE WEEKLY PROGRAMME OF SOCIAL AND LEISURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, ENABLING MEET UP WITH FRIENDS ON A REGULAR BASIS AT A FAMILIAR BASE AND IN AND AROUND POOLE. FAMILY MEMBERS CAN HAVE REGULAR BREAKS FROM CARING AND INDIVIDUALS NOW LIVING MORE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY, CAN MAINTAIN FRIENDSHIPS AND MAKE NEW CONTACTS.

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income

£35k

Latest spending

£42k

Registered

1991

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £8,427, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £3,000. Total incoming resources were £34,903 against total expenditures of £42,078, resulting in a net decrease in funds for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Total Incoming Resources 13,777 21,126 34,903” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £8k)

“The charity’s policy on reserves is to maintain a positive balance in the bank sufficient to meet contractual outgoings for six months. This amount has been set by the treasurer to be £3,000.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (30/12/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

AMANDA MASSARELLA
ANDREA NETTLETON
DENISE FOREY
Emma Wray
LINDA NICHOLAS
PAUL NETTLETON
ROSEMARIE LARCOMBE
RUTH CROOK · trustee of 1 other charity
Stephanie Gregory
Terence William Smyth

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

Operates in: Dorset · Poole

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£35k	£42k
31/12/2024	£43k	£36k
31/12/2023	£28k	£32k
31/12/2022	£27k	£29k
31/12/2021	£18k	£14k

Common questions

Is CLUB 21 (PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, POOLE) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £8,427, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £3,000. Total incoming resources were £34,903 against total expenditures of £42,078, resulting in a net decrease in funds for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CLUB 21 (PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, POOLE)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CLUB 21 (PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, POOLE) as a grant recipient include TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST, THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST	FY2025	£3k	Small Grants
THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	31/08/2018	£1k	To help pay for a 150% rise in rent