LEEK TOWN CENTRE YOUTH PROJECT

Registered charity 1063137 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as @ 21 MARKET ST LEEK

WE PROVIDE DROP-IN SESSIONS, IN A SAFE WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT, STAFFED BY TRAINED YOUTH WORKERS, MAINLY FOR LESS-ADVANTAGED AND VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE. ALSO SUPPORT, ADVICE AND INFORMATION ON SEXUAL HEALTH INCLUDING SAFEGUARDING AND CONTRACEPTION: DRUGS AND SMOKING AWARENESS, HEALTHY EATING. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES EG. GAMES, QUIZZES, POOL, TELEVISION, VIDEO AND MUSIC.

Objects

1. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION OF YOUNG PERSONS RESIDENT IN LEEK WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.3. TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PERSONS RESIDENT IN LEEK AS THE COMMITTEE IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT

Area of benefit: LEEK

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Staffordshire Moorlands, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£69k

Latest spending

£41k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held £40,000 in unrestricted reserves at the end of the period, which the trustees describe as a 'strong financial cushion' providing resilience. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts did not comply with applicable requirements. The charity reported a net surplus of receipts over payments for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: recommended amount of reserves to deal with un-anticipated costs (reserves figure: £40k)

“We recognise the value of holding the recommended amount of reserves to deal with un-anticipated costs, and our receipt of Lottery funding has enabled us to implement our policy to do so.”

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 7
Government income: £12,850 — grants £12,850 (2); 19% of the £69,025 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 7
Government income: £13,669 — grants £13,669 (4); 55% of the £24,665 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 7
Government income: £1,401 — grants £1,401 (4); 3% of the £41,151 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Staffordshire Community Fund — “the Staffordshire Community Fund, together with donations from police funds, churches, councillors and Rotary have helped to keep the strugg…” (source page)
Police funds — “the Staffordshire Community Fund, together with donations from police funds, churches, councillors and Rotary have helped to keep the strugg…” (source page)
Rotary — “the Staffordshire Community Fund, together with donations from police funds, churches, councillors and Rotary have helped to keep the strugg…” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (23/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

DENNIS JOHNSONchair · trustee of 1 other charity
ALISON DODD · trustee of 1 other charity
COUNCILLOR JOHNSON
DOROTHY MARGARET BIDDULPH
JANE TATTERSALL · trustee of 1 other charity
MAHFOOZ AHMAD · trustee of 2 other charities
ROY WILLIAM GREGG
Susan Coleman · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£69k	£41k
31/12/2024	£25k	£36k
31/12/2023	£41k	£31k
31/12/2022	£52k	£24k
31/12/2021	£38k	£28k

Common questions

Is LEEK TOWN CENTRE YOUTH PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held £40,000 in unrestricted reserves at the end of the period, which the trustees describe as a 'strong financial cushion' providing resilience. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts did not comply with applicable requirements. The charity reported a net surplus of receipts over payments for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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	30/01/2025	£120k	Leek Town Centre Youth Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/01/2021	£99k	'@21

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CHRYSALIS YOUTH EMPOWERMENT NETWORK	1	£326k
COVENTRY BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£100k
THE CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTE	1	£64k
BBC CHILDREN IN NEED	1	£30k
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC	1	£30k
JEWISH CHILD'S DAY	1	£20k
TEHILOIS YOEL	1	£20k
HALCROW FOUNDATION	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WORKINGTON TOWN COMMUNITY TRUST.

WORKINGTON TOWN COMMUNITY TRUST income £90k
CAMP KNAK income £97k
LEICESTER THEATRE GROUP income £27k
LOUGHBOROUGH MUSLIM CENTRE income £25k
AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE AND RUTLAND LIMITED income £8.1m
BEYOND REFLECTIONS income £158k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LEEK TOWN CENTRE YOUTH PROJECT	£69k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WORKINGTON TOWN COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£90k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CAMP KNAK FY2025	£97k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LEICESTER THEATRE GROUP FY2025	£27k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LOUGHBOROUGH MUSLIM CENTRE FY2024	£25k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE AND RUTLAND LIMITED FY2025	£8.1m	£110,000 - £120,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.