CRAWLEY YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1063751 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CRAWLEY YOUTH CENTRE

1. To provide leisure time activities for young people resident in the borough of Crawley to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacity so that they may become mature and responsible members of society.2. To offer adult members of the Community of Crawley, leisure activities to enhance their everyday lives,

Objects

TO HELP AND EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENT IN THE BOROUGH AND DISTRICT OF CRAWLEY THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES AND SO TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES, SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

Area of benefit: WEST SUSSEX

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Crawley, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£96k
Latest spending
£86k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net operating gain of £9,844.98 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £96,104.31. Free/unrestricted reserves (General Funds) stood at £70,892.98, while restricted funds remained at £85,000.00. The trustees confirmed that all assets are adequate and sufficient to meet the charity's obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Other income (92% of income)
“Other income /Hall Rental 88,200.31”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Premises leased from Crawley Borough Council at quarterly rent of £1,635.00.
“The Centre Premises is leased from Crawley Borough Council (C.B.C) at quarterly rent of £1635.00.” — page 8
“The Centre received £7,904 from CBC as grants during the period” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants received from Crawley Borough Council.
“The Centre Premises is leased from Crawley Borough Council (C.B.C) at quarterly rent of £1635.00.” — page 8
“The Centre received £7,904 from CBC as grants during the period” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 2 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)

1 registered title 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£96k£86k
31/03/2024£89k£79k
31/03/2023£69k£63k
31/03/2022£144k£74k
31/03/2021£59k£50k

Common questions

Is CRAWLEY YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net operating gain of £9,844.98 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £96,104.31. Free/unrestricted reserves (General Funds) stood at £70,892.98, while restricted funds remained at £85,000.00. The trustees confirmed that all assets are adequate and sufficient to meet the charity's obligations.

Who funds CRAWLEY YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CRAWLEY YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE as a grant recipient include GATWICK AIRPORT COMMUNITY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GATWICK AIRPORT COMMUNITY TRUSTFY2021£5kin memory of former Trustee Raj Sharma

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/04/2011£10kBME Youth And Community Project

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CRAWLEY COMMUNITY YOUTH SERVICE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CRAWLEY YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE£96k—0unclear—no doubt
CRAWLEY COMMUNITY YOUTH SERVICE LIMITED FY2025£235k—0below—no doubt
SEDBERGH YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£158k—0unclear—no doubt
CLAYHALL COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£304k—0unclear—no doubt
CUFFLEY AND NORTHAW YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£83k—0unclear—no doubt
Crawley Community Action FY2025£658k—0above—no doubt

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