NETHERTHORPE AND UPPERTHORPE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE

Registered charity 1077083 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NUCA

Zest is a development trust in Sheffield with a focus on Netherthorpe, Upperthorpe and Langsett. Zest manages the Zest Healthy Living Centre, comprising a pool, gym, cafe, library and offices and runs a children's weight management service, GP exercise referral and cardiac rehabilitation. Zest has services to assist people into work & training and a children's sports programme.

Objects

3. THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE NETHERTHORPE, UPPERTHORPE AND LANGSETT AREAS OF SHEFFIELD) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:3.1 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT;3.2 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT;3.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE;3.4 THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP;3.5 THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OR WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS;3.6 THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES;3.7 THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND/OR THOSE WHO BY REASONS OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES;3.8 THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT;3.9 THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE;3.10 THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME; AND3.11 SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY BE FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE COMMISSION.

Area of benefit: NETHERTHORPE, UPPERTHORPE AND LANGSETT AREAS OF SHEFFIELD

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group made a surplus of £286,617 in the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Free unrestricted reserves were £220,398, which is slightly below the trustees' stated target of £225,000, though total net assets increased to £1,895,559. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants. Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 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.

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

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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 (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lucy Charlotte Smithchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• ABDUL RAHMAN ABDULRUB
• Adam Butcher
• Gabriela Elena Socol
• Jean Alison Grist
• Ruth Womack

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UPPERTHORPE & NETHERTHORPE HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE TRUST.

• UPPERTHORPE & NETHERTHORPE HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE TRUST income £115k
• ZEST-HEALTH FOR LIFE LIMITED income £395k
• ZEST THEATRE income £332k
• NETHERTON PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £459k
• WOODTHORPE DEVELOPMENT TRUST income £307k
• NESTON COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTRE LIMITED income £419k

Side by side with its peers

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