LAUNCESTON YOUTH PARTNERSHIP

Registered charity 1086738 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The management of a premises which provides youth club facilities and office spaces for complimentary charitable organisations in the community.

Objects

TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND TO OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE LAUNCESTON, CORNWALL.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cornwall, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£47k

Latest spending

£50k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained a strong financial position with unrestricted funds of £200,137 at the year end, despite reporting a net expenditure of £2,555. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future and noted that free reserves were held at £5,485, which is below the stated policy target of £10,000 - £20,000.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Other trading activities (92% of income)

“Office Rents Received 43,063” — page 11

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: approximately £10,000 - £20,000 (held: £5k)

“It is the policy of the Charity to retain unrestricted reserves, which have not been designated for a specific use, of approximately £10,000 - £20,000 which should cover between three and six month's expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

PATRICIA DAWN ORRIDGEchair
Chris Theobald
Deborah Dingle
Paula Kim Bullen
Vera Margaret Young · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2026	£47k	£50k
31/05/2025	£52k	£42k
31/05/2024	£50k	£31k
31/05/2023	£43k	£30k
31/05/2022	£42k	£43k

Common questions

Is LAUNCESTON YOUTH PARTNERSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained a strong financial position with unrestricted funds of £200,137 at the year end, despite reporting a net expenditure of £2,555. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future and noted that free reserves were held at £5,485, which is below the stated policy target of £10,000 - £20,000. Its FY2026 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	23/08/2019	£7k	Replacing a defective heating utility.

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
JOHN & HILARY PRITCHARD TRUST	1	£156k
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
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£20k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£15k
THE ASDA FOUNDATION	1	£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LEADERS IN COMMUNITY.

LEADERS IN COMMUNITY income £327k
YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CONNEXIONS income £491k
LLANDDULAS YOUTH CLUB income £90k
LONG ASHTON YOUTH CLUB income £27k
TOWNSEND YOUTH PARTNERSHIP income £184k
ST MARY LEWISHAM YOUTH CENTRE income £85k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LAUNCESTON YOUTH PARTNERSHIP	£47k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LEADERS IN COMMUNITY FY2025	£327k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CONNEXIONS FY2025	£491k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LLANDDULAS YOUTH CLUB FY2025	£90k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LONG ASHTON YOUTH CLUB FY2025	£27k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
TOWNSEND YOUTH PARTNERSHIP FY2026	£184k	—	0	within	—	no doubt

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