LYDGATE AFTER SCHOOL CLUB
Provides after school care for pupils attending Lydgate Infant School, Sheffield during term time only.
Objects
(A) TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FACILITIES FOR THE DAILY CARE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION DURING OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS.(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE PERSONS OF SUCH CARE, EDUCATION AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £106,545 at the end of the financial year, representing a slight decrease from the previous year's balance of £106,872. The charity's principal source of funds is identified as fees from parents, with total receipts of £152,258 against total payments of £152,585, resulting in a small deficit for the year. No specific reserves policy target is stated in the document.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management 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
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Heather Beaumontchair
- Camille Barker
- Ewa Elzbieta Smereka
- Francesca Morton
- Hazel Wilkinson
- Richard Wolfendale
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £152k | £153k |
| 31/08/2024 | £154k | £138k |
| 31/08/2023 | £141k | £112k |
| 31/08/2022 | £123k | £94k |
| 31/08/2021 | £92k | £91k |
Common questions
Is LYDGATE AFTER SCHOOL CLUB financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £106,545 at the end of the financial year, representing a slight decrease from the previous year's balance of £106,872. The charity's principal source of funds is identified as fees from parents, with total receipts of £152,258 against total payments of £152,585, resulting in a small deficit for the year. No specific reserves policy target is stated in the document. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- PINCHBECK KIDS CLUB
- SALTWOOD PLAY & LEARNING CENTRE
- PRE-SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL AT WHALTON SCHOOL
- CLAYGATE RECREATION GROUND TRUST
- WEST HOUSE SCHOOL
- GATEWAYS EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYDGATE AFTER SCHOOL CLUB | £152k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PINCHBECK KIDS CLUB | £122k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SALTWOOD PLAY & LEARNING CENTRE | £249k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| PRE-SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL AT WHALTON SCHOOL | £121k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CLAYGATE RECREATION GROUND TRUST | £116k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WEST HOUSE SCHOOL | £4.1m | £110,001 - £120,000 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |