YOUNG PERSONS CENTRE

Registered charity 1097820 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Pemberton Young Persons Club

TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FACILITIES FOR THE DAILY CARE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN DURING OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS FOR CHILDREN OF PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE AND AT ANY TIME FOR CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE AND WHO ARE LIVING IN THE WIGAN AREA.

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Latest income

£497k

Latest spending

£458k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £39,165 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing unrestricted funds to £198,552. However, the trustees' report notes that reserves are currently sufficient to meet only one month's expenditure, and staffing costs equated to 84% of income, exceeding the committee's aim of a maximum of 80%. The charity relies heavily on local authority grants and has acknowledged the difficulty in building up reserves through planned operating surplus.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £199k; policy: one month's expenditure)

“this sum would meet only one month's expenditure” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 04338167

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

TIERNEY, Carolyn Lianne — director, appointed 20/04/2026on trustee list
RAYNER, Stuart Faulkner — director, appointed 17/04/2026on trustee list
WHITTLE, Victoria Jayne — director, appointed 17/04/2026on trustee list
HOUGHTON, Ruth Margaret — director, appointed 14/02/2011on trustee list
BRADSHAW, Tony — director, appointed 11/12/2001on trustee list
TWIST, Deborah — director, appointed 11/12/2001on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

DEBORAH TWISTchair
Carolyn Tierney
RUTH HOUGHTON
Stuart Rayner
Tony Bradshaw Mr · trustee of 2 other charities
Victoria Whittle
Vikki Forshaw

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

Operates in: Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£497k	£458k
31/03/2024	£458k	£420k
31/03/2023	£389k	£387k
31/03/2022	£322k	£352k
31/03/2021	£343k	£346k

Common questions

Is YOUNG PERSONS CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £39,165 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing unrestricted funds to £198,552. However, the trustees' report notes that reserves are currently sufficient to meet only one month's expenditure, and staffing costs equated to 84% of income, exceeding the committee's aim of a maximum of 80%. The charity relies heavily on local authority grants and has acknowledged the difficulty in building up reserves through planned operating surplus. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION	1	£91k
THE SERTH AND GATES CHARITY	1	£72k
THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATION	1	£50k
JOHN HODGES' TRUST FOR HARPSDEN HALL	1	£29k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£20k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
MOBBS MEMORIAL TRUST LIMITED	1	£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST JAMES' CENTRE (DERBY).

ST JAMES' CENTRE (DERBY) income £1.2m
FUN 4 KIDZ income £1.2m
WEAVERTHORPE PRE-SCHOOL CENTRE income £240k
THE BATH HOUSE CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY CENTRE income £821k
LUDGVAN COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTRE LIMITED income £1.0m
The Chiltern Centre Limited income £1.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
YOUNG PERSONS CENTRE	£497k	—	below	—	no doubt
ST JAMES' CENTRE (DERBY) FY2025	£1.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FUN 4 KIDZ FY2025	£1.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WEAVERTHORPE PRE-SCHOOL CENTRE FY2025	£240k	£30,001 - £40,000	above	—	no doubt
THE BATH HOUSE CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£821k	—	above	—	no doubt
LUDGVAN COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTRE LIMITED FY2024	£1.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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