DROP ZONE YOUTH PROJECTS

Registered charity 1102656 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE DROP ZONE CAFE

Drop Zone Youth Projects provides services for young people in the Furness area of cumbria. The project promotes actitivities to raise the aspirations of young people, helping young people gain access to services and access to advice and guidance.

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Latest income
£480k
Latest spending
£268k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves at the year-end exceeded the trustees' policy target of three months' operating costs. The charity reported a net income surplus for the year, driven significantly by grant funding from the Youth Investment Fund, while general income remained consistent with previous years.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £5k; policy: three months operating costs, currently calculated at £115,000)
The unrestricted reserves at 31st December 2024 and 31st December 2023 exceeded the policy requirement, this is now at the right level. — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£480k£268k
31/12/2023£275k£279k
31/12/2022£319k£297k
31/12/2021£281k£262k
31/12/2020£243k£178k

Common questions

Is DROP ZONE YOUTH PROJECTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves at the year-end exceeded the trustees' policy target of three months' operating costs. The charity reported a net income surplus for the year, driven significantly by grant funding from the Youth Investment Fund, while general income remained consistent with previous years. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DROP ZONE YOUTH PROJECTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DROP ZONE YOUTH PROJECTS as a grant recipient include THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5kYouth & Employment

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/07/2023£10kMH - Multi-agency detached youth sessions.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/04/2022£8k"Furness Pride Education"
UK government25/08/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government28/02/2020£8kUK Youth Fund YAF
The National Lottery Community Fund08/11/2018£9kJunior Youthy
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/01/2018£2k"PILOTNW 'OUT in Furness'"
Northern Rock Foundation11/05/2010£77kGrant awarded to Drop Zone Youth Projects (Cumbria)
The National Lottery Community Fund30/07/2009£6kDrop Zone Music Productions
The National Lottery Community Fund22/06/2006£55kDrop Zone Cafe - a town centre based youth facility for all young people

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 CARLISLE YOUTH ZONE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DROP ZONE YOUTH PROJECTS£480k0belowno doubt
CARLISLE YOUTH ZONE FY2025£1.2m0withinno doubt
BLACKBURN YOUTH ZONE FY2025£5.3munclear5.1%no doubt
THE MANCHESTER YOUTH ZONE LIMITED FY2025£3.2m£70,001 - £80,0001withinno doubt
GRIMSBY YOUTH ZONE FY2025£10.7m£60,001 - £70,0001aboveno doubt
WOLVERHAMPTON YOUTH ZONE FY2023£1.3m0unclearno doubt

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