HORDEN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
Activities, courses, clubs and classes for ages 2 to 93! Affordable pre-school Nursery. Youth Club YogaFitnessStreet DanceComputing including computer 1-to-1 for vision-impaired people.Leisure courses (eg cookery, dressmaking)Level 2 training (eg First Aid, Food Hygiene)Job ClubLuncheon Club (Over 65)Bingo
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TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HORDEN AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS, OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, AND THE INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.TO ESTABLISH HORDEN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, OR TO COOPERATE WITH THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £38,454 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £129,668 to £91,214. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £36,034, with actual free reserves (excluding fixed assets and designated funds) amounting to £28,840.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- 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)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 5
- Government income: £22,264 — grants £22,264 (1); 18% of the £124,166 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 5
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2022
- Volunteers: 5
- Government income: £67,021 — grants £67,021 (2); 31% of the £214,835 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 4 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2021 (received 02/11/2022, 2 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).
1 further annual return is past its due date with no recorded received date (Charity Commission register).
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (18/08/2011)
Trustees
- Edna Connor
- John Pond
- MARY MOLYNEUX
- Mary Rutherford
- Paul Eland
- Stephen Clark
- Thomas Angelo Peter Baldasera
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | — | — |
| 31/12/2024 | £124k | £163k |
| 31/12/2023 | £129k | £156k |
| 31/12/2022 | £215k | £215k |
| 31/12/2021 | £320k | £348k |
Common questions
Is HORDEN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £38,454 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £129,668 to £91,214. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £36,034, with actual free reserves (excluding fixed assets and designated funds) amounting to £28,840. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/08/2025 | £20k | Running Costs for our Community Centre |
| Postcode Lottery | 30/06/2025 | £35k | Millionaire Street 2025 06w2 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/04/2022 | £10k | Educational |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/04/2020 | £9k | New Ground |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/11/2018 | £375k | Horden & Eden Hill Community Development |
| Community Foundation North East | 04/01/2018 | £17k | Year 2: Running costs plus a contribution towards the salary of the Facilities Operative |
| Community Foundation North East | 17/10/2017 | £34k | Year 1: Running costs plus a contribution towards the salary of the Facilities Operative |
| Community Foundation North East | 17/10/2017 | £17k | Year 1: Running costs plus a contribution towards the salary of the Facilities Operative |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/09/2015 | £10k | Happy Feet |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/10/2013 | £10k | New Horizons |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/04/2009 | £214k | Moving On |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| Point North Community Foundation | 1 | £223k |
| ST. NICHOLAS' EDUCATIONAL TRUST | 1 | £32k |
| THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
| THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY | 1 | £17k |
| Reece Family Trust | 1 | £10k |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £10k |
| THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION | 1 | £7k |
Charities like this
- HOLLY LODGE COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED
- HYSON GREEN YOUTH CLUB
- CATHAYS AND CENTRAL YOUTH AND COMMUNITY PROJECT
- NE YOUTH
- TWYFORD DISTRICT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
- CENTRAL YOUTH CLUB HUDDERSFIELD
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HORDEN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE | £124k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HOLLY LODGE COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED | £59k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HYSON GREEN YOUTH CLUB | £128k | Under £50,000 | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| CATHAYS AND CENTRAL YOUTH AND COMMUNITY PROJECT | £967k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| NE YOUTH | £1.3m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| TWYFORD DISTRICT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE | £31k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |