ST LEONARDS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1129970 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the charity is the provision of a community centre for the use of the inhabitants of the beneficial area of Bootle

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£645k
Latest spending
£698k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £53,510 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £501,329 to £447,819. The trustees' report indicates that liquid unrestricted reserves at the year end totalled £196,945, which is above the stated policy target of £121,795. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months running costs plus an estimated redundancy provision (held: £197k)
The reserves policy is to hold 3 months running costs plus an estimated redundancy provision. This would equate to £121,795. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£645k
Total spending
£698k
Reserves (reported)
£197k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sefton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£645k£698k
31/08/2024£648k£620k
31/08/2023£499k£508k
31/08/2022£487k£416k
31/08/2021£458k£382k

Common questions

Is ST LEONARDS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £53,510 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £501,329 to £447,819. The trustees' report indicates that liquid unrestricted reserves at the year end totalled £196,945, which is above the stated policy target of £121,795. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/04/2023£268kSt. Leonard's Youth & Community Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund09/10/2019£10kPoppies Project
The National Lottery Community Fund30/01/2019£275kCommunity resilience project
The National Lottery Community Fund28/06/2018£10kPoppies, 'Promoting Older Persons Pastimes Information Education