Blaby & Whetstone Youth Club Ltd

Registered charity 1131191 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLABY & WHETSTONE BOYS CLUB, BLABY & WHETSTONE BOYS CLUB LTD, Blaby & Whetstone YC

Promote the social activities and well-being of young people

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Latest income
£523k
Latest spending
£436k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £87,224 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £248,606, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain the charity as a going concern for the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to maintain Unrestricted Funds in the form of bank deposits (held: £249k)
“The Reserve Policy agreed by the Committee is to maintain Unrestricted Funds in the form of bank deposits.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mr David Palmer trustee provided services to the charity his remuneration in this post was £8,616 (£9,722) including employment taxes.
“Mr David Palmer trustee provided services to the charity his remuneration in this post was £8,616 (£9,722) including employment taxes.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration
“Mr David Palmer trustee provided services to the charity his remuneration in this post was £8,616 (£9,722) including employment taxes. No other Trustees received any payment or benefit in kind from the company during the year” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Blaby & whetstone Boys Club (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£422k
Total spending
£436k
Reserves (reported)
£249k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~6.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (66% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£523k£436k
31/03/2024£404k£430k
31/03/2023£389k£353k
31/03/2022£369k£320k
31/03/2021£260k£196k

Common questions

Is Blaby & Whetstone Youth Club Ltd financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £87,224 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £248,606, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain the charity as a going concern for the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Blaby & Whetstone Youth Club Ltd?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Blaby & Whetstone Youth Club Ltd as a grant recipient include THE EVERARD FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EVERARD FOUNDATIONFY2022£700

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2026£20kRISE UP -Tackling Social Isolation and Mental Health
Sport England14/08/2025£11kRISE Up & Move
The National Lottery Community Fund12/03/2021£5kBlaby & Whetstone YC Sunlit Safe Space
Sport England08/06/2020£3kCOVID-19 CEF
Sport England11/03/2020£3kFlood Relief
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2015£10kAfter school activity club.
Sport England07/02/2014£50k50th Anniversary Project