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

Objects

1 TO ADVANCE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:A THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFEB PROVIDINGING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALSC TO HELP DEVELOP THE MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES OF YOUNG PEOPLE2 TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY3 TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:A ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALSB PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Blaby, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£484k
Latest spending
£433k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £50,807 for the year ended 31 March 2026, reversing a deficit from the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £308,663, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain the charity as a going concern for the next 12 months. The organization's primary income is derived from charitable activities, specifically football and facility hire, rather than grants or donations.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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 (reserves figure: £309k)
“The Reserve Policy agreed by the Committee is to maintain Unrestricted Funds in the form of bank deposits.” — page 5
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mr David Palmer received £9,685 for services.
“Mr David Palmer trustee provided services to the charity his remuneration in this post was £9,685 (£8,616) including employment taxes.” — page 11
Per its FY2026 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 £9,685 (£8,616) including employment taxes.” — page 11
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 50
  • Government income: £11,600 — grants £11,600 (2); 2% of the £483,786 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 50
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 50
  • Government income: £5,000 — grants £5,000 (1); 1% of the £403,861 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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 — below the median for charities its size (median 7.2 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 (3.2%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£484k£433k
31/03/2025£523k£436k
31/03/2024£404k£430k
31/03/2023£389k£353k
31/03/2022£369k£320k

Common questions

Is Blaby & Whetstone Youth Club Ltd financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £50,807 for the year ended 31 March 2026, reversing a deficit from the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £308,663, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain the charity as a going concern for the next 12 months. The organization's primary income is derived from charitable activities, specifically football and facility hire, rather than grants or donations. Its FY2026 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

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 Berkshire Youth LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Blaby & Whetstone Youth Club Ltd£484k—0unclear—no doubt
Berkshire Youth LTD FY2026£1.4m—0within—no doubt
WALNEY COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£180k—0unclear—noted
YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CONNEXIONS FY2025£491k—0unclear—no doubt
JUBBA YOUTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£301k—0unclear—no doubt
WHITLEY BAY SPORTING CLUB FY2025£297k——above—no doubt

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