BRONTE YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE
Registered charity 1131577 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BRONTE
The Bronte Centre provides a facility and service to young people for approximately 50 weeks of the year using a programme that aims to educate and be enjoyable in a warm, welcoming environment. The centre also holds various community based activities to encourage people of the community to meet and interact.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £77,916, which is below the stated policy target of covering three months of running costs. The charity reported a net income of £1,337,851 for the year, significantly strengthened by a Youth Investment Fund grant, resulting in total net assets of £1,705,298.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Donations & Legacies (96% of income)
“Total Income 67,422 1,794,145 1,861,567 559,243” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months running costs (held: £78k)
“It is the policy of the charltable company to maintain unrestricted funds which are free reserves at a level to cover redundancy provision and three months running costs should no further funding be received.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: A Deary received £60,000 remuneration.
“Remuneration payable to trustees or connected persons A Deary 60,000 40,386 Total remuneration 60,000 40,386”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Laura Cain, employed as Centre Manager, is the daughter of trustee Bernard McNally. Her remuneration is included in key management personnel costs.
“In addition to trustees' remuneration which Is fully disclosed in the notes above, Laura Cain, employed as Centre Manager, is the daughter of Bernard McNally, a trustee. Thelr remuneration is disclosed as part of key management remuneration In note 6.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Bronte Youth and Community Centre (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Gavin Heard — Chair of Trustees (source)
- Laura — Centre Manager (source)
- Lesley — Business Manager (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles 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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (48% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- ANDREA DEARY
- ANTHONY CLARKE MR
- ANTHONY CLEGG
- BERNARD MCNALLY
- GAVIN PETER HEARD
- LOUISE MARIE ASHTON
- MICHAEL ANTHONY SMITH
- PAUL EDWARD SLATER
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Liverpool City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BRONTE YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £77,916, which is below the stated policy target of covering three months of running costs. The charity reported a net income of £1,337,851 for the year, significantly strengthened by a Youth Investment Fund grant, resulting in total net assets of £1,705,298. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited.
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