CARLISLE YOUTH ZONE
Registered charity 1134974 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The Youth Zone offers a place to go, something to do and someone to talk to for young people when the schools are closed. There is an affordable cafe and space to chill, as well as sports, arts and enterprise activities and some formal teams and clubs. Young people are clear what the Youth Zone must deliver - an offer that is varied and broad and has something for everyone: a space to be yourself
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £77,540 for the year, utilizing £77,283 of unrestricted reserves to bridge the gap between income and expenditure. The trustees' report notes that unrestricted free reserves of £368,379 provide cover for more than 3 months of operating costs, complying with the stated policy of maintaining 3 to 6 months of reserves. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Grants and trusts (63% of income)
“Grants and trusts 46,000 682,054 728,054 561,563” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £368k)
“Trustees have determined that it is appropriate for unrestricted, ‘free’, reserves to be maintained at between 3 to 6 months.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Cumberland Council
“The Charity received £32,904 in grants and £218 in room hire from Cumberland Council, a company connected to Mr D J Walker (Trustee).” — page 51
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by David Allen. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "within" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Carlisle Youth Zone (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title 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.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£65k
Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (81% 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: 5.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Daniel Walker
- Dr Julie Mennell
- Duncan Hall
- Marcia Reid Fotheringham · trustee of 1 other charity
- NICHOLAS SIMON MARSHALL
- Naomi Morgan
- Neil McIntyre
- Philip Woowat
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cumbria
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CARLISLE YOUTH ZONE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £77,540 for the year, utilizing £77,283 of unrestricted reserves to bridge the gap between income and expenditure. The trustees' report notes that unrestricted free reserves of £368,379 provide cover for more than 3 months of operating costs, complying with the stated policy of maintaining 3 to 6 months of reserves. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by David Allen.
Who funds CARLISLE YOUTH ZONE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CARLISLE YOUTH ZONE as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, THE ONSIDE FOUNDATION, IGY FOUNDATION, THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC, FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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