WHITEFIELD YOUTH ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1136520 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Activities that support the well-being of all communities - specifically those who are the most deprived/disadvantaged. Work with young people on the fringes of offending and under achieving in education is recognised regionally and nationally. Developed activites that deal with issues of health inequalities and encourage those from marginalised communities to improve their health lifestyles.

Objects

I. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN LANCASHIRE AND THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND. 2. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BME COMMUNITY AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES OF THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY3. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE 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 LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

Area of benefit: LANCASHIRE AND THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates without major funder backing or local authority support, relying on a social enterprise model and diverse community support to remain self-sustaining. Per the trustees' report, the organisation has deliberately paused expansion to protect reserves and consolidate operations amid rising energy costs and inflation. The financial position shows unrestricted bank balances of £15,110 at the end of the year, with total receipts of £51,596 against payments of £49,144.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Henry Smith Charitable Trust — “In 2007 WYA managed to secure funding for 3 years through The Henry Smith Charitable Trust to fund the Whitefield Youth Association East Lan…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• MR JAVED KHANchair
• GHAZANFAR AKRAM
• Irfan Zia Khan
• MR ZULFIKAR KHAN LLB (HONS)
• SAMINA KAUSER
• Saqab Hussain BA Hons

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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