PORTISHEAD YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1143238 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PORTISHEAD YOUTH CENTRE, PORTISHEAD YOUTH CENTRE LIMITED

The youth club aims to offer young people the opportunity to participate in a challenging, educational and stimulating atmosphere along with encouraging personal development and self confidence. The Centre offers a wide range of activities which are relevant to the needs of young people today

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Latest income
£487k
Latest spending
£462k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £25,301 and total unrestricted reserves of £163,805. Per the trustees' report, this financial position strengthens the centre's resilience, although it notes ongoing risks related to long-term financial sustainability and economic uncertainty.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grant income (34% of income)
“Grant income - 165,550” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: up to 4 months (held: £164k)
“The Portishead Youth Centre Reserves Policy is to maintain a sufficient level of reserves to enable normal operating activities to continue over a period of up to 4 months,should a shortfall in income occur and to take account of potential risks and contingencies that may arise from time to time.”
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 — Portishead Youth & Community Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£487k£462k
31/12/2024£450k£465k
31/12/2023£378k£380k
31/12/2022£357k£329k
31/12/2021£237k£239k

Common questions

Is PORTISHEAD YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £25,301 and total unrestricted reserves of £163,805. Per the trustees' report, this financial position strengthens the centre's resilience, although it notes ongoing risks related to long-term financial sustainability and economic uncertainty. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PORTISHEAD YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PORTISHEAD YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUST, SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST, WEST OF ENGLAND RURAL NETWORK.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUSTFY2023£20k
THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUSTFY2022£20k
THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUSTFY2024£15k
THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUSTFY2025£10k
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUSTFY2025£6k
WEST OF ENGLAND RURAL NETWORKFY2024£5kSmall grant to local community organisations/individuals to help alleviate the impact of the cost-of-living crisis (Quartet - Catalyst Project 1 or 2).
WEST OF ENGLAND RURAL NETWORKFY2023£2kGrants payable

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/06/2021£217kSupporting Portishead People
Sport England09/06/2020£3kCOVID-19 CEF
UK government—£23kYouth Investment Fund