WOLVERCOTE YOUNG PEOPLES CLUB LTD

Registered charity 1149132 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The organisation will run a youth club for young people who live in Wolvercote and Cutteslowe areas, providing a variety of activities physical, spiritually and mentally challenging as organised by fully qualified youth workers and appropriate helpers. The club will be open on a regular basis to provide these activities to young people ranging from 7 to 19 years of age.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN WOLVERCOTE AND CUTTESLOWE BY PROVIDING A SAFE PLACE WHERE THEY CAN GROW, LEARN AND FLOURISH UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF QUALIFIED YOUTH WORKERS AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, SUCH THAT THEY MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND WIDER SOCIETY.

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

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Latest income
£123k
Latest spending
£108k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £30,471 at year-end, which is above the trustees' prudent reserve target of £27,900. The charity reported a net income surplus of £14,305 for the year, driven by increased hall hire income and reduced staff costs, resulting in total funds carried forward of £107,411.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (55% of income)
“Grant income fell to £67,184 from £92,519 for the previous year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three month's expenditure (held: £30k)
“It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to three month's expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£123k£108k
31/03/2024£125k£68k
31/03/2023£89k£98k
31/03/2022£78k£111k
31/03/2021£97k£102k

Common questions

Is WOLVERCOTE YOUNG PEOPLES CLUB LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £30,471 at year-end, which is above the trustees' prudent reserve target of £27,900. The charity reported a net income surplus of £14,305 for the year, driven by increased hall hire income and reduced staff costs, resulting in total funds carried forward of £107,411. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WOLVERCOTE YOUNG PEOPLES CLUB LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WOLVERCOTE YOUNG PEOPLES CLUB LTD as a grant recipient include D L M CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
D L M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
D L M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund05/01/2024£16kWolvercote Young People's Club Youth Support
The National Lottery Community Fund08/04/2022£10kJubilee Summer Scheme
The National Lottery Community Fund03/12/2021£10kNorth Oxford Youth Work Sessions
Oxford City Council01/04/2019£6kGrant to Wolvercote Young Peoples Club
Oxford City Council25/03/2018£13kGrant to Wolvercote Young Peoples Club
Oxford City Council25/03/2018£7kGrant to Wolvercote Young Peoples Club
The National Lottery Community Fund10/08/2016£10kWYPC Activities and Accreditation Programme