THE YOUNGS COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST

Registered charity 1151065 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Aylsham, Norfolk and the surrounding area in the provision of facilities for health and recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need for such facilities by reason of youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances.

Objects

1: THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF AYLSHAM, NORFOLK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING FOOTBALL, CRICKET AND OTHER SPORTS;2: TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF AYLSHAM, NORFOLK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

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

Causes: Amateur Sport · Recreation · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Broadland, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£54k
Latest spending
£61k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £7,815 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds. The trustees have identified material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, although they maintain that the going concern basis remains appropriate. Free reserves amounted to £71,865, while total unrestricted funds stood at £2,732,084, principally consisting of freehold property.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“Free reserves amounted to £71,865 (2024 - £40,024)” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“The trustees have identified material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, however, the going concern basis remains appropriate.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025

  • Volunteers: 16
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024

  • Volunteers: 40
  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/05/2025 (received 04/04/2026, 4 days after the 31/03/2026 due date); year ending 31/05/2024 (received 01/04/2025, 1 day after the 31/03/2025 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2024)

Total income
£830k
Total spending
£45k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£54k£61k
31/05/2024£830k£45k
31/05/2023£34k£41k
31/05/2022£37k£45k
31/05/2021£27k£31k

Common questions

Is THE YOUNGS COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £7,815 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds. The trustees have identified material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, although they maintain that the going concern basis remains appropriate. Free reserves amounted to £71,865, while total unrestricted funds stood at £2,732,084, principally consisting of freehold property. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE YOUNGS COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE YOUNGS COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATIONFY2024£544kOther

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England29/05/2013£50kCawston Road Sports Ground

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST1£70k
CEO SLEEPOUT1£34k
Point North Community Foundation1£32k
THE SURREY CRICKET BOARD1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YOREBRIDGE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (YSDA).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE YOUNGS COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST£54k—0below—material uncertainty
YOREBRIDGE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (YSDA) FY2026£85k—0unclear—no doubt
DURHAM AREA YOUTH FY2026£257k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORT FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
YEOVIL TOWN COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST LIMITED FY2025£295k—0unclear—no doubt
CROSSPOOL AND DISTRICT YOUTH SPORTS TRUST FY2025£44k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.