ST FRANCIS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1153521 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

to further or benefit primarily those residing in or near Bournville without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or political, religious or other opinions to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for residents and particularly for young people.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT PRIMARILY (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THOSE RESIDING IN OR NEAR THE PARISH OF ST FRANCIS, BOURNVILLE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE RESIDENTS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS AND PARTICULARLY (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

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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Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £14,737 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £163,244. Unrestricted funds stood at £48,271, which the trustees consider an appropriate level of reserves. The accounts were 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

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Paying staff
• 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
• Volunteer management

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

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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 (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW HOWARD SMITH
• Alistair Geoffrey McIntosh
• Andrew John Evans
• John David Pickup
• Ravinder Kaur Sangha
• Reverend Canon Richard Malcolm Wharton · trustee of 1 other charity
• Richard Allan Laughton Wilford
• TESSA MARIE MITCHELL · trustee of 1 other charity
• WILLIAM GEORGE RICE

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TYNE YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE.

• TYNE YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE income £32k
• BRUNSWICK YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE income £495k
• CRAWLEY YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE income £96k
• THE FURZEDOWN YOUTH CENTRE LTD income £45k
• SEDBERGH YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE income £158k
• SMETHWICK YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED income £478k

Side by side with its peers

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