EASTLEIGH YOUTH & COMMUNITY TRUST
Registered charity 1154430 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PAVILION ON THE PARK
The provision of inclusive education, social, recreation and leisure time activities for children, young people and the residents of Eastleigh and the neighbourhood by establishing and maintaining a youth and community centre.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity made a consolidated deficit of £14,127 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit of £94,145. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £26,652, which is significantly below the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees acknowledge that the charity's ongoing financial viability relies on a mixed ecology of grants, fundraising, and self-generated income, noting that building hire and grant income still need to reach sustainable levels.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: none
“Grant income was much higher than in 2023-4 boosted by the receipt of the first tranche of five-year funding from The National Lottery Reaching Community Fund.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £27k; policy: three to six months expenditure)
“As expected, this was significantly below the range of 3-6 months' expenditure (excluding depreciation) which the trustees aim to achieve.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Hire income received from organisations connected to individual Trustees at commercial rates.
“During the year, hire income, at a rate determined on a commercial basis, was received from a number of organisations with which individual Trustees are connected.” — page 21
“During the prior year, one trustee was reimbursed £40 for expenses incurred on behalf of the charity.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Prior year trustee expense reimbursement.
“During the year, hire income, at a rate determined on a commercial basis, was received from a number of organisations with which individual Trustees are connected.” — page 21
“During the prior year, one trustee was reimbursed £40 for expenses incurred on behalf of the charity.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Prior year trustee donations.
“During the year, hire income, at a rate determined on a commercial basis, was received from a number of organisations with which individual Trustees are connected.” — page 21
“During the prior year, one trustee was reimbursed £40 for expenses incurred on behalf of the charity.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: The Blackbird Cafe (EYCT) Ltd
“The charity has one wholly-owned trading subsidiary, The Blackbird Cafe (EYCT) Ltd.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: material uncertainty (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (67% 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 — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (27/11/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Shirley Andersonchair
- Chloe Mae Gillam
- Christopher James Dixon
- Dr Jeremy David Sisley · trustee of 1 other charity
- EDWARD RUSSELL HENRY PRICE
- Gladys Mabel Restrepo Perdomo
- Joanna Stacey
- Steve Phillips
- Susan Jane Barratt · trustee of 3 other charities
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hampshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is EASTLEIGH YOUTH & COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a consolidated deficit of £14,127 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit of £94,145. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £26,652, which is significantly below the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees acknowledge that the charity's ongoing financial viability relies on a mixed ecology of grants, fundraising, and self-generated income, noting that building hire and grant income still need to reach sustainable levels. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds EASTLEIGH YOUTH & COMMUNITY TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name EASTLEIGH YOUTH & COMMUNITY TRUST as a grant recipient include THE RIX-THOMPSON-ROTHENBERG FOUNDATION, ENERGISE ME.
Known funders
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