THE PHOENIX YOUTH PROJECT

Registered charity 1160177 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Phoenix Youth Project delivers centre based, and outreach youth work sessions for 8 - 19 year olds in Cleator Moor and Frizington. We run two youth centres, delivering ten evening sessions each week including Friday Night sessions. We provide young people with various activities, trips, opportunities for learning and development as well having fun.

Objects

(1)THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN COPELAND, CUMBRIA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND PERSONAL CAPACITIES SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY;(2)TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN COPELAND, CUMBRIA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(3)AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN COPELAND, CUMBRIA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND ADVICE.

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: Cumberland, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had total unrestricted funds of £130,866 and total net assets of £156,103 as of 31 March 2026. The trustees report that the charity is in a secure financial position and has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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• 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Phoenix Youth Project (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Cleator Moor Town Council — “we are very grateful to all our generous funders Cleator Moor Town Council” (source page)
• Arlecdon & Frizington Parish Council — “we are very grateful to all our generous funders Cleator Moor Town Council Arlecdon & Frizington Parish Council” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (19/08/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• STEVEN BUTTERWORTHchair
• John Alick
• Kayleigh Daniels · trustee of 2 other charities
• MARGARET MALLOY
• MICHAEL PRIESTLEY · trustee of 1 other charity
• Paul Zanacchi

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

Operates in: Cumbria

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PHOENIX YOUTH CENTRE.

• THE PHOENIX YOUTH CENTRE income £317k
• THE PHOENIX DETACHED YOUTH PROJECT income £197k
• PHOENIX COMMUNITY & YOUTH PROJECT income £80k
• PHOENIX SOCIAL ENTERPRISE LIMITED income £476k
• FLEET PHOENIX income £148k
• THE PHOENIX GROUP FOR DEAF CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS income £136k

Side by side with its peers

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