NEWTON AYCLIFFE YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE
We are a Youth Centre over the five midweek evening along with special projects in which our young people attend outside activities and trips away to interact with different cultures and lifestyles.During the day we provide facilities to help our volunteers and other Adult groups with the training to move them into work. We provide full training to the various community events and at weekends.
Objects
TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF NEWTON AYCLIFFE AND DISTRICT AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE, RACE, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, DISABILITY, POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, OR OTHER BELIEFS OR OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND RESIDENTS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEWTON AYCLIFFE YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE HEREIN AFTER CALLED NAYCC TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR COOPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating surplus of £1,367.04 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted income rising to £100,947.28. Free reserves (cash at bank and in hand) increased to £6,818.61, and the total net assets stood at £19,644.61. The trustees confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records, with no material matters causing concern to the independent examiner.
What the accounts disclose
“Room Rent 41,284.00 70,993.25” — page 8
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- 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
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (12/08/2015)
Trustees
- Collette Trimmer
- Nadia Abed-Ali
- REBECCA METCALFE
- SANDRA MANNERS
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £101k | £100k |
| 31/03/2024 | £69k | £68k |
| 31/03/2023 | £66k | £83k |
| 31/03/2022 | £65k | £68k |
| 31/03/2021 | £73k | £63k |
Common questions
Is NEWTON AYCLIFFE YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating surplus of £1,367.04 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted income rising to £100,947.28. Free reserves (cash at bank and in hand) increased to £6,818.61, and the total net assets stood at £19,644.61. The trustees confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records, with no material matters causing concern to the independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcode Lottery | 06/12/2024 | £13k | Millionaire Street 2024 12w4 Year 1 |
| Postcode Lottery | 06/12/2024 | £13k | Millionaire Street 2024 12w4 Year 2 |
| UK government | 07/06/2018 | £65k | Data Science SME project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/07/2016 | £8k | NAYCC Capacity Building |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/05/2015 | £2k | Investors in People |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE NISBET TRUST | 1 | £580k |
| LANGLEY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £555k |
| THE PRUDENCE TRUST | 1 | £289k |
| JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION | 1 | £190k |
| THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £160k |
| THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC | 1 | £150k |
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | 1 | £147k |
| THE BENHAM CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | 1 | £95k |
Charities like this
- CUFFLEY AND NORTHAW YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
- CREATIVE YOUTH NETWORK
- CRAWLEY YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
- YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CONNEXIONS
- TWYFORD DISTRICT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
- NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWTON AYCLIFFE YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE | £101k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CUFFLEY AND NORTHAW YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE | £83k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CREATIVE YOUTH NETWORK | £3.1m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| CRAWLEY YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE | £96k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CONNEXIONS | £491k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TWYFORD DISTRICT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE | £31k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |