FRITH YOUTH CENTRE, BUSSAGE

Registered charity 1162806 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of recreational and leisure time activities for young people in Chalford

Objects

• TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH: (A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.• TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.• TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 LIVING IN THE PARISH OF CHALFORD BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: (A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

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

Causes: Education/training · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Stroud, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£54k

Latest spending

£69k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts for the year ended 31/03/2025 were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. The examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounting records were not kept properly or that the accounts did not comply with applicable regulations. The examiner reported no other concerns requiring attention to understand the accounts.

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 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 6
Government income: £29,712 — grants £29,712 (2); 55% of the £54,267 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 4
Government income: £42,500 — grants £42,500 (4); 74% of the £57,240 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 4
Government income: £22,167 — grants £22,167 (4); 64% of the £34,544 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Frith Youth & Community Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/06/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alastair Neal Jamieson Pearson
Evan Michael Roberts · trustee of 1 other charity
Jennifer Taylor · trustee of 1 other charity
Leonard Robert Taylor
Peter Oakley

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£54k	£69k
31/03/2024	£57k	£47k
31/03/2023	£35k	£52k
31/03/2022	£43k	£44k
31/03/2021	£54k	£37k

Common questions

Is FRITH YOUTH CENTRE, BUSSAGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts for the year ended 31/03/2025 were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. The examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounting records were not kept properly or that the accounts did not comply with applicable regulations. The examiner reported no other concerns requiring attention to understand the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/01/2006	£5k	Tarmac and car parking

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£40k
E C GRAHAM BELFORD CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	1	£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ELM COURT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE.

ELM COURT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE income £128k
COVENTRY EDUCATION & CULTURAL CENTRE income £108k
NANCHERROW PROJECT income £74k
BRISTOL EDUCATION AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION income £65k
HALLING COMMUNITY CENTRE income £54k
THE FRIENDS OF THE ALFORD HOSPITAL income £31k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FRITH YOUTH CENTRE, BUSSAGE	£54k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ELM COURT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2024	£128k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COVENTRY EDUCATION & CULTURAL CENTRE FY2025	£108k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NANCHERROW PROJECT FY2025	£74k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRISTOL EDUCATION AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION FY2025	£65k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HALLING COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£54k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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