LANCASHIRE YOUTH CHALLENGE

Registered charity 1163469 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We work with vulnerable young people in Lancashire who are experiencing mental and physical ill health, housing poverty/homelessness, socio/economic deprivation and lack of opportunity. We provide opportunities for personal development & growth through weekly fitness and sports training, one to one pastoral support sessions, creative participatory activities and cultural learning opportunities.

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Latest income
£200k
Latest spending
£181k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity delivered its programmes across the financial year ending March 2025, supported by funding from various trusts and councils. The trustees report that the charity's resources are adequate to continue its operations, with no material uncertainties disclosed regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lancashire Youth Challenge (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£200k£181k
31/03/2024£159k£157k
31/03/2023£199k£189k
31/03/2022£159k£156k
31/03/2021£111k£108k

Common questions

Is LANCASHIRE YOUTH CHALLENGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity delivered its programmes across the financial year ending March 2025, supported by funding from various trusts and councils. The trustees report that the charity's resources are adequate to continue its operations, with no material uncertainties disclosed regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LANCASHIRE YOUTH CHALLENGE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LANCASHIRE YOUTH CHALLENGE as a grant recipient include FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ARETI CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST, CURIOUS MINDS, THE VERA WOLSTENCROFT CHILDREN AND ANIMAL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£45k
FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£29k
THE ARETI CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£26k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUSTFY2023£12kSmaller Grants
CURIOUS MINDSFY2023£10kOur Place in the World PI
THE VERA WOLSTENCROFT CHILDREN AND ANIMAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE ARETI CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£8k
THE ARETI CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£8k
THE ARETI CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£8k
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2024£8k
CURIOUS MINDSFY2022£7kOur Place in the World PI
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£6k32% of salary costs for a community hub in Chatham, Kent.
VINCI UK FOUNDATIONFY2025£6k
CURIOUS MINDSFY2024£5kGenerations of Change PI
Moto FoundationFY2025£1kCommunity grant
CURIOUS MINDSFY2022£650Let's Craft
CURIOUS MINDSFY2023£350Let's Craft

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/04/2025£300kThe Time to Breathe Restore and Rise to the Challenge Programmes
The National Lottery Community Fund16/05/2024£16kRESTORE Programme
UK government09/06/2023£12kALB-Sport England-Seasonal Cycles - Expedition Programme
Sport England09/06/2023£12kSeasonal Cycles - Expedition Programme
Sport England24/03/2022£10kJubilee Fund - Morecambe Bay Triathlon
UK government03/07/2020£3kVSCE CMC Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2020£3kLearning online
The National Lottery Community Fund26/02/2019£120kOur Place in the World

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LANCASHIRE CRICKET FOUNDATION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LANCASHIRE YOUTH CHALLENGE£200k—0unclear—no doubt
LANCASHIRE CRICKET FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2024£2.5m—0unclear—no doubt
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION FY2024£956k—0above—no doubt
YOUTH WORKS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE FY2025£1.6m—0above—no doubt
YOUTH CONNECT SOUTH WEST FY2025£3.1m——unclear—no doubt
AGE UK LANCASHIRE FY2025£5.4m——unclear—no doubt

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