LANGPORT YOUNG PEOPLE'S CENTRE

Registered charity 1172450 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LANGPORT AND HUISH EPISCOPI YOUTH GROUP

Langport Young Peoples Centre (LYPC), also known locally as Langport and Huish Episcopi Youth Group (LHYG) provide recreational and leisure time activities for young people (range 8-25 yrs) in the Langport, Huish Episcopi and wider community with varied weekly and monthly sessions that offer life skills (eg cooking, go girls), sport, craft, community projects (town flags), war hammer.

Objects

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, PRIMARILY IN THE 8-25 AGE RANGE, 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.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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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Latest income
£42k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were significantly higher than the stated policy target of around £1,000, with a cash total of £27,611. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts were not properly prepared or that accounting records were not kept in accordance with the Act.

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 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£42k£33k
31/03/2024£24k£26k
31/03/2023£26k£27k
31/03/2022£24k£23k
31/03/2021£18k£16k

Common questions

Is LANGPORT YOUNG PEOPLE'S CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were significantly higher than the stated policy target of around £1,000, with a cash total of £27,611. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts were not properly prepared or that accounting records were not kept in accordance with the Act. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Somerset Community Foundation09/07/2026£2kLangport Young Peoples Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund18/04/2024£11kThe Wednesday Club
Somerset Community Foundation26/07/2023£3kIncreased security for youth club and outreach work with local youth to counter anti-social behaviour
Somerset Community Foundation05/07/2021£2kSummer sports activities
Somerset Community Foundation10/11/2020£3kGraffiti Art Project
Somerset Community Foundation27/10/2020£3kCOVID19 Outdoor activities and one-to-one support for vulnerable young people
Somerset Community Foundation28/10/2019£500Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training
Somerset Community Foundation07/12/2017£1kWe Knead Bread
Somerset Community Foundation21/12/2016£1kReach Out with Out Reach