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THE PEARSON CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Registered charity 1176819 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PEARSON CENTRE

The charity operates two youth organisations, namely 17th Nottingham Boys' Brigade and 30th Nottingham Girls' Brigade.

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Latest income
£237k
Latest spending
£288k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £51,241 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by charitable activities and other expenditure exceeding incoming resources. The trustees have identified a reserves policy to maintain a minimum of twelve months' operational costs to mitigate insolvency risk, holding £175,040 in unrestricted bank reserves. The charity qualifies for exemption from audit and underwent an independent examination which confirmed no matters requiring attention were found.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Income from Charitable Activities (31% of income)
“Income from Charitable Activities 2b 72,167 - 72,167 50,014 - 50,014” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: twelve months costs of operations (held: £175k)
“The Charity Trustees, have been conscious of the difficult recurring financial results, and identified a Policy of keeping under review a minimum requirement of twelve months costs of operations being available to reduce risk of any insolvency occurring.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Boys’ Brigade Headquarters — representative of Custodian Trustee
“The Pearson Centre has links with the following organisations:- The Boys’ Brigade Headquarters — representative of Custodian Trustee” — page 6
“The Boys’ Brigade and The Girls’ Brigade nationally” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Boys’ Brigade and The Girls’ Brigade nationally
“The Pearson Centre has links with the following organisations:- The Boys’ Brigade Headquarters — representative of Custodian Trustee” — page 6
“The Boys’ Brigade and The Girls’ Brigade nationally” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£529k
Total spending
£236k
Reserves (reported)
£1.4m
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~69.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (41% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£237k£288k
31/03/2024£189k£285k
31/03/2023£184k£257k
31/03/2022£529k£236k
31/03/2021£237k£211k

Common questions

Is THE PEARSON CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £51,241 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by charitable activities and other expenditure exceeding incoming resources. The trustees have identified a reserves policy to maintain a minimum of twelve months' operational costs to mitigate insolvency risk, holding £175,040 in unrestricted bank reserves. The charity qualifies for exemption from audit and underwent an independent examination which confirmed no matters requiring attention were found. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.