DARLASTON YOUTH CENTRE

Registered charity 1178605 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of a youth centre

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£108k

Latest spending

£65k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £42,750 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £107,688 and expenditure of £64,938. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds are maintained at a level equivalent to six months' expenditure, a policy target that has been maintained throughout the year. The charity holds total net assets of £117,056, comprising £64,365 in unrestricted funds and £52,691 in restricted funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six month's expenditure (held: £64k)

“It is the policy of the Darlaston Youth Centre that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to six month's expenditure.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Outstanding balance due from Darlaston Boys Club

“There is a balance held at 30th June 2025 of £6,041 (£9,898 2024) which is an outstanding balance due from Darlaston Boys Club upon closure of the bank accounts. Darlaston Youth Centre is sole corporate trustee of Darlaston Boys Club.” — page 33

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 10226260

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

BLACKWOOD, Lance — director, appointed 03/07/2026on trustee list
NAHAL, Lucie — director, appointed 03/07/2026on trustee list
AKHTAR, Raqia — director, appointed 10/06/2016not on trustee list
OWEN, Alfred David — director, appointed 10/06/2016not on trustee list
AKHTAR, Raqia — secretary, appointed 18/01/2018

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

ALFRED DAVID OWEN OBEchair · trustee of 4 other charities
LANCE GARFIELD BLACKWOOD · trustee of 2 other charities
Lucie Jane Nahal
Rev GILBERT DAVID

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

Operates in: Walsall

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£108k	£65k
30/06/2024	£101k	£87k
30/06/2023	£86k	£66k
30/06/2022	£64k	£25k
30/06/2021	£2k	£0

Common questions

Is DARLASTON YOUTH CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £42,750 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £107,688 and expenditure of £64,938. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds are maintained at a level equivalent to six months' expenditure, a policy target that has been maintained throughout the year. The charity holds total net assets of £117,056, comprising £64,365 in unrestricted funds and £52,691 in restricted funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DARLASTON YOUTH CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DARLASTON YOUTH CENTRE as a grant recipient include WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GRIMMITT TRUST, THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£20k	Vulnerable Groups
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£20k	Grant
THE GRIMMITT TRUST	FY2022	£7k
THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£5k
THE GRIMMITT TRUST	FY2023	£3k
THE GRIMMITT TRUST	FY2024	£3k
THE GRIMMITT TRUST	FY2025	£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	30/04/2025	£30k	Millionaire Street 2025 04w2
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/04/2022	£308k	DYC Youth Work & Honour in a Crime? Local Workshops