EMPOWER YOUTH ZONES LTD
Registered charity 1179712 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MANCHESTER YOUTH ZONE - EAST
Open 7 days per week Empower Youth Zones provides safe, inclusive places for young people to explore creative and sporting activities, whilst finding support for their practical, social and emotional needs to help them grow into happier, healthier adults.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £4,460,920, which falls within the trustees' stated appropriate range of £2.8m to £4.7m. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £9,479,870 for the year, driven largely by donations for the construction of a new facility, while total expenditure was £2,096,940.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £2.8m to £4.7m (held: £4.5m)
“Given the aforementioned reserve requirements, the Trustees believe that total reserves In a range of £2.8m to £4.7m ts appropriate.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Alextra Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — EMPOWER YOUTH ZONES (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£38k
Reserves (reported)
£21.9m
Reported reserves equal ~125.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Sean Turnerchair
- Jonathan Boyers
- Lee-Ann Igbon
- Paul Francis David Medlicott
- Rachel Coaker
- Ruth Kemp
- Teresa Christina Pepper
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Manchester City · Salford City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is EMPOWER YOUTH ZONES LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £4,460,920, which falls within the trustees' stated appropriate range of £2.8m to £4.7m. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £9,479,870 for the year, driven largely by donations for the construction of a new facility, while total expenditure was £2,096,940. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Alextra Audit Limited.
Who funds EMPOWER YOUTH ZONES LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name EMPOWER YOUTH ZONES LTD as a grant recipient include THE HARGREAVES CHARITABLE TRUST.
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