MAPA BRADFORD

Registered charity 1180947 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We run a Youth & Community Centre in Bradford BD5 7DL

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Latest income

£69k

Latest spending

£107k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that MAPA Bradford ended the financial year with free unrestricted reserves of £108,959, which exceeds the trustees' assessed minimum target of £53,400. The charity reported a net payment (deficit) of £37,784 for the year, driven by increased demand for support and reduced budgets for specific programmes. The trustees note that while actual reserves exceed the target level, they intend to invest in the centre's infrastructure before revisiting the reserves policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of £53,400, equivalent to six months costs (held: £109k)

“The trustees have determined that reserves should be held to enable the CIO to both continue operations should income reduce and have funds available to meet any closure costs and building related maintenance costs. Based on 2024/2025 costs the trustees have assessed that this would equate to a minimum of £53,400, equivalent to six months costs.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (15/12/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (09/05/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (16/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Satnam Singhchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Amilah Mirza
Cain Lewis · trustee of 1 other charity
GREGORY LUCAS · trustee of 1 other charity
Mercy Katola
PETER TATE · trustee of 2 other charities
Simon Powell

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£69k	£107k
31/03/2024	£115k	£68k
31/03/2023	£88k	£93k
31/03/2022	£180k	£54k
31/03/2021	£0	£0

Common questions

Is MAPA BRADFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that MAPA Bradford ended the financial year with free unrestricted reserves of £108,959, which exceeds the trustees' assessed minimum target of £53,400. The charity reported a net payment (deficit) of £37,784 for the year, driven by increased demand for support and reduced budgets for specific programmes. The trustees note that while actual reserves exceed the target level, they intend to invest in the centre's infrastructure before revisiting the reserves policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MAPA BRADFORD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MAPA BRADFORD as a grant recipient include BRADFORD TRIDENT LIMITED.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
BRADFORD TRIDENT LIMITED	FY2025	£500	Potting Shed and Tool Library

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/09/2023	£9k	Now we're talking
UK government	28/02/2020	£750	UK Youth Fund YAF