OLDHAM INSPIRING YOUTH

Registered charity 1190867 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BETTER ACTIVE OLDHAM, SR COMMUNITY SPORTS

Oldham Inspiring Youth deliver Physical wellbeing programmes in communities across Oldham. These programmes are delivered to all genders, ages and ethnicities working in partnership with key organisations to identify those in need and get them the support they need.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS:TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE IN OLDHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS 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.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£31k
Latest spending
£28k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates solely on grants and donations, with total income of £30,582 and total expenses of £28,475 for the year. The trustees report that income and expenditure remain balanced, noting that earned income alone would not sustain operations, making the charity dependent on continued funding. Free reserves stand at £15,196.46, which the trustees monitor to ensure operations can continue for twelve months in the event of a funding gap.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £15k)
“the board of trustees has agreed to keep a certain level of financial reserves to ensure that main operations can continue for a period of twelve months.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Oldham Inspiring Youth is currently dependant on funding to sustain its activities, as earned income alone would not allow it to continue operating. This means that if there were to be a gap in funding it is likely that Oldham Inspiring Youth would have to close down.” — 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.

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oldham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/07/2025£31k£28k
30/07/2024£37k£30k
30/07/2023£30k£26k
30/08/2022£22k£23k
30/08/2021£12k£13k

Common questions

Is OLDHAM INSPIRING YOUTH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operates solely on grants and donations, with total income of £30,582 and total expenses of £28,475 for the year. The trustees report that income and expenditure remain balanced, noting that earned income alone would not sustain operations, making the charity dependent on continued funding. Free reserves stand at £15,196.46, which the trustees monitor to ensure operations can continue for twelve months in the event of a funding gap. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/11/2025£17kYouth Connect
Sport England30/05/2025£10kEmpowerHER
UK government27/03/2024£10kALB-Sport England-Building Resilience Through Sports and Skills in Oldham
Sport England27/03/2024£10kBuilding Resilience Through Sports and Skills in Oldham
Sport England16/02/2023£15kActive Goal
Sport England18/03/2022£7kJubilee Fund - Active Mind, Active You
The National Lottery Community Fund17/08/2021£2kGetting Oldham's Older People Outside Together
The National Lottery Community Fund19/03/2021£9kBE MENTALLY ACTIVE