LYDNEY TOWN AFC YOUTH

Registered charity 1198391 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Amateur youth football club for children of all ages and abilities.

Objects

TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, AND IN PARTICULAR FACILITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SPORT OF FOOTBALL, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 LIVING IN LYDNEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH OR AGE WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

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

Causes: Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Forest of Dean, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£51k
Latest spending
£44k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £6,291 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £50,683 against expenditure of £44,392. Unrestricted reserves stood at £21,295, which the trustees consider to be a stable financial position. The independent examiner reported no matters suggesting non-compliance with the Act or accounting requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of operating costs (reserves figure: £21k)
“The trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to approximately three to six months of operating costs to ensure continuity of activities and meet unforeseen expenditure.” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 20

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 3 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 08/03/2024, 37 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£51k£44k
31/03/2024£45k£43k
31/03/2023£57k£54k

Common questions

Is LYDNEY TOWN AFC YOUTH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £6,291 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £50,683 against expenditure of £44,392. Unrestricted reserves stood at £21,295, which the trustees consider to be a stable financial position. The independent examiner reported no matters suggesting non-compliance with the Act or accounting requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FAIRFORD TOWN YOUTH FOOTBALL CLUB.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LYDNEY TOWN AFC YOUTH£51k—0unclear—no doubt
FAIRFORD TOWN YOUTH FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£87k—0unclear—no doubt
ATHENLAY FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£150k—0unclear—no doubt
CHORLEYWOOD COMMON YOUTH FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£153k—0above—no doubt
KIDLINGTON FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£377k—0unclear—no doubt
BRANDON COMMUNITY FOOTBALL CLUB YOUTH FY2025£142k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.