KIRKBY STEPHEN YOUTH CENTRE

Registered charity 1200449 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Kirkby Stephen Youth Centre is a provision for children from year 6 of primary school to the age of 18.

Objects

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE EDEN VALLEY, CUMBRIA BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE EDEN VALLEY, CUMBRIA WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES 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: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westmorland and Furness, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity experienced significant increases in operating costs, including utilities, insurance, and staffing, which reduced funding flexibility. Despite these financial pressures, the trustees report that finances remained appropriately managed and the charity continued to deliver its services. The trustees remain optimistic about the future but acknowledge the need to secure long-term sustainability through grants and fundraising.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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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 05/09/2023 (received 15/07/2024, 10 days after the 05/07/2024 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Chrissie Hadfieldchair
• Deborah Jayne Urquhart
• Jasmine Paula Cox
• Kealey Lauren Rushworth
• Naomi Beth Parker

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST. STEPHEN'S NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE LTD.

• ST. STEPHEN'S NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE LTD income £108k
• START YOUNG UK income £46k
• KYMBROOK PRESCHOOL income £109k
• KEYSTONE EDUCATION TRUST income £107k
• KIRKBURTON PRE-SCHOOL income £107k
• YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k

Side by side with its peers

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