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CREWE YOUTH ZONE LTD

Registered charity 1204227 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Crewe Youth Zone exists to help and educate young people resident in Crewe and the surrounding areas. Providing an inspiring environment and positive activities to spend their leisure time and by promoting their full potential in order that they may grow to maturity as individuals and members of society, and that their conditions in life may improve.

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Latest income
£3.0m
Latest spending
£729k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total reserves of £3,051,228, comprising £251,267 in unrestricted funds and £2,799,961 in restricted funds. The trustees have established a reserves policy to maintain approximately three months of running costs once the Youth Zone is fully operational, though current unrestricted reserves are based on pre-opening expenditure rather than future operational costs. The charity reports a net incoming resource of £2,261,604 for the year, funded primarily by capital grants and donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £251k)
“the Trustees have determined that unrestricted, ‘free’, reserves should be maintained at approximately 3 months running costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by DonnellyBentley Ltd. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£251k
Total spending
£729k
Cost of raising funds
£14k
Reserves (reported)
£251k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire East

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.0m£729k
31/03/2024£875k£85k

Common questions

Is CREWE YOUTH ZONE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total reserves of £3,051,228, comprising £251,267 in unrestricted funds and £2,799,961 in restricted funds. The trustees have established a reserves policy to maintain approximately three months of running costs once the Youth Zone is fully operational, though current unrestricted reserves are based on pre-opening expenditure rather than future operational costs. The charity reports a net incoming resource of £2,261,604 for the year, funded primarily by capital grants and donations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by DonnellyBentley Ltd.