OUT OF THE CAN

Registered charity 1209066 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OOTC

Out of the Can LGBT Youth Group provides support for young people aged 12 to 19 in Swindon and surrounding areas. Our core activity is to run two groups, we offer a safe space for young people who feel they belong to the LGBTQ plus family. You can be yourself and meet others like you without having to worry what people might think or say.

Objects

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 12 TO 19 YEARS OLD WHO IDENTIFY AS LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS, OR UNSURE OF THEIR GENDER OR SEXUAL IDENTITY (LGBTQ+) 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: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Swindon, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£8k
Latest spending
£11k
Registered
2024

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

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: 5

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Swindon · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£8k£11k

Common questions

Who funds OUT OF THE CAN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OUT OF THE CAN as a grant recipient include THE W H SMITH GROUP CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE W H SMITH GROUP CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE W H SMITH GROUP CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/08/2025£327kOut of the Can