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SHRUBLANDS YOUTH AND ADULT CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 274442 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHRUBLAND YOUTH AND ADULT COMMUNITY CENTRE, SHRUBLANDS COMMUNITY TRUST, SHRUBLANDS YOUTH AND ADULT COMMUNITY CENTRE, SHRUBLANDS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE

To advance the education of the inhabitants of Gorleston and its neighbourhood and to provide facilities to improve the social welfare, recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£281k
Latest spending
£180k
Registered
1977
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is 'a long way from being selfsufficient' and relies on funding to run its activities. The organization has secured various grants and donations to support its community services, including food clubs and hardship funds. The trustees express hope for continued success and potential lease security through working with Norfolk County Council.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“However, we are a long way from being selfsufficient and without Funding our activites would not be able to run.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£281k£180k
31/03/2024£216k£222k
31/03/2023£217k£201k
31/03/2022£183k£203k
31/03/2021£114k£57k

Common questions

Is SHRUBLANDS YOUTH AND ADULT CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is 'a long way from being selfsufficient' and relies on funding to run its activities. The organization has secured various grants and donations to support its community services, including food clubs and hardship funds. The trustees express hope for continued success and potential lease security through working with Norfolk County Council.

Who funds SHRUBLANDS YOUTH AND ADULT CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SHRUBLANDS YOUTH AND ADULT CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£42kTo purchase a portacabin in order to develop the community supermarket.
NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£24kTo fund the preparation and installation of the Shrublands Community Food Club portacabin.
NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£22kTo cover the staffing costs for the second year of the Shrublands Community Food Club.
NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£22k1) To work with a local school wear provider to supply 200+ children with school uniform; 2) to provide 20 families with air fryers. Extended 17/9/24 to include
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/07/2023£150kShrublands Community Trust
UK government04/11/2022£9kNorfolk Community Research Network
UK government09/09/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund19/12/2018£155kSupporting the future of Gorleston Community activities
The National Lottery Community Fund04/04/2016£5kTPP1 - Better Together in Gorleston
The National Lottery Community Fund29/10/2014£6kBetter Together in Gorleston
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2011£10kCommunity Cafe

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION1£30k
CAMDEN GIVING1£30k
YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION1£24k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAROLD WOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SHRUBLANDS YOUTH AND ADULT CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST£281k—0unclear—noted
HAROLD WOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE FY2025£107k—0unclear—no doubt
BROADOAK AND SMALLSHAW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£100k—0unclear—no doubt
PICKET TWENTY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£102k—0unclear—no doubt
Struggles 2 Smiles FY2025£123k—0unclear—no doubt
Charlotte Children's Village FY2025£124k—0unclear—no doubt

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