WEST MOORS YOUTH CLUB

Registered charity 299191 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEST MOORS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CLUB

To provide a Youth Club facility for the young people of West Moors and surrounding areas.

Objects

1) TO HELP AND EDUCATE YOUNG PERSONS RESIDENT IN OR NEAR THE PARISH OF WEST MOORS BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES AND TO DEVELOP PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.2) THE CLUB WILL ALLOW THE USE OF ITS FACILITIES BY OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE WITHIN AND NEAR THE PARISH OF WEST MOORS.

Area of benefit: WEST MOORS

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

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

Latest income

£41k

Latest spending

£43k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £35,648.30, which is above the trustees' stated reserve target of £15,000. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £2,271.42 for the year, primarily due to increased building maintenance costs. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts accord with the accounting records and comply with applicable regulations.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to cover shortfalls in income, unplanned repairs or the replacement of high value items such as the heating system. In this past year, the total reserves are set at £15,000 (reserves figure: £36k)

“The Trustees have set a reserve policy to cover shortfalls in income, unplanned repairs or the replacement of high value items such as the heating system. In this past year, the total reserves are set at £15,000 which is held in a higher income savings account.” — page 2

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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 policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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 31/03/2026

Volunteers: 5
Government income: £20,000 — grants £20,000 (1); 49% of the £40,630 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 5
Government income: £22,608 — grants £22,608 (2); 74% of the £30,735 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 5
Government income: £18,500 — grants £18,500 (1); 72% of the £25,536 total gross income on the same return
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Anne Elva Simpson
David Snell
Pete Pickett
Simon Mark Pacheco Jewers

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£41k	£43k
31/03/2025	£31k	£22k
31/03/2024	£26k	£31k
31/03/2023	£32k	£28k
31/03/2022	£19k	£16k

Common questions

Is WEST MOORS YOUTH CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £35,648.30, which is above the trustees' stated reserve target of £15,000. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £2,271.42 for the year, primarily due to increased building maintenance costs. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts accord with the accounting records and comply with applicable regulations. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WEST MOORS YOUTH CLUB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WEST MOORS YOUTH CLUB as a grant recipient include TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST, WEST MOORS PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST	FY2025	£3k	Small Grants
WEST MOORS PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL	FY2021	£100	Charitable Giving

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE GIRDLERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£67k
THE PETER MINET TRUST	1	£65k
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO	1	£40k
CEO SLEEPOUT	1	£34k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST	1	£18k
LANGDALE TRUST	1	£12k
THE DAVID AND RUTH BEHREND FUND	1	£2k
THE BOOTH CHARITIES	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MOOR LANE YOUTH CLUB.

MOOR LANE YOUTH CLUB income £27k
ST GEORGE'S (HANWORTH) YOUTH CLUB income £35k
CENTRAL YOUTH CLUB LIMITED income £71k
CLUB 66 BOYS CLUB income £639k
VIKING CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB LIMITED income £29k
WESTMINSTER HOUSE YOUTH CLUB income £478k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WEST MOORS YOUTH CLUB	£41k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MOOR LANE YOUTH CLUB FY2025	£27k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST GEORGE'S (HANWORTH) YOUTH CLUB FY2024	£35k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
CENTRAL YOUTH CLUB LIMITED FY2025	£71k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
CLUB 66 BOYS CLUB FY2025	£639k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
VIKING CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB LIMITED FY2025	£29k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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