BARTON ACORN YOUTH, COMMUNITY AND SPORTS CENTRE

Registered charity 300991 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACORN YOUTH, COMMUNTIY AND SPORTS CENTRE, BARTON ACORN YOUTH, COMMUNTIY AND SPORTS CENTRE, THE ACORN CENTRE, THE ACORN YOUTH CLUB

To promote use of the Centre as a community facility and resource for the social, leisure, and educational interests of all residents of Torbay and the surrounding area.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£161k
Latest spending
£198k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £37,441 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £133,518 to £97,139. The trustees maintain a policy of keeping unrestricted funds at a level to cover potential funding shortfalls, with unrestricted reserves standing at £66,875. The charity relies on grants and donations to fund its youth and community activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level which allows for any shortfalls in future funding (held: £67k)
It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level which allows for any shortfalls in future funding. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Torbay

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£161k£198k
31/03/2024£118k£154k
31/03/2023£135k£142k
31/03/2022£157k£137k
31/03/2021£133k£102k

Common questions

Is BARTON ACORN YOUTH, COMMUNITY AND SPORTS CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £37,441 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £133,518 to £97,139. The trustees maintain a policy of keeping unrestricted funds at a level to cover potential funding shortfalls, with unrestricted reserves standing at £66,875. The charity relies on grants and donations to fund its youth and community activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/04/2019£10kOur Space @ Acorn

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PETER ASHLEY ACTIVITY CENTRES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BARTON ACORN YOUTH, COMMUNITY AND SPORTS CENTRE£161k0unclearno doubt
THE PETER ASHLEY ACTIVITY CENTRES FY2025£1.4m0withinno doubt
TORBAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LTD FY2024£2.7m0unclearno doubt
COMMUNITY BARNET FY2025£1.6m0unclearno doubt
BOLTON WANDERERS COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£1.5m0below6.1%no doubt
BRONTE YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£1.9m0unclearno doubt

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