THE PRINCE OF WALES YOUTH CLUB

Registered charity 302701 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CANTERBURY LADS' CLUB (PRINCE OF WALES YOUTH CLUB)

To provide youth club and sports facilities for young people in the Canterbury area

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Latest income
£205k
Latest spending
£170k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £34,876 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing total funds to £425,387. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £374,217, which is significantly above the stated policy target of approximately £85,000 (representing six months' expenditure). The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£205k£170k
31/03/2024£164k£166k
31/03/2023£148k£139k
31/03/2022£134k£145k
31/03/2021£196k£139k

Common questions

Is THE PRINCE OF WALES YOUTH CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £34,876 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing total funds to £425,387. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £374,217, which is significantly above the stated policy target of approximately £85,000 (representing six months' expenditure). The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PRINCE OF WALES YOUTH CLUB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PRINCE OF WALES YOUTH CLUB as a grant recipient include R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUST, BLUESPARK FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
BLUESPARK FOUNDATIONFY2023—Multi skills project for year 10 and 11 students to develop skills to open pathways to future education and employment

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery07/03/2025£40kMillionaire Street 2025 03w3
The National Lottery Community Fund25/11/2024£20kNo-1- 2 -B -Bored
The National Lottery Community Fund08/04/2022£9k2-C-Platinum-is MaGic
UK government19/08/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
Sport England26/02/2018£10kPrince of Wales Youth Club Boxing Project
The National Lottery Community Fund18/06/2014£10knot -2 - B bored
The National Lottery Community Fund25/04/2012£10kHot Kitchen 4 Cool Kidz
The National Lottery Community Fund14/10/2010£10kP.A.C.E.D
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2005£5kSpecialist nights
UK government—£10kALB-Prince of Wales Youth Club Boxing Project

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Berkshire Youth LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PRINCE OF WALES YOUTH CLUB£205k—0unclear—no doubt
Berkshire Youth LTD FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CONNEXIONS FY2025£491k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH CONCERN FY2025£879k—0unclear—no doubt
YORK RI FY2025£564k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORT FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt

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