THE ROTHERHAM BLACKBURN CLUB FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Registered charity 505622 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROTHERHAM (BLACKBURN) BOYS' CLUB, ROTHERHAM BLACKBURN CLUB FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Provision of premises for the young people of Blackburn, Rotherham to encourage their spiritual and social welfare and to provide a place for them to meet.

Objects

TO HELP AND EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE ROTHERHAM

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Latest income
£32k
Latest spending
£39k
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net payment of £6,982 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing from £12,714 to £5,732. The trustees note that the difficult financial situation means further work is required to meet their policy aim of maintaining unrestricted funds equivalent to 50% of annual expenditure. Despite this, the trustees have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis, indicating they believe the charity will continue in operation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Grants and donations” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £6k; policy: 50% of the annual expenditure in unrestricted activities)
“although at present the difficult financial situation means that further work is required to meet this objective.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Rotherham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£32k£39k
31/03/2024£31k£36k
31/03/2023£45k£41k
31/03/2022£29k£23k
31/03/2021£16k£20k

Common questions

Is THE ROTHERHAM BLACKBURN CLUB FOR YOUNG PEOPLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net payment of £6,982 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing from £12,714 to £5,732. The trustees note that the difficult financial situation means further work is required to meet their policy aim of maintaining unrestricted funds equivalent to 50% of annual expenditure. Despite this, the trustees have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis, indicating they believe the charity will continue in operation. 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 Fund19/09/2025£12kFree Meal Scheme
The National Lottery Community Fund26/10/2016£5kGirls Group
The National Lottery Community Fund11/03/2015£9kYouth and community engagement project
The National Lottery Community Fund16/02/2005£2kThere is no project name available for this record