CENTRAL YOUTH CLUB LIMITED

Registered charity 519095 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CENTRAL OR C Y C

To assist young members to further their physical, cultural and social education.

Objects

TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A YOUTH CLUB FOR PERSONS UNDER 25 YEARS OF AGE RESIDENT IN LIVERPOOL AND TO PROVIDE THEREIN FACILITIES FOR THEIR INTELLECTUAL PHYSICAL CULTURAL AND SOCIAL EDUCATION AND IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FACILITIES FOR THEIR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: LIVERPOOL

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

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

Registered contact address: Liverpool, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£71k
Latest spending
£78k
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £6,310 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £14,869 to £8,559. The trustees acknowledge that the charity's reserves policy target of three to six months' expenditure has not been maintained, a position they state is currently being addressed. Despite this, the trustees confirm on a going concern basis that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“This level of reserves has not been maintained throughout the year and the position is currently being addressed.”
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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Government income: £2,430 — grants £2,430 (1); 3% of the £71,484 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Government income: £9,720 — grants £9,720 (4); 15% of the £65,162 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 5

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 16/02/2024, 16 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 30/03/2022, 58 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£71k£78k
31/03/2024£65k£84k
31/03/2023£91k£100k
31/03/2022£62k£76k
31/03/2021£68k£46k

Common questions

Is CENTRAL YOUTH CLUB LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £6,310 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £14,869 to £8,559. The trustees acknowledge that the charity's reserves policy target of three to six months' expenditure has not been maintained, a position they state is currently being addressed. Despite this, the trustees confirm on a going concern basis that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. 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 Fund30/05/2019£10kRoutes & Shoots
The National Lottery Community Fund27/02/2007£10klift installation
The National Lottery Community Fund22/11/2004£5kNew mini bus

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 VIKING CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CENTRAL YOUTH CLUB LIMITED£71k—0below—no doubt
VIKING CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB LIMITED FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WHAT? CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£582k——unclear—no doubt
YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORT FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
MOOR LANE YOUTH CLUB FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt
ST GEORGE'S (HANWORTH) YOUTH CLUB FY2024£35k—0within—no doubt

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