PERDISWELL YOUNG PEOPLES LEISURE CLUB

Registered charity 519825 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Perdiswell Young People's Leisure Club is a well established, self-supporting, independent, charitable organisation, our aims are to help and educate young people in the City of Worcester and surrounding districts and to support other charitable organisations, with the emphasis on individuals who are in some way disadvantaged.

Objects

TO HELP AND EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF WORCESTER AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THEIR LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES, SO TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND TO SUPPORT OTHER CHARITIES OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE CITY OF WORCESTER AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS.

Area of benefit: THE CITY OF WORCESTER AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS

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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Latest income
£370k
Latest spending
£371k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net unrestricted surplus of £76,715, increasing total reserves to £988,655. The trustees report that free reserves of £239,386 cover approximately 13 months of running costs, which meets their policy target of holding sufficient resources to cover 12 months of running costs. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities
“Unrestricted incoming resources for the year amounted to £291,259 (2024 £259,655). Unrestricted outgoing resources amounted to £214,544 (2024 £282,374).” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 12 months of running costs (held: £239k)
“The current policy is to hold sufficient resources so that free reserves cover 12 months of running costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants received from Play Worcester
“Play Worcester (formerly Worcester Play Council) Grants of £1,000 (2024: £5,427) were received toward running young people's activities.”
“Claines United Charities Grants of £3,700 (2024: £nil) were received toward running young people's activities.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants received from Claines United Charities
“Play Worcester (formerly Worcester Play Council) Grants of £1,000 (2024: £5,427) were received toward running young people's activities.”
“Claines United Charities Grants of £3,700 (2024: £nil) were received toward running young people's activities.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Room hire and facilities charged to charities where Phil Weston is a trustee
“Play Worcester (formerly Worcester Play Council) Grants of £1,000 (2024: £5,427) were received toward running young people's activities.”
“Claines United Charities Grants of £3,700 (2024: £nil) were received toward running young people's activities.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£370k£371k
31/12/2024£477k£454k
31/12/2023£296k£348k
31/12/2022£213k£341k
31/12/2021£341k£255k

Common questions

Is PERDISWELL YOUNG PEOPLES LEISURE CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net unrestricted surplus of £76,715, increasing total reserves to £988,655. The trustees report that free reserves of £239,386 cover approximately 13 months of running costs, which meets their policy target of holding sufficient resources to cover 12 months of running costs. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits. 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 Fund18/02/2022£4kQueen's Platinum Jubilee Celebration
The National Lottery Community Fund25/03/2021£10kPerdiswell Meals in the Community
UK government06/07/2020£8kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/06/2019£10k"Perdiswell Taking Off"
The National Lottery Community Fund18/05/2016£6k40th Anniversary Fun Day
The National Lottery Community Fund15/05/2007£5kActive Youth