BEESTON YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
Youth & Community Centre
Objects
THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS INCLUDING USE FOR THE MEETINGS LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR THE OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity has rebuilt its reserves to £60,000, a level prioritized by trustees as protection from financial crisis. Per the independent examiner's report, the accounts provide a true and fair view with no matters of concern noted regarding the financial transactions.
What the accounts disclose
“We used our £60,000 reserves during Covid lockdown and have rebuild this fund for precisely the reasons it was used for. It is a priority for the centre to ensure the continued growth of this fund as protection from financial crisis.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £243k | £225k |
| 31/03/2024 | £187k | £112k |
| 31/03/2023 | £158k | £93k |
| 31/03/2022 | £91k | £83k |
| 31/03/2021 | £23k | £78k |
Common questions
Is BEESTON YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has rebuilt its reserves to £60,000, a level prioritized by trustees as protection from financial crisis. Per the independent examiner's report, the accounts provide a true and fair view with no matters of concern noted regarding the financial transactions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/01/2024 | £20k | Re-surfacing of the Sports Court/Muga |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/02/2008 | £10k | Beeston Climbing Wall |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
| THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION | 1 | £4k |
Charities like this
- THE PETER ASHLEY ACTIVITY CENTRES
- ST LEONARDS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
- DORCHESTER YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE
- BRONTE YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE
- BEESTON CONSOLIDATED CHARITY
- BEXHILL YOUTH AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEESTON YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE | £243k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PETER ASHLEY ACTIVITY CENTRES | £1.4m | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| ST LEONARDS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE | £645k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DORCHESTER YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE | £175k | — | 0 | below | — | noted |
| BRONTE YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE | £1.9m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BEESTON CONSOLIDATED CHARITY | £174k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |