ROBERTTOWN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
General Charitable purposes.Helps Children/Young people General public and mankind.Provides buildings/facilities and open space
Objects
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £34,961.09 for the year ended 30th September 2025, following the loss of its biggest hirer. The trustees' report indicates that regular group bookings and private hires are the principal sources of income, with external donations directed towards improvements rather than operational costs.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees aim is to hold enough funds to meet the operational costs of the building for as long as possible should all rental income cease.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025
- Volunteers: 30
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024
- Volunteers: 30
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023
- Volunteers: 30
- Government income: £6,000 — grants £6,000 (2); 16% of the £37,070 total gross income on the same return
Funders the charity credits
- Kirklees Council
Trustees
- Peter Knottchair
- JOY LYNETTE STONE
- KATH KNOTT
- Kathy Aveyard
- Liz Mills
- PHIL AVEYARD
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £35k | £32k |
| 30/09/2024 | £31k | £30k |
| 30/09/2023 | £37k | £49k |
| 30/09/2022 | £28k | £24k |
| 30/09/2021 | £19k | £19k |
Common questions
Is ROBERTTOWN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £34,961.09 for the year ended 30th September 2025, following the loss of its biggest hirer. The trustees' report indicates that regular group bookings and private hires are the principal sources of income, with external donations directed towards improvements rather than operational costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION | 1 | £80k |
| THE GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN UK TRUST | 1 | £62k |
| Prosper Wakefield District Ltd | 1 | £33k |
| THE BARTLETT FOUNDATION | 1 | £30k |
| NORTHERN CONSORTIUM | 1 | £25k |
| KFC FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
| THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
| THE ARCHER TRUST | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- THE YOUTH ASSOCIATION
- MARYBONE YOUTH AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- BARTON ACORN YOUTH, COMMUNITY AND SPORTS CENTRE
- YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CONNEXIONS
- SMETHWICK YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED
- ABBOTSWOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERTTOWN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £35k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE YOUTH ASSOCIATION | £805k | more than £60,000 | 1 | above | — | no doubt |
| MARYBONE YOUTH AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £209k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| BARTON ACORN YOUTH, COMMUNITY AND SPORTS CENTRE | £232k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CONNEXIONS | £491k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SMETHWICK YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED | £478k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |