01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 13 May 2010
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 06944317
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £5,282,341
- Latest expenditure
- £2,846,372
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: BLACKBURN YOUTH ZONE, JUBILEE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1EP
Website recorded by the regulator: www.blackburnyz.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Youth Zone's principle activity is the provision of a purpose built, world class 21st century facility for sport and recreation in Blackburn for young people aged 8-18 years old. The Youth Zone delivers a range of high quality universal youth work services, seven days a week, which will be accessed voluntarily by young people on a membership basis.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,282,341
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,846,372
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,690,020
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,383,485
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,754,563
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,886,239
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,803,824
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,766,560
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,745,436
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,339,504
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 15 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,282,341
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,846,372
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Contracts
- 120000
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,471,250
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 111
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 3 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,690,020
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,383,485
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £10
- Income From Government Grants
- £538,520
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 279
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 4 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,754,563
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,886,239
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Contracts
- 41315
- Income From Government Grants
- £497,202
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 19
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 6 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,803,824
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,766,560
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £10
- Income From Government Contracts
- 57841
- Income From Government Grants
- £750,108
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 60
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 25 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,745,436
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,339,504
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Grants
- £886,385
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 88
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 15 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5088080
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 146993
- Income Charitable Activities
- 19406
- Income Investments
- 27862
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5282341
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £269,384
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,576,988
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2846372
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 32856
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1151385
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 132512
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £712,026
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7312515
- Assets Own Use
- 7312515
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,279,695
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £634,652
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,957,558
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 634652
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,135,323
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 712026
- Funds Restricted
- 7245532
- Funds Total
- 7957558
- Count Employees
- 84
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 3 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1269726
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 115675
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1288624
- Income Investments
- 15995
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2690020
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £188,697
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,194,788
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2383485
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 24447
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 832335
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 136057
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £810,874
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4756442
- Assets Own Use
- 4756442
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,147,888
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £382,741
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,521,589
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 382741
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £948,741
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 810874
- Funds Restricted
- 4710715
- Funds Total
- 5521589
- Count Employees
- 82
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 4 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1602589
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 117567
- Income Charitable Activities
- 31953
- Income Investments
- 2454
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1754563
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £156,220
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,730,019
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1886239
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 9000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 737270
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 137170
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £562,041
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4707811
- Assets Own Use
- 4707811
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £856,227
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £348,984
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,215,054
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 348984
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £751,779
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 562041
- Funds Restricted
- 4653013
- Funds Total
- 5215054
- Count Employees
- 74
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 6 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1704152
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 75316
- Income Charitable Activities
- 24301
- Income Investments
- 55
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1803824
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £165,080
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,601,480
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1766560
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8870
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 520631
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 126807
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £581,231
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4837840
- Assets Own Use
- 4837840
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £765,530
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £256,640
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,346,730
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 256640
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £688,786
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 581231
- Funds Restricted
- 4765499
- Funds Total
- 5346730
- Count Employees
- 64
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 25 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1266449
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 478963
- Income Investments
- 24
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1745436
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £86,467
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,253,037
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1339504
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7930
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 395113
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 130243
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £420,550
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4913604
- Assets Own Use
- 4913604
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £656,449
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £260,587
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,309,466
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 260587
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £578,846
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 420550
- Funds Restricted
- 4888916
- Funds Total
- 5309466
- Count Employees
- 52
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Blackburn With Darwen
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 110
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Amateur Sport
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BLACKBURN YOUTH ZONE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2010-05-13T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25 JUNE 2009 AS ADOPTED 25 SEPTEMBER 2009
- Charitable Objects
- THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO HELP AND EDUCATE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENTIN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES BY PROMOTINGTHEIR FULL PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULLMATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFEMAY IMPROVE
- Area Of Benefit
- NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling