Activities

As described by the charity on the register

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.

Latest income

£5.3m

Expenditure

£2.8m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £1.7m £1.3m
2022-03-31 £1.8m £1.8m
2023-03-31 £1.8m £1.9m
2024-03-31 £2.7m £2.4m
2025-03-31 £5.3m £2.8m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31

Income mix

Donations & legacies £5.1m
Charitable activities £19k
Trading £147k
Investment income £28k
Total income £5.3m

Spending

Charitable spend £2.6m
Raising funds £269k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £33k
Total expenditure £2.8m

Balance sheet

Reserves £712k
Total funds £8.0m
— restricted £7.2m
— unrestricted £712k
— endowment £0
Total assets £8.0m
Cash £1.1m

People

Employees 84

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities

How it works

  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.