BLACKBURN YOUTH ZONE
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.