Chorley Youth Zone

Analysis

Chorley Youth Zone is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chorley. It was registered in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09972518). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Chorley Youth Zone reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.2m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.1m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Chorley Youth Zone sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oxfordshire Community Foundation (£2.1m), Uswsu (£2.1m) and The North West Police Benevolent Fund (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 87%, charitable activities 5.8% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £939k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 108 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.