# BRIDPORT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1168464
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 27, 2016
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1168464


## Contact

- **Address:** BYCC TRUST, Gundry Lane, BRIDPORT, Dorset
- **Postcode:** DT6 3RL
- **Phone:** 01308422009
- **Email:** bridportycc@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.bridportycc.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN BRIDPORT, DORSET (THE “AREA OF BENEFIT”) BY PROVIDING THEM WITH A MEETING AND ACTIVITY SPACE, ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE WHERE THEY ARE IN NEED OF IT AND BY ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING THEM IN LIFE, RELIEVING THEIR NEEDS AND BY HELPING THEM DEVELOP THEIR LIFE SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES SO THAT THEY CAN BETTER PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AN INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION; AND(C) PREVENTING THEM FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED DUE TO THEIR AGE, ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCESALL WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(2) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE A FACILITY (THE BRIDPORT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE) IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.

**Activities:** To act as a resource for children, young people and the wider community of Bridport, Dorset by providing them with a meeting and activity space, advice and assistance where they are in need of it and by organising programmes of physical, educational, and other activities.

**Area of benefit:** LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Dorset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £156155 | £112801 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £98617 | £111306 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £101248 | £129162 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £121000 | £94000 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £69081 | £42202 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Ian Richard Bark** (Chair) — appointed July 15, 2024
- Alan Charles Weston — appointed April 15, 2024
- Helen Frances Farmer — appointed Jan. 1, 2020
- Julie Wood — appointed May 13, 2024
- Victoria Davison — appointed Nov. 17, 2025