Pokesdown Community Youth Centre
Pokesdown Youth Club, Pokesdown Community Youth Centre
- Country
- England & Wales
- Charity number
- 301918
- Status
- Registered
- Registered
- Sept. 28, 1964
- Legal form
- Other
- Area of benefit
- Pokesdown And The Neighbourhood.
Address
- Address
- 56
Westover Road
Bournemouth
Christchurch
Dorset
BH1 2BS
Contact
- Phone
- 01202 290451
- [email protected]
- Website
ymcabournemouth.org.uk/youth-centres
Activities
the Charity continues to operate as a youth centre in the Southbourne area of Bournemouth, being one of the oldest youth clubs in the country where thousands of young people have benefited over 100 plus years. The centre has had its first year open in the new guise as a world class My Place centre meeting the needs of young people in the 21st century.
Objects: 1. To Help Young People, Especially But Not Exclusively By Means Of Leisure Activities, To Develop Their Physical, Mental And Spiritual Capacities In Relation To The Christian Faith, So That They May Grow To Full Maturity As Individuals And Members Of Society And That Their Conditions Of Life May Be Improved.2. Subject To (1), To Promote The Christian Faith Amongst The Inhabitants Of Pokesdown And Its Neighbourhood And To Provide Them With Facilities For Recreational And Leisure-Time Activities With The Object Of Improving Their Conditions Of Life.
Classification
- How
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- What
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment
- Who
- Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind
Areas of operation
- Local Authority
- Bournemouth, Dorset
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £68,554 | £66,351 |
| March 31, 2024 | £45,961 | £41,339 |
| March 31, 2023 | £48,824 | £39,409 |
| March 31, 2022 | £46,649 | £37,001 |
| March 31, 2021 | £48,304 | £58,770 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Richard Frank Elms (Chair) | Sept. 14, 2015 |
| Bournemouth Young Men's Christian Association | |
| Bruce Viney | Oct. 20, 2023 |
| Claire Michelle Ranford | Nov. 19, 2025 |
| David Williams | Sept. 7, 2009 |
| Simon Potterton | Jan. 30, 2019 |
| Thomas Southgate | Oct. 20, 2023 |