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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

Address

Address
56
Westover Road
Bournemouth
Christchurch
Dorset
BH1 2BS

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

Geography

Area of benefit
Pokesdown And The Neighbourhood.
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
Gregory Boot March 16, 2026
Simon Potterton Jan. 30, 2019
Thomas Southgate Oct. 20, 2023