THE HAMLET CENTRE TRUST

Registered charity 1000653 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORWICH TOY LIBRARY, THE HAMLET

We provide recreational, educational, social and vocational opportunities and short breaks for children and adults with disabilities in Norwich and Norfolk.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £33,212, reversing a predicted deficit, and holds free unrestricted reserves of £343,206. The trustees report that despite financial pressures from rising costs and statutory funding shortfalls, the charity remains financially viable and has adequate resources to continue in operational existence.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by MA Partners Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02518973

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Hamlet Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Norfolk Chicken Association — “We were incredibly honoured to receive an amazing donation of £10,000 from The Norfolk Chicken Association” (source page)
• Rotary Club of Norwich St Edmund — “We were thrilled to be invited to a wonderful celebration evening by Rotary Club of Norwich St Edmund , where we received an amazing £1,500…” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• HANCOX, Nicholas John Sinclair — director, appointed 27/05/2026on trustee list
• HARVEY, Sarah Kate — director, appointed 30/07/2025on trustee list
• STIMPSON, Anna Jane — director, appointed 31/07/2024on trustee list
• MORGAN, Pauline Catherine — director, appointed 22/06/2023on trustee list
• GREEN, Deborah Jane — director, appointed 20/07/2022on trustee list
• OWEN, Kim Elisabeth — director, appointed 20/07/2022on trustee list
• EWING, Lorraine — secretary, appointed 16/04/2025

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £540k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: The Hamlet Centre Trust — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anna Jane Stimpson
• Caron Jayne Betts
• Deborah Jane Green
• Kim Owen
• Nicholas John Sinclair Hancox
• Pauline Morgan
• Sarah Kate Harvey

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAMELIN TRUST.

• HAMELIN TRUST income £3.9m
• THE HUNTER CENTRE income £240k
• NORWICH ARTS CENTRE LIMITED income £1.1m
• The Harmony Centre income £500k
• THE CHAMWELL CENTRE CHARITY income £530k
• THE RAINBOW CENTRE (MARHAM) income £2.0m

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.