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CARDIGAN CENTRE

Registered charity 1003087 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Cardigan Centre's public building is used for community activities, educational courses and constructive leisure and welfare programmes, and has offices leased to local enterprises. Specialist work includes services for young people, older people, healthy living, handyperson and gardening services, practical help for groups, networks and enterprises, and provision of community information.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£197k
Latest spending
£199k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1,731 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £197,434 and total expenditure of £199,165. The trustees note that free reserves have fallen below the stated policy target of £43k–£86k, currently standing at £17,956, and expect reserves to grow slowly towards the target through judicious spending and effective fundraising.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£197k£199k
31/08/2024£60k£101k
31/08/2023£193k£163k
31/08/2022£201k£214k
31/08/2021£271k£239k

Common questions

Is CARDIGAN CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1,731 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £197,434 and total expenditure of £199,165. The trustees note that free reserves have fallen below the stated policy target of £43k–£86k, currently standing at £17,956, and expect reserves to grow slowly towards the target through judicious spending and effective fundraising. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund05/05/2023£10kElders Connect
The National Lottery Community Fund15/02/2006£5kGenerations Together
The National Lottery Community Fund29/11/2005£97kOlder Active People
The National Lottery Community Fund17/10/2005£126kYoung Peoples Community Training Programme

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED1£20k
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY1£4k
J N DERBYSHIRE TRUST1£3k
THE JESSIE SPENCER TRUST1£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Area 43.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CARDIGAN CENTRE£197k—0unclear—no doubt
Area 43 FY2025£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
The Carpenters' and Dockland Community Centre FY2025£336k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUNG PERSONS CENTRE FY2025£497k—0below—no doubt
HIGHER FOLDS COMMUNITY CENTRE (LEIGH) LIMITED FY2025£282k—0unclear—no doubt
AFGHAN EKTA CULTURAL/RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2024£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt

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