CHINNOR VILLAGE CENTRE

Registered charity 1007949 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST ANDREWS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, THE VILLAGE CENTRE

Community centre for providing social welfare, day care for the elderly and disabled and a meeting place serving meals etc for the inhabitants of Chinnor and surrounding parishes. Also provides meeting rooms for local businesses and social groups.

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Latest income
£265k
Latest spending
£287k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources of £21,937 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £346,044 to £324,107. The trustees note that the General Unrestricted fund of £126,723 is equivalent to 5.5 months of annual charitable expenditure, which they consider a healthy reserve level, though they acknowledge the need for increased funds to meet growing community needs. The organization remains dependent on grants and donations for its survival, with staff costs and upcoming government-imposed increases identified as significant future pressures.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
Stabilising the charity’s financial position continues to be the key focus of the Trustee Board and the business operation. Business dependence on grants and donations continues, defining business survival. — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Chinnor Village Centre (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£265k£287k
31/03/2024£283k£249k
31/03/2023£235k£207k
31/03/2022£120k£133k
31/03/2021£72k£115k

Common questions

Is CHINNOR VILLAGE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources of £21,937 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £346,044 to £324,107. The trustees note that the General Unrestricted fund of £126,723 is equivalent to 5.5 months of annual charitable expenditure, which they consider a healthy reserve level, though they acknowledge the need for increased funds to meet growing community needs. The organization remains dependent on grants and donations for its survival, with staff costs and upcoming government-imposed increases identified as significant future pressures. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2020£200Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21
The National Lottery Community Fund22/08/2019£4kKitchen Equipment

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 BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST1£48k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHELLS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHINNOR VILLAGE CENTRE£265k0unclearnoted
CHELLS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£316k0unclearno doubt
CRICH GLEBE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2026£199k0unclearno doubt
PONTHIR VILLAGE HALL FY2025£217k0aboveno doubt
CHOPWELL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£196k0unclearno doubt
FOREST COMMUNITY CENTRE (MELKSHAM) FY2025£128k0unclearno doubt

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