LUDLOW AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Ludlow Assembly Rooms is an arts, entertainment and community centre, which provides live shows, films, exhibitions and workshops; room space for meetings, conferences, exhibitions, family celebrations, etc; a cafe bar; a ticketing service for events organised independently; volunteering opportunities, equipment and staff/expertise; marketing advice and information; and a skill building programme.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £80,086 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £862,500. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, noting that cash resources at year-end were £193,253 and the agreed overdraft has not been drawn upon for ten years. While unrestricted reserves fell to £335,854, the trustees maintain that net liquid resources are sufficient to meet obligations, though they are currently below the stated policy target of three months' overhead expenditure.
What the accounts disclose
“At the end of the financial year 2024/25 the net liquid resources figure was £73,000 and the 3 month overhead figure was £95,000.” — page 7
“During the year the charity received a donation of £13,125 from League of Friends of Ludlow Community Hospital, in which Mr J Walker is also a trustee.” — page 23
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (10/12/2021)
Trustees
- Laura Johnstonchair
- Anna Clare Cundall
- Dr Stephen Christopher Rooney
- Igor Andronov
- Isabelle Christine Perrett
- Jeffrey Ian Walker
- Jodie Isabel Deakin
- Julia Mary Evans
- Matthew Rupert Tenniel Evans
- Ruth Mary Napier
- Timothy George Hughes
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £781k | £861k |
| 31/03/2024 | £577k | £706k |
| 31/03/2023 | £635k | £633k |
| 31/03/2022 | £586k | £404k |
| 31/03/2021 | £471k | £207k |
Common questions
Is LUDLOW AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £80,086 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £862,500. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, noting that cash resources at year-end were £193,253 and the agreed overdraft has not been drawn upon for ten years. While unrestricted reserves fell to £335,854, the trustees maintain that net liquid resources are sufficient to meet obligations, though they are currently below the stated policy target of three months' overhead expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/05/2018 | £8k | A Life More Ordinary programme |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 31/03/2006 | £5k | Ludlow Assembly Rooms |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUDLOW AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £781k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| SETTLE VICTORIA HALL LIMITED | £382k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PARISH OF LUDLOW SAINT LAURENCE | £429k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| SOLIHULL LODGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £110k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| FROME MEMORIAL THEATRE TRUST | £618k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ASHTEAD PEACE MEMORIAL HALL | £122k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |