ELMSTEAD COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1018831 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Community Centre provides low cost accomodation in support of clubs and activities run for the benefit of residents of the parish.

Objects

THE PROPERTY TO BE HELD ON TRUST FOR THE PURPOSES OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CIVIL PARISH OF ELMSTEAD IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECEATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF ELMSTEAD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Tendring, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£7k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £172,154.04 at the end of the period, an increase from the previous year. The trustees attribute these reserves to funding for fixtures and fittings for a soon-to-be-built new community centre. The charity reported a net surplus for the year and received an independent examination with no material matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: for the fixtures and fittings for our soon to be built new community centre (held: £172k)
“The reason for holding such large reserves is for the fixtures and fittings for our soon to be built new community centre.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£27k£7k
30/09/2024£24k£7k
30/09/2023£19k£6k
30/09/2022£24k£13k
30/09/2021£28k£4k

Common questions

Is ELMSTEAD COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £172,154.04 at the end of the period, an increase from the previous year. The trustees attribute these reserves to funding for fixtures and fittings for a soon-to-be-built new community centre. The charity reported a net surplus for the year and received an independent examination with no material matters requiring attention. 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 Fund18/01/2006£3kRenovations

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ELMDON HEATH COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ELMSTEAD COMMUNITY CENTRE£27k—0above—no doubt
ELMDON HEATH COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MARY'S ELTHAM COMMUNITY CENTRES ASSOCIATION FY2025£301k—0above—no doubt
EGGLESCLIFFE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£67k—0unclear—no doubt
ELLESMERE COMMUNITY CARE CENTRE TRUST FY2025£31k—0unclear—no doubt
PELSALL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£171k—0within—no doubt

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