CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CENTRE (HOVE)

Registered charity 1024932 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides facilities for community organisations and charities, promotes establishment of local community groups to serve local population. Enhance local community capacity to develop appropriate responses to identified needs.

Objects

1 TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF INHABITANTS OF THE AREA ENCLOSED BY THE POLITICAL WARD BOUNDARIES OF BRUNSWICK AND ADELAIDE WITHOUT THE DISTINCTION OF RACE OR SEX, OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS 2 TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ORGANISATION AND CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS. THE ORGANISATION SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION. THE ORGANISATION SHALL HAVE POWER TO AFFILIATE TO COMMUNITY MATTERS AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS WITH SIMILAR CHARITABLE OBJECTS 3 TO DO ALL LAWFUL ACTS AS ARE ESSENTIAL OR CONDUCIVE TO THE ATTAINING OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS OR ANY OF THEM. PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT FUNDS OF THE CENTRE OR ANY INCOME SHALL NOT BE APPLIED TO OR FOR ANY PURPOSE THAT IS NOT LEGALLY CHARITABLE

Area of benefit: POLITICAL WARD BOUNDARIES OF BRUNSWICK AND ADELAIDE, HOVE

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £28,175 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total income of £101,616 against total expenditure of £126,329. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £200,477, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover unforeseen maintenance costs and the absence of grant support. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting a minimum of 12 months' expenditure.

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.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• LISA GODFREYchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• James Barrett
• Jose Araujov
• Joy Robinson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sarah Louise Rogers · trustee of 1 other charity
• Stewart Noel Davidson
• Trevor Beattie · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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