CHELLS MANOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1027705 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Community Centre offers activities to all age groups, our activities include Mother and Toddler Groups, Keep Fit, Scouts, Dance Classes, over 60's Group, Religious Meetings and Martial Arts

Objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA DELINEATED ON THE MAP ATTACHED TO THE CONSTITUTION, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, DISABILITY, OR OF POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS OPINIONS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS 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 B) TO MANAGE AND MAINATIN CHELLS MANOR COMMUNITY CENTRE, WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR BODY, IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS

Area of benefit: AREA DELINEATED ON MAP ATTACHED TO CONSTITUTION

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£61k
Latest spending
£56k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £4,292 for the year ended 31st March 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds of £3,028. The trustees consider current reserves sufficient to meet objectives and aim to maintain income levels to cover expenditure without depleting reserves.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Government income: £8,400 — grants £8,400 (4); 14% of the £60,574 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Government income: £3,860 — grants £3,860 (3); 7% of the £51,988 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Government income: £1,000 — grants £1,000 (1); 2% of the £40,828 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£61k£56k
31/03/2024£52k£56k
31/03/2023£41k£44k
31/03/2022£34k£46k
31/03/2021£29k£38k

Common questions

Is CHELLS MANOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £4,292 for the year ended 31st March 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds of £3,028. The trustees consider current reserves sufficient to meet objectives and aim to maintain income levels to cover expenditure without depleting reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHELLS MANOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION£61k—0unclear—no doubt
CHADDLEWOOD FARM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£49k—0above—no doubt
GORSE COVERT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£259k—0unclear—no doubt
CHELLS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£316k—0unclear—no doubt
CHALKHILL COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD FY2025£224k—0unclear—no doubt
WOODLANDS COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED FY2026£123k—0above—no doubt

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