ST JAMES' CENTRE (DERBY)

Registered charity 1043189 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CETA ST JAMES

Provide educational/leisure activities for disadvantage children and young people. Provide facilities and resources to the charitable sector. Undertake project activity which benefits local residents and groups.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £88,314, representing just over 7% of its turnover, with total income increasing to £1,229,161. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains cash balances of £662,354 and actual reserves of £705,183, which are held in line with a policy to maintain between 3 to 6 months of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Adult Disability Services
“Adult Disability Services | £500,364 £596,719” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of expenditure (held: £705k)
“The charity’s policy is to follow the Charity Commissioners’ Recommendation to hold between 3 to 6 months” expenditure in general reserves.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£4k
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£705k
Employees
56

Reported reserves equal ~7.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derby City · Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.2m£1.1m
31/03/2024£1.1m£1.0m
31/03/2023£989k£893k
31/03/2022£899k£829k
31/03/2021£845k£731k

Common questions

Is ST JAMES' CENTRE (DERBY) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £88,314, representing just over 7% of its turnover, with total income increasing to £1,229,161. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains cash balances of £662,354 and actual reserves of £705,183, which are held in line with a policy to maintain between 3 to 6 months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/12/2022£240kFun-abil8y Family Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund07/09/2016£500kFun-abil8y Moving Forward
The National Lottery Community Fund15/06/2011£365kFun-abil8y
The National Lottery Community Fund18/08/2006£9kComputer and network project

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YOUNG PERSONS CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST JAMES' CENTRE (DERBY)£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
YOUNG PERSONS CENTRE FY2025£525k—0below—no doubt
HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED FY2025£421k—0below—noted
THE JAMES CHARITIES FY2025£519k—0unclear—no doubt
CAMBRIDGE SPORTS HALL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.2m—0below—no doubt
OSBORNE HOUSE COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD FY2025£549k—0above—no doubt

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