RAMSEY AND DISTRICT DAY CENTRE

Registered charity 1043497 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RAMSEY'S SENIOR LUNCH CLUB

Social contact via meetings, outings, physical and mental stimulation and provision of a hot meal.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF OLD PEOPLE IN A MANNER WHICH IS NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE BY :-1) BRINGING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES OF STATUTORY AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 2) ENCOURAGING TRAINING FOR THOSE WORKING WITH OLD PEOPLE 3) PROMOTING AND RUNNING A DAY CENTRE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE PARISH OF RAMSEY AND ADJOINING PARISHES

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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Latest income
£51k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year by adding to its reserves rather than eating into them, having previously taken remedial action to avoid a financial deficit. The trustees consider it highly likely to remain viable for at least five years, although they note risks related to potential reductions in County Council funding and member attendance rates.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: member fees (45% of income)
“45% from member fees” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: unclear (held: £43k)
“Reserves crucial for periods like the Covid pandemic, or if County Council review of funding leads to significant cuts in main funding grant.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£51k£49k
31/03/2025£49k£39k
31/03/2024£41k£39k
31/03/2023£31k£34k
31/03/2022£38k£20k

Common questions

Is RAMSEY AND DISTRICT DAY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year by adding to its reserves rather than eating into them, having previously taken remedial action to avoid a financial deficit. The trustees consider it highly likely to remain viable for at least five years, although they note risks related to potential reductions in County Council funding and member attendance rates.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund10/09/2021£9kLunch Club Sustainability