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CENTRE4 LIMITED

Registered charity 1049128 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SECOND AVENUE RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITED

A Community Hub that provides office space to organisations that offer services and activities that benefit disadvantaged communities. We have a Sports Hall and field, full Day Nursery, Conference facility and ad hoc room hire/meeting rooms. Activities include Ethical Recruitment Agency, social opportunities, Centre4 Advice, Social Prescribing, ConnectNEL and much more

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

Latest income
£3.5m
Latest spending
£2.7m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net increase in funds of £839,833 for the year, with total funds rising to £3,167,543. However, the trustees report that free unrestricted reserves are in deficit of £22,433 against their policy target of three months of running costs. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The number of employees whose emoluments fell within the following bands was: 2025 No £70,001 - £80,000 . 1” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose emoluments fell within the following bands was: 2025 No £70,001 - £80,000 . 1” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £625k; policy: three months of the running costs)
“Total unrestricted funds as at 31 March 2025 are £624,878 of which £647,311 relates to the net book value of fixed assets. As a result, free unrestricted fixed are in deficit to the value of £22,433.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Forrester Boyd Robson Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

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

Total income
£3.5m
Total spending
£2.7m
Cost of raising funds
£265k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
101

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% 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: 7.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North East Lincolnshire · North Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.5m£2.7m
31/03/2024£2.1m£2.3m
31/03/2023£2.1m£2.2m
31/03/2022£3.0m£2.7m
31/03/2021£1.7m£1.5m

Common questions

Is CENTRE4 LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net increase in funds of £839,833 for the year, with total funds rising to £3,167,543. However, the trustees report that free unrestricted reserves are in deficit of £22,433 against their policy target of three months of running costs. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Forrester Boyd Robson Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of CENTRE4 LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/04/2026£38kSouth Ward Connect
The National Lottery Community Fund23/04/2026£19kGrimsby Community Garden
Sport England07/08/2025£13kRoom4 Fitness+
The National Lottery Community Fund31/10/2024£209k4Families
Sport England15/05/2024£11kRoom for fitness
The National Lottery Community Fund18/03/2005£5kYouth Activities

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
LOCAL TRUST1£1.1m
ANOTHER WAY WOMEN'S FOUNDATION1£46k
THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY1£41k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST1£40k
DOVER SHOLEM COMMUNITY TRUST1£18k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON1£15k
HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES1£11k
CALISEN IMPACT CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CENTRE4 LIMITED£3.5m£70,001 - £80,0001below—no doubt
STOCKWELL PARK ESTATE COMMUNITY TRUST LTD FY2025£363k—0above—no doubt
THE COMMUNITY HUB FY2025£141k—0unclear—no doubt
LANGWORTHY CORNERSTONE ASSOCIATION LTD FY2025£513k—0unclear—no doubt
CASTLE HILL COMMUNITY CENTRE TRUST FY2025£174k—0unclear—no doubt
HAYLING ISLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION CIO FY2025£368k—0unclear—no doubt

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