PILAND WOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1049953 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as P W C A, PILANDS WOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, PILANDS WOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE

To encourage those living in its area of benefit, to use their Community Centre as a step up to learning skills and springboard to employment, to develop social and interactive skills and networks and to pursue hobbies and other interests. Also to obtain sufficient funds from the lettings to meet the financial requirements to keep the building in good repair and support community based projects.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREAS KNOWN AS PILANDS WOOD, WARWICK GARDENS AND OLD NETLEY, AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE "AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS 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.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE, AREAS KNOWN AS PILANDS WOOD, WARWICK GARDENS AND OLD NETLEY

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Eastleigh, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£102k
Latest spending
£98k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £4,270 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £102,043 from £87,672 in the previous year. The trustees report that unrestricted funds held are £27,050, which exceeds their stated reserves policy target of six months of expenditure. The filing confirms the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and grants
“Donations and grants 2 56,267 56,267 49,163” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of the expenditure (held: £27k)
“They have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be six months of the expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£102k£98k
31/03/2024£88k£77k
31/03/2023£33k£36k
31/03/2022£33k£40k
31/03/2021£40k£35k

Common questions

Is PILAND WOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £4,270 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £102,043 from £87,672 in the previous year. The trustees report that unrestricted funds held are £27,050, which exceeds their stated reserves policy target of six months of expenditure. The filing confirms the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/07/2008£10kBursledon community Activities 08

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PILAND WOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION£102k—0above—no doubt
HAYWOOD ROAD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£32k—0unclear—no doubt
PELSALL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£171k—0within—no doubt
POLLYFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£98k—0unclear—no doubt
RIDGEWOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£240k—0unclear—no doubt
TITCHFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£206k—0above—no doubt

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