CINDERFORD AREA NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

Registered charity 1051753 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C A N D I

Youth projects - drop-in centres, dance groups, homework club, arts and dramaCommunity projects - Women's Space, Lunch Club, Garden ClubProviding community locations for other charities - mental health, children's sports and activities

Objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITIES OF CINDERFORD AND SURROUNDING AREA IN ORDER TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS AND TO ENCOURAGE INITIATIVES AND DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THOSE COMMUNITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID COMMUNITY.

Area of benefit: CINDERFORD AND SURROUNDING AREA

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Forest of Dean, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£38k

Latest spending

£34k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £3,834 for the year, with total unrestricted funds of £22,549. The trustees acknowledge a reliance on external donors as a potential risk but believe current net current assets are sufficient for continued operation.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Public body funding (51% of income)

“Public body funding 19,198” — page 19

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: to provide financial stability to enable CANDI to continue to achieve its objectives during challenging trading periods (reserves figure: £23k)

“The Board has identified the following reasons to hold reserves: * to provide financial stability to enable CANDI to continue to achieve its objectives during challenging trading periods” — page 8

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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 31/03/2026

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £18,998 — grants £18,998 (8); 50% of the £37,669 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 15
Government income: £19,374 — grants £19,374 (7); 37% of the £52,567 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 12
Government income: £7,455 — grants £7,455 (6); 20% of the £36,960 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cinderford Area Neighbourhood Development Initiative (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Graham John Spearmanchair
James Curtis Palmer
Julie Diane Abolins
Karen Anne Jones
PETER RADLEY
Richard James Abolins

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£38k	£34k
31/03/2025	£53k	£42k
31/03/2024	£37k	£40k
31/03/2023	£39k	£27k
31/03/2022	£21k	£15k

Common questions

Is CINDERFORD AREA NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £3,834 for the year, with total unrestricted funds of £22,549. The trustees acknowledge a reliance on external donors as a potential risk but believe current net current assets are sufficient for continued operation. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/07/2007	£1k	'You are what You Eat' (Healthy Eating for Young People)
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/08/2004	£5k	Music/dance 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£2k
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON	1	£138k
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£70k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£70k
Point North Community Foundation	1	£32k
MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL	1	£29k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON	1	£25k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

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

HOUSE PROJECT CENTRE income £160k
TWYFORD DISTRICT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE income £31k
TROWBRIDGE COMMUNITY AREA FUTURE income £396k
HAROLD WOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE income £119k
NEIGHBOURHOOD RESOURCE CENTRE income £129k
CINDERFORD ARTSPACE income £464k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CINDERFORD AREA NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE	£38k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HOUSE PROJECT CENTRE FY2026	£160k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TWYFORD DISTRICT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£31k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
TROWBRIDGE COMMUNITY AREA FUTURE FY2026	£396k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HAROLD WOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE FY2026	£119k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEIGHBOURHOOD RESOURCE CENTRE FY2025	£129k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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