THE DUDSON CENTRE

Registered charity 1059186 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DUDSON CENTRE

The charity owns the freehold of a voluntary sector resource centre providing facilities to voluntary sector organisations. The bottle oven on the site houses a museum which is open to the public

Objects

1) TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TOWNSPEOPLE IN THE CITY OF STOKE-ON-TRENT IN THE COUNTY OF STAFFORDSHIRE AND OF THE NATION AT LARGE WHATEVER OF THE HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE MAY EXIST IN AND AROUND THAT CITY IN THE FORM OF BUILDINGS OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST 2) TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN STOKE-ON-TRENT AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS

Area of benefit: STOKE-ON-TRENT IN THE COUNTY OF STAFFORDSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of (19,038) for the year, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing from 109,214 to 90,176. The trustees confirm that reserves are building at a suitable level to meet future major repairs, although occupancy levels have fallen due to financial pressures on tenants. The charity is dependent on the managing tenant VAST Services (1920) for income, with the trustees monitoring their financial health closely.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• IAN JAMES DUDSON KCVO CBEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jean Karen Milton
• Joy Hancock
• KERRY SHEA
• MARK WILLIAM BARNISH FCA DchA
• Richard Denis Mounsey

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

Operates in: Stoke-on-trent City

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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