ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1068666 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GOSPORT DEVELOPMENT TRUST

The objects of RCT are to promote community-based activities in the Grange Ward of the Borough of Gosport and, in particular, the promotion of : projects for the relief of social deprivation, education, training and employment skills, facilities for public recreation and improvement of the physical and natural environment.

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Latest income
£229k
Latest spending
£281k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net expenditure deficit of £52,019 for the year, largely due to a one-off adjustment, while unrestricted reserves stood at £113,539. This reserve level represents approximately five months of running costs, which the trustees confirm is in line with their stated policy target of six months. The filing indicates a stable financial position with sufficient resources to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £114k; policy: six months' operational expenditure)
“Unrestricted funds stand at £113,539 which equates to around 5 months running costs. This is in line with our reserves policy of holding up to 6 months of running costs” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Consultancy services invoiced by a business owned by a trustee.
“During the year the Company was invoiced £4131 by Nebulous Technologies, a business owned by Jonathan Brown, for consultancy services” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£229k£281k
31/03/2024£321k£337k
31/03/2023£253k£310k
31/03/2022£234k£261k
31/03/2021£301k£205k

Common questions

Is ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net expenditure deficit of £52,019 for the year, largely due to a one-off adjustment, while unrestricted reserves stood at £113,539. This reserve level represents approximately five months of running costs, which the trustees confirm is in line with their stated policy target of six months. The filing indicates a stable financial position with sufficient resources to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST as a grant recipient include THE BLAGRAVE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BLAGRAVE TRUSTFY2024£30kIncreasing civil society's accountability to young people
THE BLAGRAVE TRUSTFY2025£21kIncreasing civil society's accountability to young people

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/05/2015£9kA4A - RCT Mid-Summers Gathering
The National Lottery Community Fund24/01/2013£9kSkill-Up

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY RESOURCE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST£229k—0below—no doubt
RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY RESOURCE TRUST FY2025£160k—0unclear—no doubt
Carleton Grange Trust FY2025£194k—0above—no doubt
Stockport County Community Trust FY2025£976k—0unclear—no doubt
CHICHESTER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£2.8m£70,001 - £80,0001below—no doubt
DEESIDE COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£599k—0above—no doubt

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