COMMUNITY IMPACT BUCKS

Registered charity 1070267 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY ACTION

Supporting the voluntary and community sector in Buckinghamshire and to act as the Rural Community Council for Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes

Objects

TO PROMOTING ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND ITS ADJACENT AREAS AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS;

Area of benefit: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AN ADJACENT AREAS

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

Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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

Received the assets of:
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£617k
Latest spending
£712k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of funds of £104,306 for the year, driven by multi-year contracts where revenue recognition timing differed from prior years. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £173,499, which covers 2.4 months of operations, falling below the stated policy target of 3 to 6 months. The charity remains committed to supporting its partners despite financial strain on resources within the sector.

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
“The charity has £173,499 (2024: £176,232) of unrestricted reserves which is enough to cover 2.4 months of operations.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Community Impact Bucks (Trading) Limited
“Community Impact Bucks is the parent company of our trading company, Community Impact Bucks (trading) Limited.” — page 6
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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Government income: £472,357 — contracts £187,000 (1), grants £285,357 (3); 77% of the £617,287 total gross income on the same return
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Government income: £584,462 — contracts £187,000 (1), grants £397,462 (6); 61% of the £951,600 total gross income on the same return
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 40
  • Government income: £607,000 — contracts £187,000 (1), grants £420,000 (8); 66% of the £917,899 total gross income on the same return
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Community Impact Bucks (matched by registered charity number).

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

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

Total income
£617k
Total spending
£712k
Reserves (reported)
£173k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Milton Keynes

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£617k£712k
31/03/2024£952k£812k
31/03/2023£918k£763k
31/03/2022£617k£611k
31/03/2021£588k£609k

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY IMPACT BUCKS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of funds of £104,306 for the year, driven by multi-year contracts where revenue recognition timing differed from prior years. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £173,499, which covers 2.4 months of operations, falling below the stated policy target of 3 to 6 months. The charity remains committed to supporting its partners despite financial strain on resources within the sector. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds COMMUNITY IMPACT BUCKS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COMMUNITY IMPACT BUCKS as a grant recipient include BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, WILLIAM HARDING'S CHARITY, THOMAS HICKMAN'S CHARITY, MOBBS MEMORIAL TRUST LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
WILLIAM HARDING'S CHARITYFY2022£10k
THOMAS HICKMAN'S CHARITYFY2022£5k
MOBBS MEMORIAL TRUST LIMITEDFY2021£3k
WILLIAM HARDING'S CHARITYFY2021£2kNote 7
WILLIAM HARDING'S CHARITYFY2024£2kRelief in Need
WILLIAM HARDING'S CHARITYFY2025amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/04/2025£550kVolunteer Bucks Inclusive Partnership
The National Lottery Community Fund14/10/2022£10kPub Lunch Club Project
The National Lottery Community Fund29/05/2020£10kCOVID 19 – Support and Guidance for Groups and Volunteers Buckinghamshire
The National Lottery Community Fund25/07/2013£5kDoorstep Crime Awareness Training
The National Lottery Community Fund03/03/2011£10kI-Van & Looked After Children Leaving Care
The National Lottery Community Fund22/01/2009£504kBuilding Bucks
The National Lottery Community Fund12/03/2008£10ki-van Project
The National Lottery Community Fund07/11/2007£313kVolunteer Work Out
The National Lottery Community Fund15/08/2007£48kBuckinghamshire Youth Bus

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 COMMUNITY SOUTHWARK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COMMUNITY IMPACT BUCKS£617k—0below—no doubt
COMMUNITY SOUTHWARK FY2025£1.4m——below—no doubt
BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£2.1m——above—no doubt
CATERHAM BARRACKS COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£722k—0unclear—noted
COMMUNITY ACTION HAMPSHIRE FY2025£936k—0above—no doubt
BRIGHTON & HOVE COMMUNITY WORKS FY2025£962k—0unclear—no doubt

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