COMMUNITY BARNET

Registered charity 1071035 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BARNET VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL

Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £22,855 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a £56,454 deficit in unrestricted funds partially offset by a £33,599 surplus in restricted funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £303,163, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations, noting their policy aim is to hold a minimum of three months' expenditure. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months expenditure (held: £303k)
It is the Trustees' aim that the level of this fund is maintained at a minimum value equivalent to three months expenditure. — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Liles Morris Ltd.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — CB Plus (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.6m
Reserves (reported)
£303k
Employees
26

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.6m£1.6m
31/03/2024£1.6m£1.7m
31/03/2023£1.5m£1.4m
31/03/2022£1.5m£1.5m
31/03/2021£1.3m£1.4m

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY BARNET financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £22,855 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a £56,454 deficit in unrestricted funds partially offset by a £33,599 surplus in restricted funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £303,163, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations, noting their policy aim is to hold a minimum of three months' expenditure. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Liles Morris Ltd.

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