MILTON COMMUNITY CENTRE AND RECREATION GROUNDS

Registered charity 1071503 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The main object of the charity is to provide facilities for the purpose of a community centre, courts and recreation grounds for the use of the inhabitants of Milton and the surrounding neighbourhoods.

Objects

FOR THE PURPOSES OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND RECREATION GROUNDS FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF MILTON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE USE FOR MEETINGS LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF MILTON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

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 · Disability · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income

£136k

Latest spending

£112k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £372,297, which the management committee considers satisfactory against a policy target of approximately two years' expenditure. The charity reports a net income surplus of £24,470 for the year, funded primarily by hire fees and a £48,000 contribution from the Parish Council. Trustees confirm sufficient funds exist to continue operations for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately two years expenditure in cash terms (held: £372k)

“It is the policy of the Charity to maintain reserves at a level which relates to approximately two years expenditure in cash terms.” — page 3

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Paying staff
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

Trustees · trustee networks

Donald Trevor Wildmanchair
Adam Hallworth
Allison Orton
Andy White
Clive Milner
Elaine Hallworth · trustee of 1 other charity
FRASER CONFREY
Howard Scarborough · trustee of 1 other charity
James Drummond
John Froment
Jonathan Davies
MR ROB FARRINGTON
Milton Parish Council
Paul Ellwood
Paul Yaxley
ROBERT PAIN · trustee of 1 other charity
Russell Jamieson
Sarah Corder
Simon John Pollard
Thomas Hunt

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£136k	£112k
31/03/2024	£169k	£152k
31/03/2023	£148k	£159k
31/03/2022	£182k	£124k
31/03/2021	£218k	£137k

Common questions

Is MILTON COMMUNITY CENTRE AND RECREATION GROUNDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £372,297, which the management committee considers satisfactory against a policy target of approximately two years' expenditure. The charity reports a net income surplus of £24,470 for the year, funded primarily by hire fees and a £48,000 contribution from the Parish Council. Trustees confirm sufficient funds exist to continue operations for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 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	07/07/2011	£10k	Replacing the Climbing Net

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
THE NORTH WALES POLICE AND COMMUNITY TRUST	1	£150

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MELTHAM SPORTS AND COMMUNITY GROUP LIMITED.

MELTHAM SPORTS AND COMMUNITY GROUP LIMITED income £134k
PARKSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE income £170k
GAMESLEY COMMUNITY GROUP income £152k
MILTON KEYNES DONS FOOTBALL CLUB SPORTS & EDUCATION TRUST income £3.9m
DEESIDE COMMUNITY TRUST income £599k
NEW MILTON AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £131k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MILTON COMMUNITY CENTRE AND RECREATION GROUNDS	£136k	—	above	—	no doubt
MELTHAM SPORTS AND COMMUNITY GROUP LIMITED FY2025	£134k	—	above	—	no doubt
PARKSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£170k	—	above	—	no doubt
GAMESLEY COMMUNITY GROUP FY2025	£152k	—	above	—	no doubt
MILTON KEYNES DONS FOOTBALL CLUB SPORTS & EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£3.9m	—	below	—	no doubt
DEESIDE COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£599k	—	above	—	no doubt

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