ST MARY'S ELTHAM COMMUNITY CENTRES ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1077280 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY'S COMMUNITY COMPLEX, ST. MARY'S ( ELTHAM ) COMMUNITY COMPLEX ASSOCIATION

Provision of community facilities and support to local community groups

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF GREENWICH AND ESPECIALLY THE AREA SOUTH OF SHOOTERS HILL AND SHOOTERS HILL ROAD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS; (B) TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY COMPLEX AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF GREENWICH AND ESPECIALLY THE AREA SOUTH OF SHOOTERS HILL AND SHOOTERS HILL ROAD

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 · Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Greenwich, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£301k
Latest spending
£284k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £17,178 and total reserves of £375,537. The trustees maintain that these reserves, combined with regular reviews of financial controls, provide sufficient resources to cover statutory obligations and potential adverse conditions. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further understanding of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain funds for the provision of sick pay, building maintenance, designated funds and for the loss of grant income and funding of projects not possible from income generated. We also make provision for a staff redundancy fund in the event of unforeseen detrimental loss of income. (held: £376k)
“We have a Reserves Policy subject to regular review and maintain funds for the provision of sick pay, building maintenance, designated funds and for the loss of grant income and funding of projects not possible from income generated. We also make provision for a staff redundancy fund in the event of unforeseen detrimental loss of income.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Greenwich

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£301k£284k
31/03/2024£260k£252k
31/03/2023£217k£253k
31/03/2022£276k£240k
31/03/2021£292k£215k

Common questions

Is ST MARY'S ELTHAM COMMUNITY CENTRES ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £17,178 and total reserves of £375,537. The trustees maintain that these reserves, combined with regular reviews of financial controls, provide sufficient resources to cover statutory obligations and potential adverse conditions. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further understanding of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£1kInter generational reach out to locals
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2012£10kEltham celebrates the Queens Jubilee and the Olympic Games

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ELMSTEAD COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST MARY'S ELTHAM COMMUNITY CENTRES ASSOCIATION£301k—0above—no doubt
ELMSTEAD COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£27k—0above—no doubt
PATCHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2026£70k——above—no doubt
PASTON AND GUNTHORPE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£56k—0unclear—no doubt
CHOBHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION FY2025£51k—0unclear—no doubt
EASTCOTE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£90k—0unclear—no doubt

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