CORE (CORE - CALVERTON, OASIS, RESOURCES, EDUCATION)

Registered charity 1079864 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CORE CENTRE

CORE is an essential one-stop shop in the village of Calverton, Nottingham offering information, advice and guidance, education and training, leisure courses and activities like Trace Your Ancestors, tutor-led Job Club, office services, book loan, stationery supplies, Hearing Clinic, meeting rooms, Citizens Advice Bureau, Chairbased Exercise and Yoga, Chiropody, Reflexology and Family Law Service.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£134k

Latest spending

£129k

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £85,545, which falls within the charity's stated policy target range of £50,000 to £100,000. The charity reported a net receipt of £5,330 for the year, with income diversified across lottery funding, grants, and sales. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £50-100k (held: £86k)

“We aim to maintain a level of reserves which would meet costs for at least 6 months and ideally up to 12 months. This requires us to hold reserves within a range of £50-100k.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

National Lottery — “CORE is a registered charity and we deliver our services thanks to the support of National Lottery funding, volunteers and donations.” (source page)
Landsmiths Solicitors — “Core are Landsmiths Solicitors' charity of the Year 2023 - many thanks to Rachel and Vic” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Norman Granville Lordchair
Denise Pilkington
Eva Atkin
Gillian Stynes
PATRICIA DOREEN BOSWORTH
Peter Wallis
Sue Baker

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£134k	£129k
31/03/2024	£129k	£113k
31/03/2023	£129k	£106k
31/03/2022	£30k	£91k
31/03/2021	£91k	£94k

Common questions

Is CORE (CORE - CALVERTON, OASIS, RESOURCES, EDUCATION) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £85,545, which falls within the charity's stated policy target range of £50,000 to £100,000. The charity reported a net receipt of £5,330 for the year, with income diversified across lottery funding, grants, and sales. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records. 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
Sport England	05/12/2025	£10k	Stay Loyal to Moving
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/11/2024	£19k	Tastes Better Together
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/03/2023	£194k	Healthier Happier Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/10/2021	£77k	THE CORE REACH OUT PROJECT
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/12/2018	£10k	Computer Renewals
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/03/2017	£9k	The CORE Centre. Toilet refurbishment
The National Lottery Community Fund	12/08/2015	£10k	Renewal of old laptops
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/04/2015	£427k	The CORE Centre