CENTRE OF PENDEEN

Registered charity 1081351 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PENDEEN PARISH MEMBERS INSTITUTE

To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Pendeen and surrounding area the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth age infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of their social welfare.

Objects

1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF PENDEEN AND SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.2) THE COMMITTEE MUST NOT PERMIT THE SALE OF ALCOHOL ON THE PREMESIS OR ANY PART OF THE PROPERTY.

Area of benefit: PENDEEN

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

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Registered contact address: Cornwall, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity closed the year with unrestricted funds of £11,595 and a total balance of £52,803.12, having generated a surplus of £3,514 against total incoming resources of £27,062. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure, indicating the accounts present a true and fair view within the scope of an examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2024 (received 17/11/2025, 17 days after the 31/10/2025 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

• The Co-op Local Community Fund — “The Co-op Local Community Fund is supporting Sustainable Pendeen to produce a booklet of local people’s ideas for their homes, gardens and c…” (source page)
• The National Lottery — “The National Lottery have funded new lighting throughout The Centre and the painting of ceilings in 2023/2024.” (source page)
• St Just Town Council — “St Just Town Council regularly provide funds to help the Centre provide its services to the community.” (source page)
• Volunteer Cornwall — “Volunteer Cornwall provides funding towards many of The Centre of Pendeen’s Community Hub regular activities and events.” (source page)
• Plymouth University — “Plymouth University have funded our new TV through their ICONIC work at The Centre.” (source page)
• Digital Together Plymouth University — “Through Digital Together Plymouth University have provided funds for new computers and a Digital Community programme.” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Aulaniah French
• KIRA CASS
• Kitty Neill
• Mary Cock
• Mary Williams
• Robert Chadder

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• TYNE YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE income £32k
• THEKENILWORTHCENTRE income £257k
• PUDSEY WELLBEING CHARITY income £72k
• THE PELICAN CENTRE LTD income £800k
• AID INFINITY income £72k
• POMPEY IN THE COMMUNITY income £2.2m

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