THE NEWBURY COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITED
Registered charity 1082243 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GROWING 2GETHER, GROWING TOGETHER, NCRC, PULLING TOGETHER, RENEWAL, T & CS
The Newbury Community Resource Centre Limited helps local people by providing furniture, household goods, training and services to support independent living. We help people to develop work and social skills, and encourage environmentally beneficial activities by promoting re-cycling and re-use.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £78,540 for the year, with free reserves of £121,882 falling significantly below the trustees' stated policy target of three months' operating costs (£528,077). Despite this financial pressure and the redundancy of four staff, the trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Charitable activities (80% of income)
“The charity raised 80% of its income (£1,709,985) through primary purpose trading during the year.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months operating costs, costs of closure and costs of clearing leasehold obligations (held: £122k)
“The trustees believe that the minimum level of reserves should be equivalent to three months operating costs, costs of closure and costs of clearing leasehold obligations calculated and reviewed annually” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Income from Sonning Flowers Ltd, a company controlled by the daughter of a Trustee.
“During the year, the charitable company received income of £1,587 (2024: £2,566) and paid for goods of £nil (2024: £25) from Sonning Flowers Ltd, a company controlled by the daughter of a Trustee.” — page 47
“During the year, a trustee was appointed whose partner was already employed by the charity. The partner received remuneration of £27,774 (2024: £nil) in respect of the period from the trustee’s appointment to the year end.” — page 47
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration paid to the partner of a newly appointed trustee.
“During the year, the charitable company received income of £1,587 (2024: £2,566) and paid for goods of £nil (2024: £25) from Sonning Flowers Ltd, a company controlled by the daughter of a Trustee.” — page 47
“During the year, a trustee was appointed whose partner was already employed by the charity. The partner received remuneration of £27,774 (2024: £nil) in respect of the period from the trustee’s appointment to the year end.” — page 47
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £32k
“As at the 30 November 2025, this stood at £31,503, which was the net present value of the deficit reduction contributions payable under the agreement relating to the deficit.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by UHY Ross Brooke. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Kelvin Hughes — Chief Executive (source)
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.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- CALLAGHAN, Ian Michael — director, appointed 24/04/2025on trustee list
- SNOWDON, Brinsley — director, appointed 30/01/2025on trustee list
- REILLY, Lesley Ann — director, appointed 24/03/2011on trustee list
- DURRANT, Gillian — director, appointed 22/05/2000on trustee list
- PHIPPS, Patricia Anne — director, appointed 22/05/2000on trustee list
- HUGHES, Gwyn Kelvin — secretary, appointed 24/10/2023
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£54k
Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (80% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- John Benjamin Unsworthchair
- Brinsley Snowdon
- GILLIAN DURRANT
- Ian Michael Callaghan · trustee of 1 other charity
- LESLEY ANN REILLY
- PATRICIA ANNE PHIPPS
- SALLY-ANN JAY
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Hampshire · Oxfordshire · Reading · Slough · West Berkshire · Wiltshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE NEWBURY COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £78,540 for the year, with free reserves of £121,882 falling significantly below the trustees' stated policy target of three months' operating costs (£528,077). Despite this financial pressure and the redundancy of four staff, the trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UHY Ross Brooke.
Who funds THE NEWBURY COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NEWBURY COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include GREENHAM TRUST LTD, MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST.
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