STANSTEAD LODGE SENIOR CLUB LTD
Registered charity 1083258 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEWISHAM ELDERS RESOURCE CENTRE
All activites are for the benefit of older people living in and around the London Borough of Lewisham and include: community cafe, language learning opportunities, digital inclusion, social activities, keep fit and dance classes, and a place of belonging.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £4,155 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £147,011 and net expenditure of £142,856. The charity holds unrestricted net assets of £120,028, which is below its stated policy target of £60,000 for core activities plus £250,000 for building maintenance. The trustees note a key risk to financial sustainability due to drastic cuts in local authority grants, though they are seeking to diversify funding sources.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Rent & Hiring (41% of income)
“Rent & Hiring 59,921”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The key risk to the continuing and orderly provision of our services arises from the fact that a significant portion of the charity’s funding comes from the local authority which is cutting grants drastically.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: James Dobson received fees through payroll for services.
“One Director received fees through the payroll for services: £1,428” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Scarlett Dobson, daughter of Director James Dobson, received staff relief cover payments.
“Scarlett Dobson (Daughter of James) Staff relief cover £4,713”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
- James Anthony Dobsonchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- BARBARA BRITTON
- Damian Charles Griffiths
- Elizabeth Deborah Anne Duckworth
- Nick Robinson
- PATRICIA O'HARA · trustee of 1 other charity
- Roland Caine
- Simon Robert Nicholas Higgs
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bromley · Croydon · Greenwich · Lambeth · Lewisham · Southwark
Income and spending
Common questions
Is STANSTEAD LODGE SENIOR CLUB LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £4,155 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £147,011 and net expenditure of £142,856. The charity holds unrestricted net assets of £120,028, which is below its stated policy target of £60,000 for core activities plus £250,000 for building maintenance. The trustees note a key risk to financial sustainability due to drastic cuts in local authority grants, though they are seeking to diversify funding sources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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