THE MARSH COMMUNITY CENTRE CHARITABLE COMPANY

Registered charity 1085116 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Marsh Community Centre promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Marsh without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the members and the local authorities to provide facilities in the interest of social wefare for recreation and leisure-time with the object of improving the conditions of life for the community.

Objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CASTLE WARD AS DEFINED BY THE WARD BOUNDARY AT THE DATE OF INCORPORATION 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 THE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTSB) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE 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 OBJECTSC) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED

Area of benefit: CASTLE WARD

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 · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£234k
Latest spending
£204k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £55,393, equating to nearly five months of non-capital spending, with total cash reserves of £137,833 covering nearly nine months of current spending. The trustees remain confident in the continuing financial viability of the Company, supported by a four-year extension to National Lottery funding totalling £304,574. Operating expenditures increased by 33% to £189,971, while total income rose by 31% to £203,560, resulting in a net surplus for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level sufficient to fulfil the company’s continuing obligations (held: £55k)
“Our objective is to maintain a level of free reserves (those not tied up in fixed assets and restricted funds) at a level sufficient to fulfil the company’s continuing obligations.” — page 8
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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£234k£204k
31/03/2024£183k£155k
31/03/2023£134k£142k
31/03/2022£117k£120k
31/03/2021£130k£104k

Common questions

Is THE MARSH COMMUNITY CENTRE CHARITABLE COMPANY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £55,393, equating to nearly five months of non-capital spending, with total cash reserves of £137,833 covering nearly nine months of current spending. The trustees remain confident in the continuing financial viability of the Company, supported by a four-year extension to National Lottery funding totalling £304,574. Operating expenditures increased by 33% to £189,971, while total income rose by 31% to £203,560, resulting in a net surplus for the year. 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 Fund28/03/2023£4kKings Coronation BBQ
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2022£151kMarsh Community Centre (core funding 2022)
Postcode Lottery26/02/2022£20kOpen Access Drop In
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2022£10kMarsh Community Centre Youth Work
UK government19/08/2020£22kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund10/03/2020£10kOpen Access Manager
The National Lottery Community Fund03/05/2018£10kMarsh Youth
A B Charitable Trust30/06/2016£10kWelcoming and supporting asylum seekers locally
The National Lottery Community Fund12/09/2007£286kMarsh Youth and Community Participation Project
The National Lottery Community Fund27/02/2007£5kWomens Project
The National Lottery Community Fund28/11/2005£5kMarsh Girl's Group

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE OAKDALE TRUST1£1k
THE NORTH WALES POLICE AND COMMUNITY TRUST1£150

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MARSH COMMUNITY CENTRE CHARITABLE COMPANY£234k—0above—no doubt
LLANI COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£112k—0below—no doubt
DEESIDE COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£599k—0above—no doubt
West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd FY2025£1.3m—0below—no doubt
MARSH RECREATION GROUND AND COMMUNITY CENTRE TRUST FY2026£198kUnder £80,0000above—no doubt
CHARLES BOOTH CENTRE FY2025£156k—0unclear—no doubt

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