CASTLEMERE COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1085737 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CASTLEMERE AREA OF ROCHDALE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD TOGETHER DEFINED BY THE MAP HELD BY THE ASSOCIATION 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 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) 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 OBJECTS

Area of benefit: CASTLEMERE AREA OF ROCHDALE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held zero unrestricted free reserves at the end of the year, a situation the trustees describe as 'of some concern' due to the lack of contingency funds. Despite this, the charity reported a surplus of £11,102 for the year, with total incoming resources of £119,613 and total resources expended of £108,511.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03887534

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.

• MEHMOOD UL HASSAN, Muhammad — director, appointed 02/12/2024not on trustee list
• SHAKOOR, Faisal — director, appointed 14/01/2022on trustee list
• ZOHAIB, Mohammed — director, appointed 18/02/2013on trustee list
• KHAN, Nasima Bano — director, appointed 06/12/2003on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Faisal Shakoor
• Mohammed Zohaib
• Muhammad Mehmood ul Hassan
• NASIMA KHAN

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

Operates in: Rochdale

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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