CASTLEMERE COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1085737 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Childrens Society - Educational help Classes Health & Fitness Suite Kids keep fit ClassesAerobics twice aweek Asian Elders Luncheon Club Training and Education Sure Start Childrens Centre Cultural events / Parties Weddings and partiesRoom Hire

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Latest income
£120k
Latest spending
£109k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

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

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
We currently hold zero in unrestricted free reserves, which is of some concern. We need to develop a contingency funds to cover our liabilities — 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Rochdale

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£120k£109k
31/03/2024£125k£106k
31/03/2023£75k£75k
31/03/2022£62k£72k
31/03/2021£60k£70k

Common questions

Is CASTLEMERE COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

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. 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 Fund21/04/2023£10kElderly Mens Support Group
The National Lottery Community Fund20/10/2005£1kluncheon club

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BATH HOUSE CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CASTLEMERE COMMUNITY CENTRE£120k0belowno doubt
THE BATH HOUSE CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£821k0aboveno doubt
TOWER HAMLETS PARENTS CENTRE FY2025£138k0belowno doubt
CHILDREN CARE CENTRE FY2025£231k0unclearno doubt
MARGARET MCMILLAN CHILDREN'S CENTRE FY2025£525k0aboveno doubt
NORTH EAST MITCHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£105k0unclearno doubt

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