RAVENSTHORPE COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1086129 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Life long learning courses, Sewing Classes, Childcare Facility,110 places Nursery,Health & Social Care, Learning Disability,Men's & Women's Elderly Groups, Youth Club, Study Club, Parent and Toddlers group, ICT Courses, UK Online Centre, Citizenship Courses, Information Advice and Guidance Surgeries, Help and support with job search and Local Residents Action group.

Objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF RAVENSTHORPE IN DEWSBURY, WEST YORKSHIRE, AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS 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 INHABITANTS;B) ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE CENTRE") AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR PERSONS OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS;C) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED

Area of benefit: RAVENSTHORPE IN DEWSBURY, WEST YORKSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREA

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£995k
Latest spending
£918k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £77,177 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £1,386,799. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity maintains a reserves policy aimed at keeping a cash balance sufficient for core running expenses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient for its core running expenses (held: £1.4m)
“The charity aims to maintain a cash balance; sufficient for its core running expenses.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Kirklees CouncilAdult Learning21/07/2026£39k

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£729k
Total spending
£918k
Reserves (reported)
£161k
Employees
40

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£995k£918k
31/03/2024£769k£713k
31/03/2023£566k£551k
31/03/2022£566k£551k
31/03/2021£617k£469k

Common questions

Is RAVENSTHORPE COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £77,177 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £1,386,799. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity maintains a reserves policy aimed at keeping a cash balance sufficient for core running expenses. 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 Fund27/02/2025£20kAge Well Live Well
Sport England15/01/2025£11kLets Get Physical
The National Lottery Community Fund18/04/2024£441kPathways to Wellness
Sport England09/11/2023£5kYoga for Adults with Learning Disabilities
Sport England09/11/2023£5kZumba TO SUPPORT ADULTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
The National Lottery Community Fund18/11/2022£10kLearning Disability support
The National Lottery Community Fund18/01/2019£10kEnglish language and integration support
The National Lottery Community Fund29/06/2016£10kNeighbourhood Learning
The National Lottery Community Fund03/12/2014£10kGEMS
The National Lottery Community Fund10/11/2010£495kActivity Communities
The National Lottery Community Fund07/07/2010£10kRavensthorpe Youth Centre Refurbishment
The National Lottery Community Fund22/12/2006£10kRavensthorpe Participation Project
The National Lottery Community Fund09/08/2006£127kRavensthorpe Childcare Enterprise