CATERHAM BARRACKS COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1089853 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of community facilities; playspaces, arts centre, football field, cricket pitch and open space

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO LIVE, WORK OR STUDY IN THE AREA OF CATERHAM BARRACKS AND CATERHAM: (1) THE PROVIDE, OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONAL AND OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE, WORK OR STUDY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, DISABILITY, OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES. (2) TO FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS. (3) TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE SUCH PARTS OF THE NATURAL OR BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AS ARE OF AESTHETIC, HISTORIC OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR THE FORMER CHAPEL AT CATERHAM BARRACKS.

Area of benefit: THE AREA OF CATERHAM BARRACKS AND CATERHAM

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred an overall deficit of £99,987 for the year, resulting in negative total funds of £29,844. Unrestricted reserves stood at £4,632, which is below the stated policy target of £140,000. The independent examiner reported a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing reliance on lender support and future cash flow reductions.

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.

Year-over-year changes

• Going concern: material uncertainty (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed 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.

• 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
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — CBCT (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (60% 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

• Amitrai Luchmeeparsad
• David Ford
• Jamie Hardgrave
• Martyn Thom · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sacha Patel

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Side by side with its peers

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