THE CLIFTON CENTRE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1093751 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance education and to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure. This is achieved through partnership working with various agencies and organisations,

Objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST HILDA & ST COLUMBIA IN THE DEANERY OF DARLINGTON IN TH DIOCESE OF DURHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS AS DEFINED ON THE PLAN ANNEXED HERETO AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS IN PARTICULAR BY ASSOCIATING THE DIOCESE AUTHORITIES, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE- TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS

Area of benefit: DARLINGTON, COUNTY DURHAM

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

Registered contact address: Darlington, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£31k

Latest spending

£34k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £3,201 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £27,298 to £24,097. The trustees report that the charity's reserves policy target of three to six months' expenditure has been maintained throughout the year. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees confirming that funding has been secured to pay debts as they fall due.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six months’ expenditure (held: £24k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months’ expenditure.” — page 5

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

MAUREEN PRESSLEYchair
ANNE RAISBECK
CAROLYN PYBUS
DEBORAH THOMPSON
HELEN JOAN COWEN MRS
KATHERINE BELL
Merryn Barbara Hewitt
Rhoda Margaret Harrison
SUSAN DEGNAN
William John Harrison · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Darlington

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£31k	£34k
31/12/2024	£30k	£38k
31/12/2023	£29k	£35k
31/12/2022	£25k	£28k
31/12/2021	£49k	£23k

Common questions

Is THE CLIFTON CENTRE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £3,201 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £27,298 to £24,097. The trustees report that the charity's reserves policy target of three to six months' expenditure has been maintained throughout the year. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees confirming that funding has been secured to pay debts as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/07/2023	£4k	Improve the places and spaces that matter to communities
Northern Rock Foundation	13/11/2002	£10k	Grant awarded to Clifton Centre Community Association (Durham)

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE NORTHERN POWERGRID FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE YAPP CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CLEVEDON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

CLEVEDON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £121k
THE KEMPSTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £133k
KYFFIN PLACE COMMUNITY CENTRE income £358k
TRIMSARAN FAMILY CENTRE income £43k
SCAITCLIFFE COMMUNITY CENTRE income £108k
CLIFTON WELFARE RIGHTS ADVICE CENTRE income £51k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CLIFTON CENTRE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	£31k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CLEVEDON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£121k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE KEMPSTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025	£133k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KYFFIN PLACE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£358k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TRIMSARAN FAMILY CENTRE FY2025	£43k	—	below	—	no doubt
SCAITCLIFFE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£108k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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