WASHINGTON MILLENNIUM CENTRE TRUST LTD

Registered charity 1096146 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WASHINGTON MILLENIUM CENTRE

Provision of fully equiped fitness suite, 3rd generation artificial football pitch, sports hall and community rooms etc., working closely with SAFC Foundation for football development and working in partnership with the Library Service and Sunderland City College to provide sporting, recreational and educational opportunities for the people of Washington.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") 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 OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.(B) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE MILLENNIUM 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 OBJECT.THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN.

Area of benefit: WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE & WEAR.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£416k

Latest spending

£404k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £601,510, which is above the policy target of nine to twelve months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £12,046 and confirmed it is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: nine and twelve month’s expenditure (held: £602k)

“it is the policy of the trust that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between nine and twelve month’s expenditure.” — page 6

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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Government income: £1,850 — grants £1,850 (2); under 1% of the £415,991 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 1
Government income: £3,333 — grants £3,333 (1); under 1% of the £405,640 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 1
Government income: £42,523 — grants £42,523 (11); 12% of the £363,638 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 31/03/2026, 59 days after the 31/01/2026 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 04187016 · Financial health read from its filings

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.

MCPAKE, Callum Marc — director, appointed 27/02/2023on trustee list
ADDISON, Michael — director, appointed 27/02/2023on trustee list
FLETCHER, Jill Elaine, Councillor — director, appointed 31/03/2009on trustee list
SPUHLER, Lesley — director, appointed 31/03/2009on trustee list
SNOWDON, David — director, appointed 15/04/2005on trustee list
WALKER, Peter — director, appointed 01/01/2005on trustee list
SMITH, Barry George Robert — director, appointed 05/11/2003on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

COUNCILLOR PETER WALKERchair
BARRY GEORGE ROBERT SMITH
Callum Marc McPake
DAVID SNOWDON · trustee of 1 other charity
JILL ELAINE FLETCHER
LESLEY SPUHLER
Michael Addison

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

Operates in: Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£416k	£404k
31/03/2024	£406k	£339k
31/03/2023	£364k	£326k
31/03/2022	£332k	£313k
31/03/2021	£232k	£264k

Common questions

Is WASHINGTON MILLENNIUM CENTRE TRUST LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £601,510, which is above the policy target of nine to twelve months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £12,046 and confirmed it is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. 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	06/08/2004	£5k	Junior Activities 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE SURREY CRICKET BOARD	1	£19k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MILLENNIUM STADIUM CHARITABLE TRUST.

MILLENNIUM STADIUM CHARITABLE TRUST income £591k
ALL SAINTS MILLENNIUM TRUST (DARLINGTON) LIMITED income £26k
ANFIELD SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED income £412k
SOUTHWARK COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST income £259k
WEST WARWICKSHIRE SPORTS COMPLEX LTD income £383k
WEST END TERRIERS FC income £167k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WASHINGTON MILLENNIUM CENTRE TRUST LTD	£416k	—	above	—	no doubt
MILLENNIUM STADIUM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£591k	—	above	—	no doubt
ALL SAINTS MILLENNIUM TRUST (DARLINGTON) LIMITED FY2025	£26k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ANFIELD SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED FY2025	£412k	—	above	—	no doubt
SOUTHWARK COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST FY2025	£259k	—	below	—	no doubt
WEST WARWICKSHIRE SPORTS COMPLEX LTD FY2025	£383k	—	above	—	no doubt

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