ACKROYD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1097160 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

ACA manages the Ackroyd Community Centre which is used by up to 20 Lewisham based organisations. The Centre hosts activities for children and parents with play and activities opportunities, a nursery, after school club, holiday play-schemes and parental support projects. It also hosts a range of educational and healthy lifestyle activities and manages the Elder People's Support Project.

Objects

•TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY MANWOOD ROAD, BANKHURST ROAD, BLYTHE HILL LANE, STANSTEAD ROAD, DEVONSHIRE ROAD, GRIERSON ROAD, BUCKTHORNE ROAD AND HOLDENBY ROAD AND SURROUNDING AREAS (TO BE KNOWN AS THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF GENDER OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS 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 SUCH INHABITANTS•TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN THE PREMISES AND ACTIVITIES OF ACKROYD COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO COOPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus on unrestricted funds of £13,596 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £36,274. However, the trustees note that reserves are low and have been depleted due to necessary structural repairs, prompting strategies to reduce costs and increase income. The charity operates on a going concern basis but acknowledges risks related to future funding and staff pressure.

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.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ahmad Saeed
• Barbara Brooker
• Deirdre Mason
• JEAN DIALA ANN LEADER · trustee of 1 other charity
• RITA NEARS

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

Operates in: Lewisham

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