RAVENSCLIFFE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1099461 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Various activities including a Volunteer Programme in the area of Ravenscliffe & Greengates in North Bradford to support he local community to:* become a Healthier, Stronger and more Active * reduce poverty and social isolation* support better life chances through education, support and skills developmentThis is supported by the Big Lottery

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£486k
Latest spending
£478k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £275,388 at the year end, which exceeds the charity's stated policy target of 3 to 6 months of running costs (calculated as £132,854 to £249,208). The charity reported a net income of £7,801 for the year, with total income of £485,770 against total expenditure of £477,969.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 to 6 months of total running costs plus notice and redundancy costs (held: £275k)
“It is the policy of the association to maintain a level of reserves equal to 3 to 6 months of total running costs plus notice and redundancy costs which we calculate to be between £132,854 to £249,208.” — 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.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£532k
Total spending
£510k
Reserves (reported)
£247k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (91% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£486k£478k
31/03/2024£532k£510k
31/03/2023£395k£471k
31/03/2022£366k£383k
31/03/2021£449k£362k

Common questions

Is RAVENSCLIFFE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £275,388 at the year end, which exceeds the charity's stated policy target of 3 to 6 months of running costs (calculated as £132,854 to £249,208). The charity reported a net income of £7,801 for the year, with total income of £485,770 against total expenditure of £477,969. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds RAVENSCLIFFE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RAVENSCLIFFE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST, THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUSTFY2022£9kRelief in Need
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATIONFY2022£4k
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/03/2023£300kCommunity Voices
Sport England12/08/2021£9kTGC CF Body Positive
The National Lottery Community Fund30/04/2020£10kHelping Parents Succeed during the Covid-19 Crisis
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£992How it's done!
The National Lottery Community Fund10/05/2018£10kspace to play
The National Lottery Community Fund05/12/2016£10kCommunities Celebrate Together
The National Lottery Community Fund03/03/2016£518kFree from crisis
The National Lottery Community Fund02/12/2015£10kSTRENGTH IN NUMBERS
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/12/2013£9k"Seeds of the past: The Great War and garden estates"
The National Lottery Community Fund13/06/2012£225kThe Gateway Community Centre - Moving on Up Project
The National Lottery Community Fund15/02/2006£5kThe Gateway Homework And Activity 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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BETTER COMMUNITIES BRADFORD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RAVENSCLIFFE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION£486k—0unclear—no doubt
BETTER COMMUNITIES BRADFORD FY2025£435k—0unclear—no doubt
SCAITCLIFFE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£108k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY ACTION BRADFORD & DISTRICT LTD. FY2025£1.4m——unclear—no doubt
WESTRAVEN COMMUNITY CAFE AND GARDEN FY2025£212k—0unclear—no doubt
BRADFORD DISTRICT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£618k—0unclear—no doubt

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