RIDGEWOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1100458 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our activities are to provide a fully functional community centre for the community as a whole to access.

Objects

3.1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF YATE AND SODBURY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT') WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX (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 OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID IN HABITANTS.3.2 TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE CENTRE) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL, 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: SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: South Gloucestershire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£240k

Latest spending

£214k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £207,085, up from £180,563 in the prior year, indicating a positive net movement in resources. The trustees report that the charity is in a strong position to continue its activities and that assets are adequate to fulfil obligations. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were disclosed.

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 3 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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 04765911

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.

CUSHLEY, Hannah — director, appointed 20/04/2024not on trustee list
SUTTON, Cynthia Irene — director, appointed 18/05/2016on trustee list
GROVES, Joan Clair — director, appointed 21/01/2013on trustee list
WILLIAMS, Mireille Chrisoula — director, appointed 21/01/2013not on trustee list
NORCOMBE, Julie — secretary, appointed 06/02/2013

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

Joan Groveschair
Cynthia Sutton
Julie Norcombe
MC WILLIAMS · trustee of 1 other charity
Ruth Churley

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

Operates in: South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£240k	£214k
30/09/2024	£201k	£201k
30/09/2023	£202k	£193k
30/09/2022	£185k	£179k
30/09/2021	£190k	£161k

Common questions

Is RIDGEWOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £207,085, up from £180,563 in the prior year, indicating a positive net movement in resources. The trustees report that the charity is in a strong position to continue its activities and that assets are adequate to fulfil obligations. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

RIDGEWAY COMMUNITY TRUST income £26k
TIDDINGTON COMMUNITY CENTRE income £31k
MICKLEOVER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £87k
PILAND WOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £102k
NORTH ROMFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £216k
OAKWOOD ASSOCIATION income £26k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RIDGEWOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	£240k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RIDGEWAY COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£26k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
TIDDINGTON COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2026	£31k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
MICKLEOVER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£87k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
PILAND WOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£102k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
NORTH ROMFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2026	£216k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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