JOHN POUNDS COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1100911 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance education and provide facilities for social, recreational and creative leisure time opportunities for the people of Portsmouth, particularly in the area known as Portsea. To this end the charity runs the John Pounds Centre, providing sports and leisure facilities, an IT suite, revitalisation suite, art studio, cafe and creche and organising activities for local residents.

Objects

(1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONG PERSONS OF 25 YEARS OR UNDER AND SECONDARY TO THAT (2) TO HELP EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED (3) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF PORTSMOUTH, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA KNOWN AS PORTSEA, IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA, THE LOCAL AUTHORITY AND VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS, IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE SOCIAL RECREATIONAL AND CREATIVE LEISURE TIME OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SAID RESIDENTS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR LIFE (4) TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE JOHN POUNDS COMMUNITY FACILITY IN LIAISON WITH VOLUNTARY AND STATUTORY BODIES AND TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN SUCH MANAGEMENT

Area of benefit: CITY OF PORTSMOUNT WITH PARTICULAR REFERNCE TO PORTSEA

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 net deficit of £145,443 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £103,166. Per the trustees' report, this reserve level covers 3.8 months of expenditure, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months. The charity remains a going concern despite the loss of its main centre operation to Portsmouth City Council.

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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (66% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adam Christopher North
• Brett Lloyd Payne
• Gina Elaine Perryman
• PETER CHARLES GOODSHIP · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Portsmouth City

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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