STRAIGHT ROAD COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1102385 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Letting to local groups for leisure activities.Adult Education.Fund raising activities.

Objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF COLCHESTER, ESSEX (PARTICULARLY THE AREA INDICATED IN APPENDIX (A)) AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS 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 THE SAID INHABITANTS;B) TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN COOPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.C) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Area of benefit: COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Colchester, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £4,065 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £325,009 to £320,944. Unrestricted reserves stood at £253,838, supported by stable booking income and investment returns. The trustees noted ongoing maintenance costs and building issues but confirmed the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis.

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 4 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
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04867780

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.

• LINGHORN-BAKER, Angela — director, appointed 01/12/2021on trustee list
• DUNDAS, Paul — director, appointed 22/04/2020on trustee list
• LISSIMORE, Susan Amanda Jayne — director, appointed 19/07/2007on trustee list

Official officers record.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Angela Linghorn-Baker
• Paul Dundas
• SUSAN AMANDA JAYNE LISSIMORE

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MOSELEY ROAD COMMUNITY CENTRE.

• MOSELEY ROAD COMMUNITY CENTRE income £93k
• SILVER ROAD COMMUNITY CENTRE income £61k
• SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED income £205k
• BROUGHTON ROAD COMMUNITY CENTRE income £32k
• LANGDON SQUARE COMMUNITY CENTRE income £77k
• SADDLEWORTH ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND income £62k

Side by side with its peers

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