THE FITZROVIA COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1104135 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FITZROVIA COMMUNITY CENTRE

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Fitzrovia and to establish a community centre and to maintain and manage the same (whether alone or in co-operation with any local authority or other person or body) in furtherance of these objects.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF FITZROVIA (DEFINED AS PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND /OR WORK IN FITZROVIA WHICH IS BOUNDED BY OXFORD STREET/NEW OXFORD STREET ON THE SOUTH, GOWER STREET ON THE EAST, EUSTON ROAD ON THE NORTH AND GREAT PORTLAND STREET ON THE WEST AND ITS ENVIRONS) OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION ETHNICITY OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS 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 (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE CENTRE) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: CAMDEN & WESTMINSTER, LONDON

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£461k
Latest spending
£471k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £9,539 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £461,234 and total resources expended of £470,773. Unrestricted reserves stood at £34,295, which the trustees note is below their policy target of three to six months' running costs (approximately £64,500–£129,000). Despite the deficit, the trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The charity’s reserves are currently just over half the minimum target amount, at around 7 weeks’.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 71
  • Government income: £198,948 — grants £198,948 (12); 43% of the £461,234 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 25
  • Government income: £120,926 — grants £120,926 (8); 31% of the £389,616 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 11
  • Government income: £77,006 — grants £77,006 (9); 24% of the £323,881 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Fitzrovia Community Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Camden · City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£461k£471k
31/12/2024£390k£400k
31/12/2023£324k£285k
31/12/2022£298k£257k
31/12/2021£111k£219k

Common questions

Is THE FITZROVIA COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £9,539 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £461,234 and total resources expended of £470,773. Unrestricted reserves stood at £34,295, which the trustees note is below their policy target of three to six months' running costs (approximately £64,500–£129,000). Despite the deficit, the trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE FITZROVIA COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FITZROVIA COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include ST GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS AND WILLIAM SHELTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITY, ST ANDREW HOLBORN AND STAFFORD'S CHARITY, WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITY, YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ST ANDREW HOLBORN AND STAFFORD'S CHARITYFY2023Unverified read£33kGrant to organisation
ST GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS AND WILLIAM SHELTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITYFY2022£10kStrategic Grant (Young Westminster Foundation)
ST ANDREW HOLBORN AND STAFFORD'S CHARITYFY2021£10k
WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITYFY2022£8kCommunity
ST GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS AND WILLIAM SHELTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITYFY2021£7kYoung Westminster Foundation Partnership
ST ANDREW HOLBORN AND STAFFORD'S CHARITYFY2022£4k
YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATIONFY2025£4k
YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATIONFY2024£2kGrants to institutions

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
London Borough of Camden21/02/2024£175kGrant to Fitzrovia Community Centre
Camden Council21/02/2024£175kGrant to Fitzrovia Community Centre
St Giles & St George08/12/2022£10kGrant to Fitzrovia Community Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund25/06/2021£10kHappy Start – early help for children aged 0-5 in vulnerable families

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 CHICKENLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FITZROVIA COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED£461k——below—no doubt
CHICKENLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£137k—0above—no doubt
FAIRFORD COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£61k—0unclear—no doubt
FEERING COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2026£70k——above—no doubt
FLEETVILLE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£120k—0unclear—no doubt
SCAITCLIFFE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£108k—0unclear—no doubt

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