SOUTHWATER AREA COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1105027 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£106k
Latest spending
£45k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £80,185, exceeding the stated reserves policy target of £30,000 held in a designated fund. The charity reported a net income of £60,640 for the year, driven largely by restricted grant income, while total funds carried forward reached £102,125.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies
“Donations and legacies 200 70,864 71,064 11,015” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £30,000 (held: £80k)
“The reserves policy policy is to ensure that the trustees have a reserve of £30,000 to be carried in a designated fund” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The ability to increase the scope of its activities will depend upon the availability of funding in future years.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Related party disclosures
“During the year the charity received income from Edit Farkas, a Trustee, for use of the charity's facilities. The total amount recognised in the year was £825 (2024: £2,750).” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£106k£45k
31/03/2024£51k£50k
31/03/2023£41k£47k
31/03/2022£50k£49k
31/03/2021£42k£34k

Common questions

Is SOUTHWATER AREA COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £80,185, exceeding the stated reserves policy target of £30,000 held in a designated fund. The charity reported a net income of £60,640 for the year, driven largely by restricted grant income, while total funds carried forward reached £102,125. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SOUTHWATER AREA COMMUNITY CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUTHWATER AREA COMMUNITY CENTRE as a grant recipient include ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTSFY2024£26kBiffa Award Grants

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery30/06/2025£13kUnrestricted Funding