WHEATLEY HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1105615 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

WE EXIST FOR THE COMMUNITY AGED 0 TO 90 PLUS.BENEFITS INCLUDE: GYM, FITNESS SESSIONS, CAFE & CATERING, MEALS ON WHEELS SERVICE, LUNCHEON CLUB, MEN'S & WOMEN'S SOCIAL SUPORT GROUPS, SEQUENCE DANCE, ART GROUP, CHILDREN'S AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES, BABY & TODDLER GROUP, SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITY PROGRAMMES, CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING TOURING THEATRE, WHOLE FAMILY SOCIAL EVENTS & CELEBRATION

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Latest income
£336k
Latest spending
£342k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £5,659 for the period, with total incoming resources of £336,291 against total expenditure of £341,950. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £35,089, which is below the stated policy target of £55,000 to £60,000. The trustees regard the association as a going concern but note dependency on securing future revenue funding to meet core costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £35k)
“The outcome was that we should have unrestricted reserves in the region of £55K to £60K.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Subject to being able to deal with and mitigate the impact of the risks identified below the trustees regard the Association as a going concern that operates in a deprived area with limited opportunities for price increases for services and activities to provide substantial and long term revenue funding to help meet our core costs.” — page 8
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)

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

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£336k£342k
31/03/2024£299k£284k
31/03/2023£182k£227k
31/03/2022£200k£197k
31/03/2021£220k£168k

Common questions

Is WHEATLEY HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £5,659 for the period, with total incoming resources of £336,291 against total expenditure of £341,950. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £35,089, which is below the stated policy target of £55,000 to £60,000. The trustees regard the association as a going concern but note dependency on securing future revenue funding to meet core costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WHEATLEY HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WHEATLEY HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include Point North Community Foundation, THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FUNDING NETWORK, THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Point North Community FoundationFY2022£24kNHS Charities Together / Health Improvement
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
THE FUNDING NETWORKFY2023£7k
THE FUNDING NETWORKFY2022£7kFlagship
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/06/2023£259kWheatley Hill Community Association (Greenhills Centre)
UK government11/08/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund21/06/2018£9kGreenhills Community Play Room
Community Foundation North East06/02/2018£1kDoorstep Theatre
Community Foundation North East01/12/2017£1kEvery wall tells a story
Community Foundation North East02/02/2017£5kTowards WHEATLEY HILL YOUTH ACTION GROUP
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2016£10kWheatley Hill Celebrates_Festival of the Seasons
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2015£10kHappy Feet
The National Lottery Community Fund18/02/2005£300kTransfer because of incorporation
The National Lottery Community Fund01/10/2004£5kSecurity Fencing

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE NORTHERN POWERGRID FOUNDATION1£15k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHERWOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WHEATLEY HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION£336k—0unclear—noted
SHERWOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARK'S, LACHE-CUM-SALTNEY FY2025£252k—0unclear—no doubt
BODMIN ROAD CHURCH FY2026£198k—0above—no doubt
THE AYLESHAM AND SNOWDOWN SOCIAL WELFARE SCHEME FY2025£207k—0unclear—no doubt
HARTLEPOOL UNITED COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION FY2025£199k—0unclear—no doubt

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