CHOPWELL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Registered charity 1108466 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHOPWELL COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION
The charity provides community centre facilites to the local community and beyond. Room space is hired out to various organisations. Amongst other things it is used as a polling station, councillor meetings, resident groups, blood donor site. It was also used as a base for victims who were caught up in local flooding within the area last year. It depends on an annual Local Government grant.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted and designated funds of £146,407 at the end of the financial year, representing a surplus for the period. The trustees consider the financial position to be stable, noting that the company is entitled to exemption from audit under the Companies Act 2006. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified in the independent examiner's report.
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: £64k)
“It is the policy of the company to try build up unrestricted funds, which are free reserves of the company (designated funds), to a level that equates to approximately 3 months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 6
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.
- MICHAEL MCNESTRYchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Anthony Bird
- Jean Barbara Heslop
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · South Tyneside · Sunderland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CHOPWELL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted and designated funds of £146,407 at the end of the financial year, representing a surplus for the period. The trustees consider the financial position to be stable, noting that the company is entitled to exemption from audit under the Companies Act 2006. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified in the independent examiner's report. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds CHOPWELL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CHOPWELL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST.
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