GORSE COVERT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1108732 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GORSE COVERT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, GORSE COVERT COMMUNITY CENTRE

The community centre offers a varity of activities to all age groups including, Playgroups, Toddler Groups, Quilting, Dance, Aerobics, Tai Chi, Drawing and Painting, Craft classes, Adult Learning, hire facilities for Training Events and much more.

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Latest income
£259k
Latest spending
£255k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £94,537, with unrestricted funds rising to £56,101. The charity reports steady income from its café and room hire, while noting that funding for its youth project runs out in March 2025. Trustees are committed to maintaining reserves and keeping spending on building facilities to a minimum.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: cash reserves set aside to respond to any unforeseen funding difficulties or unexpected expenses (held: £56k)
As such the Community Association has cash reserves set aside to respond to any unforeseen funding difficulties or unexpected expenses.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity has close relationships with Charnwood Borough Council, which has provided an annual grant towards the running costs of the community centre through a Strategic Partner Agreement. Charnwood Borough Council owns the building, leasing it to the Association for forty years which commenced in 2009.
The charity has close relationships with Charnwood Borough Council, which has provided an annual grant towards the running costs of the community centre through a Strategic Partner Agreement. Charnwood Borough Council owns the building, leasing it to the Association for forty years which commenced in 2009. — page 2
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 titlein 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£259k£255k
31/03/2024£262k£233k
31/03/2023£174k£186k
31/03/2022£102k£139k
31/03/2021£173k£125k

Common questions

Is GORSE COVERT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £94,537, with unrestricted funds rising to £56,101. The charity reports steady income from its café and room hire, while noting that funding for its youth project runs out in March 2025. Trustees are committed to maintaining reserves and keeping spending on building facilities to a minimum. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund13/01/2023£9kFrom Centre to Community Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund08/01/2010£10kFurnish It!

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LINWOOD COMMUNITY CO-OPERATIVE LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GORSE COVERT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED£259k0unclearno doubt
LINWOOD COMMUNITY CO-OPERATIVE LTD FY2025£243k0abovenoted
WECOCK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£261k0unclearno doubt
GORSEINON DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£1.3m0belowno doubt
SOUTH MITCHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£298k0belowno doubt
HILTINGBURY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2024£137k0unclearno doubt

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