THE CLARKE FOLEY CENTRE

Registered charity 1109588 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE JAMES CLARKE AND SARAH FOLEY TRUST FOR THE ELDERLY

To provide at the Centre facilities for recreation, education or other leisure time occupations in the interests of social welfare for residents over the age of 50 years of Ilkley, Addingham, Burley in Wharfedale, Menston and surrounding districts within the Metropolitan District of Bradford without distinction of creed or colour.

Objects

(A) TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE (IN CO-OPERATION WITH VOLUNTARY BODIES) A CENTRE IN ILKLEY FORMERLY MANAGED BY THE JAMES CLARKE AND SARAH FOLEY TRUST FOR THE ELDERLY (AND MORE RECENTLY KNOWN AS THE CLARKE FOLEY CENTRE) SITUATED IN CUNLIFFE ROAD ILKLEY LS29 9DZ AND PROVIDE AT THE CENTRE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION, EDUCATION, OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RESIDENTS, OVER THE AGE OF 50 YEARS, OF ILKLEY, ADDINGHAM, BURLEY IN WHARFEDALE, MENSTON AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OF BRADFORD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF CREED OR COLOUR AND(B) TO PROVIDE A FOCAL POINT FOR VOLUNTARY EFFORT GIVEN FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO MAY BE DISADVANTAGED(D) NOTHING IN CLAUSES (A) TO (C) ABOVE INCLUSIVE SHALL AUTHORISE ANY NON-CHARITABLE OBJECT OR PURPOSE

Area of benefit: ILKLEY, ADDINGHAM, BURLEY IN WHARFEDALE, MENSTON AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OF BRADFORD

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

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Latest income

£327k

Latest spending

£380k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £418,189 to £380,558, resulting in a net outgoing resource of £47,061 for the year. The charity reports operating in a very challenging economic environment with substantial increases in costs, yet maintains a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the trustees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“Highest paid employee received salary and benefits of under £60,000.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £100,000 to £150,000 (held: £381k)

“In accordance with the Reserves Policy adopted on 05 February 2021, the Board considers it would be prudent for Unrestricted Reserves not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets to be within the range of £100,000 to £150,000.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Related party transaction disclosed

“Under section 96(5) of the Charities Act 1993, the James Clarke and Sarah Foley Trust for the Elderly, though dormant, exists as a registered charity but will be treated as forming part of the company for the purposes of Part 8 (accounting) of the Charities Act 2011.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Clarke Foley (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

ROBERT WHITEMOREchair
Ann Shirin Borrett
Dr Jill Kathryn Finnerty
Helen Rhodes
John Gerard Coen
Paresh Mistry
STUART KENNETH HYDE
Sean Spence
Susan Eardley
Tracey Jayne Lynam

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£327k	£380k
31/03/2024	£316k	£368k
31/03/2023	£277k	£325k
31/03/2022	£165k	£217k
31/03/2021	£179k	£217k

Common questions

Is THE CLARKE FOLEY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £418,189 to £380,558, resulting in a net outgoing resource of £47,061 for the year. The charity reports operating in a very challenging economic environment with substantial increases in costs, yet maintains a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the trustees. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE CLARKE FOLEY CENTRE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/07/2008	£5k	IT for Senior Citizens
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/05/2005	£5k	There is no project name available for this record

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ASAMAA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£40k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION	1	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CRANLEY OTHERWISE CRANLEIGH	1	£600
THE CHANDRIS FOUNDATION	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ILKLEY & DISTRICT THIRD AGE GROUP.

THE ILKLEY & DISTRICT THIRD AGE GROUP income £157k
FLEETVILLE COMMUNITY CENTRE income £120k
BELPER LEISURE CENTRE LIMITED income £1.3m
PARKSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE income £170k
ILKLEY COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE LTD income £1.7m
CLARIDGE HOUSE income £236k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CLARKE FOLEY CENTRE	£327k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ILKLEY & DISTRICT THIRD AGE GROUP FY2025	£157k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FLEETVILLE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£120k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BELPER LEISURE CENTRE LIMITED FY2025	£1.3m	—	unclear	—	not going concern
PARKSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£170k	—	above	—	no doubt
ILKLEY COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE LTD FY2024	£1.7m	—	above	—	no doubt

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