WHITTINGTON PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1114033 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Whittington Park Community Association runs a busy, vibrant community centre in North Islington. Activities include a a 55 plus social club, a nursery and early years hub in the middle of the park, a Friday evening youth club plus a whole range of activities for all ages.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £18,340 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £100,083 to £81,743. However, the trustees report that unrestricted free reserves of £73,331 remain above the stated policy target of three months' unrestricted expenditure, with general funds covering over four months of expenditure. The charity holds significant cash reserves of £200,164, indicating strong liquidity despite the current year's deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 05099915

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Whittington Park Community Association (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• BANTIN, Owen Michael — director, appointed 27/05/2026on trustee list
• CASE, Elizabeth — director, appointed 10/08/2025on trustee list
• CHAPMAN, Graham — director, appointed 22/01/2020on trustee list
• SOLANKI, Jeetendra — director, appointed 22/01/2020on trustee list
• RUDDOCK, Alison Jane Christina — director, appointed 06/05/2016on trustee list
• PURCELL, John David — director, appointed 12/11/2005on trustee list
• SHAPIRO, Courtney — director, appointed 12/11/2005on trustee list
• CASE, Elizabeth — secretary, appointed 11/05/2011

Official officers record.

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.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (73% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (15/03/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• COURTNEY SHAPIROchair
• ALISON JANE CHRISTINA RUDDOCK
• COUNCILLOR JANET BURGESS
• ELIZABETH CASE
• Graham Chapman · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOHN PURCELL
• Jeetendra Solanki
• Owen Bantin

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

Operates in: Islington

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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