LANGWORTHY CORNERSTONE ASSOCIATION LTD

Registered charity 1114637 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

LCA manage a large multi-purpose community centre in Salford. The centre (through a variety of organisations) provides a range of services to local people including; Health activities, a GP surgery, a cafe, childcare and family support, educational activities, advice, room hire and office accomodation. We work in partnership with other providers to develop new services to meet local need.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND RECREATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN EAST SALFORD IN GENERAL AND LANGWORTHY IN PARTICULAR (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:A THE PROMOTION AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH OF PERSONS IN THE AREA OF BENEFITB THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN GENERAL AND IN SUCH A WAY AS TO REFLECT THE PERSONAL, FAMILY, SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEEDS OF THOSE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, WITH DUE REGARD TO GENDER, DISABILITY, RACE OR CULTURE.

Area of benefit: EAST SALFORD IN GENERAL AND LANGWORTHY IN PARTICULAR

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£513k
Latest spending
£601k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £88,039 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £356,164 to £268,125. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Unrestricted free reserves were reported at £89,751 after accounting for funds tied up in tangible fixed assets.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to maintain the financial security of the organisation (held: £90k)
“The balance held in unrestricted reserves on 31st March 2025 was £98,125 of which £89,751 are free reserves after allowing for funds tied up in tangible fixed assets. Trustees always consider the need for LCA to hold sufficient reserves to maintain the financial security of the organisation.” — 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.

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.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£513k
Total spending
£601k
Reserves (reported)
£98k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (74% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Salford City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£513k£601k
31/03/2024£487k£485k
31/03/2023£494k£422k
31/03/2022£490k£458k
31/03/2021£606k£498k

Common questions

Is LANGWORTHY CORNERSTONE ASSOCIATION LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £88,039 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £356,164 to £268,125. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Unrestricted free reserves were reported at £89,751 after accounting for funds tied up in tangible fixed assets. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LANGWORTHY CORNERSTONE ASSOCIATION LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LANGWORTHY CORNERSTONE ASSOCIATION LTD as a grant recipient include THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PETER KERSHAW TRUSTFY2022£3kSocial welfare institutions

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England02/09/2025£2kWalk, Talk, Walk, Repeat / Initiative
Sport England09/12/2024£2kLCA - Active Elders
The National Lottery Community Fund10/06/2015£10kA4A - Langworthy Business School Pilot Project

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CENTRE4 LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LANGWORTHY CORNERSTONE ASSOCIATION LTD£513k—0unclear—no doubt
CENTRE4 LIMITED FY2025£3.5m£70,001 - £80,0001below—no doubt
STOCKWELL PARK ESTATE COMMUNITY TRUST LTD FY2025£363k—0above—no doubt
CASTLE HILL COMMUNITY CENTRE TRUST FY2025£174k—0unclear—no doubt
CAPEL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£166k—0unclear—no doubt
WHEATLEY HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£336k—0unclear—noted

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