ARENA COMMUNITY

Registered charity 1115569 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ARENA HOPE, ARENA IN ILKESTON, ILKESTON ARENA, The Project (trading name)

Help with older people as needed those with disabilities, help with people of all ages that are in poverty need, providing counselling for welfare rights etc. Helping with moving accomodation hiring the transport meeting the need of material things they may need.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£431k
Latest spending
£397k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £33,558 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the prior year. However, the charity holds net liabilities of £40,023, primarily due to long-term bank loans and amounts owed to group undertakings. The trustees consider the financial position to be sound and are working to build unrestricted reserves to meet their policy target of £10,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £8k; policy: £10,000)
“The reserves policy has not been met during the financial year, but we are taking steps to address this.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Amount due to Arena Church (group undertaking/related party)
“Amounts owed to group undertakings 128,762” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Arena Community (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£431k£397k
31/03/2024£467k£505k
31/03/2023£316k£371k
31/03/2022£395k£403k
31/03/2021£409k£355k

Common questions

Is ARENA COMMUNITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £33,558 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the prior year. However, the charity holds net liabilities of £40,023, primarily due to long-term bank loans and amounts owed to group undertakings. The trustees consider the financial position to be sound and are working to build unrestricted reserves to meet their policy target of £10,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Crowdfunder05/05/2022£7kLocal Action Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund02/07/2018£10kThe Hub: Addressing poverty & exclusion