COPLESTON CENTRE

Registered charity 1116694 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Operates multi-user community centre building and associated activities in Peckham, London SE15.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£274k
Latest spending
£271k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £3,620 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £274,400 and total expenditure of £270,780. The trustees confirm that the present level of funding is adequate to support the continuation of the company operations for the medium term and consider the financial position to be satisfactory.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £92k)
“The organisation is currently aiming at reserves to cover at least 3 months’ core expenditure, which is in the range of £35,000.00.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — COPLESTON CENTRE (matched by registered charity number).

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

Operates in: Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£274k£271k
31/12/2023£259k£269k
31/12/2022£206k£198k
31/12/2021£184k£222k
31/12/2020£186k£142k

Common questions

Is COPLESTON CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £3,620 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £274,400 and total expenditure of £270,780. The trustees confirm that the present level of funding is adequate to support the continuation of the company operations for the medium term and consider the financial position to be satisfactory. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds COPLESTON CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COPLESTON CENTRE as a grant recipient include SOUTHWARK CHARITIES, UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SOUTHWARK CHARITIESFY2024£27k
UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITYFY2023£25kUnrestricted grant towards the organisation's goals and outcomes for the benefit of Southwark residents
UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITYFY2024£20k
SOUTHWARK CHARITIESFY2022£10k
UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITYFY2024£5kFood Grant for food and basics provisions
UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITYFY2023£5kFood Grant for food and basics provisions
SOUTHWARK CHARITIESFY2023£3kGrants awarded to community organisations and charities

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2024£4kGrant to Copleston Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2024£20kCopleston Community Cafe
City Bridge Foundation15/02/2024£4kGrant to Copleston Centre
City Bridge Foundation02/08/2022£119kGrant to Copleston Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund17/09/2021£10kReal Meals Community Cafe
City Bridge Foundation31/01/2019£127kGrant to Copleston Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund06/07/2018£10kcopleston creative therapies programme
The National Lottery Community Fund28/09/2016£10kFurnishing for community servicing
City Bridge Foundation26/11/2015£20kGrant to Copleston Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund06/10/2008£444kCreative Therapies Project
The National Lottery Community Fund05/04/2006£5kRefurbishment of Community Room

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COPLESTON CENTRE£274k—0unclear—no doubt
COLLINGWOOD CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£228k—0unclear—no doubt
COLOMBO STREET COMMUNITY AND SPORTS CENTRE FY2025£667k—0within—no doubt
CENTRE PRESCHOOL (COLCHESTER) CIO FY2025£138k—0unclear—no doubt
COIN STREET CENTRE TRUST FY2025£1.2mUnder £60,0000below—no doubt
ST. PANCRAS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£482k—0above—no doubt

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