COULSDON COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1117130 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision, management and development of good quality and flexible facilities for use by local community groups for arts, sport, educational and social activities.

Objects

(A) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF COULSDON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD TOGETHER DEFINED BY THE WARDS OF COULSDON EAST AND COULSDON WEST (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS;(B) ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE CENTRE") AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.(C) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Area of benefit: COULSDON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD TOGETHER DEFINED BY THE WARDS OF COULSDON EAST AND COULSDON WEST

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Croydon, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£99k
Latest spending
£67k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity returned a surplus of £32,215.08 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted cash funds increasing to £216,205.03. The trustees report a robust financial performance and have secured a new 30-year lease, although they note ongoing maintenance challenges and the need to manage liabilities for redecoration.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: significant operational reserve against contingencies, agreed and reviewed quarterly (held: £216k)
“we are planning to continue ringfencing a significant operational reserve against contingencies. The amount will be agreed and reviewed quarterly by the general committee of the Association.” — 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Croydon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£99k£67k
31/03/2024£83k£67k
31/03/2023£79k£75k
31/03/2022£92k£55k
31/03/2021£52k£41k

Common questions

Is COULSDON COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity returned a surplus of £32,215.08 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted cash funds increasing to £216,205.03. The trustees report a robust financial performance and have secured a new 30-year lease, although they note ongoing maintenance challenges and the need to manage liabilities for redecoration. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COULSDON COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION£99k—0above—no doubt
CULVERSTONE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£26k—0unclear—no doubt
KINGSLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£32k——above—no doubt
PELSALL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£171k—0within—no doubt
CWMAVON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£34k—0unclear—no doubt
STROUDEN PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£56k—0unclear—no doubt

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