THE DODDRIDGE CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1118283 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Mission Statement: Our aim is to provide the highest quality services to non profit organisations and communities, including room hire for them. Providing them with the best opportunities to develop their tools and strategies, to help them and us achieve a more just society that benefits all with an ethos of giving all citizens a helping hand upwards. To be an enduring asset for the community.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£361k
Latest spending
£240k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £121,007 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds standing at £97,715. This exceeds the charity's stated reserves policy target of £40,000, which is based on six months of cover. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months cover... set at £40,000 (held: £98k)
The reserves policy of the charity is based on having free reserves at a level sufficient to provide six months cover in the event of delays in receipt of unrestricted grants or accrued legacies, together with a sum required to meet any capital commitments. As of 31st March 2025, this has been set at £40,000. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mr Croucher received £5,175.72 for a caretaker role.
During the year, the charitable company employed under standard terms Mr Croucher and the total remuneration was £5,175.72 for the Caretakers' role. — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr Croucher, a trustee, received remuneration for a caretaker role.
During the year, the charitable company employed under standard terms Mr Croucher and the total remuneration was £5,175.72 for the Caretakers' role. Mr Croucher Family member of trustee Salary of £5,175.72 — 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titlesin 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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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£361k£240k
31/03/2024£211k£164k
31/03/2023£174k£186k
31/03/2022£118k£140k
31/03/2021£144k£90k

Common questions

Is THE DODDRIDGE CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £121,007 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds standing at £97,715. This exceeds the charity's stated reserves policy target of £40,000, which is based on six months of cover. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE DODDRIDGE CENTRE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DODDRIDGE CENTRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£800

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England27/08/2025£8kCommunity Motion
Sport England03/06/2024£3kForever Young Fitness Class
The National Lottery Community Fund28/07/2023£2kMH Summer activities for 11 to 18 year olds
The National Lottery Community Fund01/07/2022£10kDoddridge Centre Community Hub
Postcode Lottery26/03/2022£20kOutreach worker salary

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE LIMITED1£96k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST. RADIGUNDS COMMUNITY CENTRE COMPANY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE DODDRIDGE CENTRE LIMITED£361k0unclearno doubt
ST. RADIGUNDS COMMUNITY CENTRE COMPANY FY2025£133k0unclearno doubt
ONGO COMMUNITIES LIMITED FY2025£1.9m0unclearno doubt
GADDUM CENTRE FY2025£3.5m0unclearno doubt
CENTRE4 LIMITED FY2025£3.5m£70,001 - £80,0001belowno doubt
TAFF BARGOED DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED FY2025£152k0unclearno doubt

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