SHIRECLIFFE COMMUNITY FORUM

Registered charity 1119436 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHIRECLIFFE COMMUNITY PROJECT

We manage a community Centre, providing services and activities previously unavailable in the shirecliffe area.

Objects

3. OBJECTS THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND N PARTICULAR IN SHIRECLIFFE) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS;3.1 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY 3.2 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT3.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION TRAINING OR RETRAINING AMONGST UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE3.4 THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY ON ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEEDS TROUGH HELP 1) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS 2) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES3.5 THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS3.6 THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES3.7 THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES3.8 THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT3.9 THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE 3.10 THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIME PREVENTION3.11 FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE DIRECTORS IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: SHIRECLIFFE.

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£140k
Latest spending
£148k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £8,590 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £36,125 to £27,535. Free reserves stood at £20,669, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £25,000 (representing six months of general running costs). The trustees confirm that the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, citing sufficient budgeted income and reserves to continue operations for the next 12 months.

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
“The committee have agreed that the committee to hold a minimum of 6 month’s general running costs (excluding building management costs) in reserve. Based upon current levels of expenditure £25,000 would be held in reserve. Free reserves (general funds excluding fixed assets) at 31 March 2025 were £20,669.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 11
“The wife of M Leary, trustee, was paid £12,345 during the year as an employee (2024: £9,985).” — page 15
“Concept Copies, a business for which M Leary has a controlling interest, provided broadband and phone services, at market value, during the year totalling £990.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 11
“The wife of M Leary, trustee, was paid £12,345 during the year as an employee (2024: £9,985).” — page 15
“Concept Copies, a business for which M Leary has a controlling interest, provided broadband and phone services, at market value, during the year totalling £990.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 5 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 15/10/2026, 257 days after the 31/01/2026 due date); year ending 31/03/2024 (received 12/05/2026, 466 days after the 31/01/2025 due date); year ending 31/03/2023 (received 10/04/2024, 70 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2022 (received 23/02/2023, 23 days after the 31/01/2023 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 01/02/2022, 1 day after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£140k£148k
31/03/2024£130k£146k
31/03/2023£121k£121k
31/03/2022£113k£106k
31/03/2021£112k£96k

Common questions

Is SHIRECLIFFE COMMUNITY FORUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £8,590 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £36,125 to £27,535. Free reserves stood at £20,669, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £25,000 (representing six months of general running costs). The trustees confirm that the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, citing sufficient budgeted income and reserves to continue operations for the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/07/2006£5kThere is no project name available for this record

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
THE NORTHERN POWERGRID FOUNDATION1£10k
THE CHARLES AND ELSIE SYKES TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SHIRECLIFFE COMMUNITY FORUM£140k—0below—no doubt
SCAITCLIFFE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£108k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MARY'S CHEQUERFIELD COMMUNITY PROJECT LIMITED FY2026£210k—0below—no doubt
KYFFIN PLACE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£358k—0unclear—no doubt
LANGDON SQUARE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2026£77k—0above—no doubt
WISBECH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£136k—0unclear—no doubt

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