OUR CENTRE

Registered charity 1119588 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Volunteer car scheme, community minibus scheme, wheelchair hire, exercise and social activities for older and disadvantaged people, volunteer recruitment, photocpying services, internet access.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£328k
Latest spending
£359k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £281,196 to £250,346, driven by a net expenditure of £30,850 against total income of £328,451. The trustees report that the charity currently holds reserves sufficient to cover three months of running costs, although they note financial risks including the loss of funding and rising costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £225k)
“The charity currently has reserves to cover three months running costs.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Nottinghamshire County CouncilLocal Bus Services within Nottinghamshire02/09/2025£3.0m

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£328k£359k
31/03/2024£334k£360k
31/03/2023£262k£296k
31/03/2022£341k£263k
31/03/2021£318k£294k

Common questions

Is OUR CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased from £281,196 to £250,346, driven by a net expenditure of £30,850 against total income of £328,451. The trustees report that the charity currently holds reserves sufficient to cover three months of running costs, although they note financial risks including the loss of funding and rising costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds OUR CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OUR CENTRE as a grant recipient include J N DERBYSHIRE TRUST, THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY, THE JESSIE SPENCER TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
J N DERBYSHIRE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2025£2kDonations made during the year
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2023£1k
THE JESSIE SPENCER TRUSTFY2022£500Other

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund01/08/2024£20kActivities Coordinator
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2022£10kReceptionist
The National Lottery Community Fund31/03/2020£10kVolunteer Support Worker
The National Lottery Community Fund28/09/2018£7kMakeovers Matter
The National Lottery Community Fund19/12/2016£3kTimeless Talent
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2014£10kProvide Our Centre with the tools to move forward in a positive way
The National Lottery Community Fund08/09/2011£8k'Walk, Talk and Get Active' with Activity Friends
The National Lottery Community Fund06/09/2010£2kLovin' Life Walking
The National Lottery Community Fund21/04/2006£4kOffice Equipment
The National Lottery Community Fund04/01/2005£56kTo recruit drivers and provide training for a transport service

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
JOHN MARTIN'S CHARITY1£215k
Royal Surrey Charity1£100k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM LAOS AND CAMBODIA.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
OUR CENTRE£328k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM LAOS AND CAMBODIA FY2025£164k—0above—no doubt
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FY2025£2.0m——below—noted
WANDSWORTH COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
ACCESSIBLE CARING TRANSPORT FY2025£371k—0above—no doubt
EVESHAM VOLUNTEER CENTRE FY2025£122k—0unclear—no doubt

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