THE CHRISTOPHER CENTRE

Registered charity 1120942 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

provides office accomodation and room hire for charities and small busineses

Objects

SHALL BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF SUDBURY AND SURROUNDING AREAS, (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS AND/OR OTHER OPINIONS AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR LOCAL AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO COME TOGETHER AND FIND INFORMATION ABOUT LOCAL VOLUNTARY AND OTHER SERVICES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE A COMMUNITY CENTRE, KNOWN AS "THE CHRISTOPHER CENTRE", WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY OTHER BODY FOR THE BENEFIT AND USE OF THE INHABITANTS RESIDING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, SUFFOLK

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £83,245 and net assets grew to £45,183, reflecting a large improvement in the overall financial position. The charity maintains a general reserve fund of around £40,000, which includes a maintenance contingency for major repairs. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records, with no matters causing concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• ROBIN WILLIAM RYDING HODGKINSONchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Belinda Joyce Green
• Caroline Jean Wells
• David John Lowe
• David John Sullivan
• JENNIFER MAY WILKINS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jesse Kate Carter
• SUSAN LINDA HOWTING

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

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