CHICKENLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1123382 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

to advance education and to promote 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.Maintain and manage the Chickenley Community Centre whether alone or in co-operation with the local authority or other persons or body in furtherness of these objectives.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£137k
Latest spending
£192k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £54,922 for the year ended 28 February 2025, a reversal from the prior year's surplus. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £98,014 against a policy target of holding cash for one month of core running expenses. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (75% of income)
“Charitable activities 102,239” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: one month of core running expenses (held: £98k)
“The charity aims to hold and maintain a cash balance for core running expenses of the centre for one month.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Secretary (paid) Mrs Catherine Scott
“Secretary (paid) Mrs Catherine Scott” — page 4
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)

1 registered title in 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£137k£192k
29/02/2024£207k£180k
28/02/2023£128k£149k
28/02/2022£147k£160k
28/02/2021£140k£136k

Common questions

Is CHICKENLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £54,922 for the year ended 28 February 2025, a reversal from the prior year's surplus. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £98,014 against a policy target of holding cash for one month of core running expenses. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England13/01/2026£8k'Move it Chickenley'
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2024£19kTransforming our Community Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund07/05/2021£10kBuilding Abilities
Sport England03/06/2020£2kCOVID-19 CEF
The National Lottery Community Fund30/05/2019£10kRaising Abilities
Sport England25/01/2018£25kReplace and Upgrade Sports Hall Floor
The National Lottery Community Fund18/08/2011£10kGrown on your doorstep, delivered fresh to your door
The National Lottery Community Fund11/03/2009£130kRaising Bars - Lowering Barriers

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BROADOAK AND SMALLSHAW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHICKENLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE£137k—0above—no doubt
BROADOAK AND SMALLSHAW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£100k—0unclear—no doubt
CURROCK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£142kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
RESURRECTION LIFE CENTRE LTD FY2025£958k—0below—no doubt
HAROLD WOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE FY2025£107k—0unclear—no doubt
HARLOW COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION FY2025£103k—0unclear—no doubt

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