CRICKLADE AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1125605 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide sport and leisure facilities to the residents of Cricklade and the surrounding communities. We have a swimming pool and over 10 local schools use this, an indoor climbing wall built from donations, and facilities for many other sports.We are run by a group of volunteers, and saved the centre from closure thanks to the generosity of the local residents and their continuing use.

Objects

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF CRICKLADE IN THE COUNTY OF WILTSHIRE AND THENEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX,SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING WITHLOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND RESIDENTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCEEDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND AMATEUR SPORT,RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OFLIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT.TO MAINTAIN A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE CENTRE") AND TO MAINTAIN ANDI MANAGE, OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE ANDMANAGEMENT OF, SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENTS BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: CRICKLADE IN THE COUNTY OF WILTSHIRE

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 the charity reported a net expenditure of £37,822 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £138,393. The trustees acknowledge the loss was driven by increased maintenance and staffing costs but remain confident in sustaining the centre. The filing notes that the charity is entitled to exemption from audit under the Companies Act 2006.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (63% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Joanna Moranchair
• Alison Claire Fisher
• DAVID BOOTH
• DEPAK KAURA LAL
• NICHOLAS FRANCIS DYE
• NICHOLAS ROBERT CARTER
• Philip George Waller
• Roger Anthony Dunham

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Common questions

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CLAYDON & BARHAM LOCAL COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED.

• CLAYDON & BARHAM LOCAL COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED income £159k
• MOORDOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £126k
• RYCROFT LEISURE income £340k
• CRICKLADE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £119k
• LIPHOOK & RIPSLEY CRICKET CLUB income £133k
• BELPER LEISURE CENTRE LIMITED income £1.3m

Side by side with its peers

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