COTTENHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1128604 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To manage and develop a local Community Centre - providing facilities and activities to support and develop the local community.

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Latest income
£329k
Latest spending
£352k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall accounting loss of £23,130 for the year, primarily due to planned investments in the Coffee Shop and the Skylight Room project. The trustees note that recent losses have reduced cash reserves below their target level, which they identify as a main financial priority to rebuild. While the charity retains sufficient funds for ongoing activities, the trustees acknowledge that operating with reduced reserves has reduced their ability to manage financial risks.

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 (held: £62k)
“Planned investments this year and recent losses have reduced this reserve below our target level.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“We have no major concerns in this respect. However, while we operate with reduced reserves, our ability to manage financial risks is reduced.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£329k£352k
31/12/2024£181k£149k
31/12/2023£139k£164k
31/12/2022£113k£113k
31/12/2021£90k£84k

Common questions

Is COTTENHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall accounting loss of £23,130 for the year, primarily due to planned investments in the Coffee Shop and the Skylight Room project. The trustees note that recent losses have reduced cash reserves below their target level, which they identify as a main financial priority to rebuild. While the charity retains sufficient funds for ongoing activities, the trustees acknowledge that operating with reduced reserves has reduced their ability to manage financial risks. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds COTTENHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COTTENHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITYFY2022£41kTowards a wheel chair adapted minibus

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/04/2024£20kA Second Activities Space
The National Lottery Community Fund28/10/2022£7kReducing Carbon: Solar Panel and Storage Battery System
The National Lottery Community Fund11/03/2015£3kCommunity Cinema Blackout Blinds
The National Lottery Community Fund01/02/2012£5kPurchase and Installation of Sound Deadening Panels
The National Lottery Community Fund07/10/2010£5kCommunity Children's Activity, Play and Reading drop in area
The National Lottery Community Fund24/11/2009£48kChurch to Community Coffee Shop

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
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£8k
THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST1£3k
THE OAKDALE TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COTTENHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE£329k—0below—noted
HUTTON COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£160k—0unclear—no doubt
CENTRE4 LIMITED FY2025£3.5m£70,001 - £80,0001below—no doubt
LINWOOD COMMUNITY CO-OPERATIVE LTD FY2025£243k—0above—noted
KNIGHTON AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£215k—0below—noted
MELTHAM SPORTS AND COMMUNITY GROUP LIMITED FY2025£134k—0above—no doubt

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