GLYNDON COMMUNITY GROUP

Registered charity 1129931 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the benefits of the inhabitants of the London Borough of Greenwich, especially in and around the designated Centre and Halls

Objects

A TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF GREENWICH AND ESPECIALLY WITHIN AND AROUND THE DESIGNATED CENTRE AND HALLS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR HEALTHY RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTSB TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMUNITY AND MANAGE THE SAME WHETHER ALONE OR IN COOPERATION WITH ANY MAINTAIN LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF GREENWICH

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Latest income
£221k
Latest spending
£258k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £37,085 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by increased running costs and wage increases. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £317.57 are significantly below the stated policy target of £204,470, which is intended to cover three months of operations and property dilapidations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Royal Borough of Greenwich - commissioning funding (38% of income)
“Royal Borough of Greenwich - commisioning funding 85,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Greenwich

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£221k£258k
31/03/2024£213k£251k
31/03/2023£169k£182k
31/03/2022£202k£210k
31/03/2021£290k£180k

Common questions

Is GLYNDON COMMUNITY GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £37,085 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by increased running costs and wage increases. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £317.57 are significantly below the stated policy target of £204,470, which is intended to cover three months of operations and property dilapidations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund03/04/2025£19kRefurbishment of Community Centre Worn Out floors
The National Lottery Community Fund22/06/2016£10kGlyndon Community Beach

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GLYNDON COMMUNITY GROUP£221k—0unclear—no doubt
VANBRUGH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£493k—0unclear—no doubt
GURNELL GROVE COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£209k—0above—no doubt
THE PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£1.3mUnder £60,0000below—no doubt
ASTON - MANSFIELD FY2025£1.8m—0above—no doubt
THE GLYN NEST BAPTIST HOME FY2024£1.2m—0unclear—noted

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