FEARON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1130457 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

FOR BENEFIT OF LOUGHBOROUGH INHABITANTS FROM N.E. LEICESTER RD/HIGH ST/DERBY RD. BY ASSOCIATING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE 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.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LOUGHBOROUGH AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD BUT PARTICULARLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA NORTH-EAST OF LEICESTER ROAD/HIGH STREET/DERBY ROAD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATIONS AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS

Area of benefit: LOUGHBOROUGH AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£305k

Latest spending

£274k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income remained stable at approximately £305,000 while expenditure decreased to £273,628, resulting in a net surplus of £31,476. The trustees note that the charity is currently dependent on securing further funding to maintain service levels as the current Community Fund grant concludes. Unrestricted reserves increased to £90,764, which is above the stated policy target of six months' expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months expenditure (held: £91k)

“The charity’s reserves policy is to hold, if possible, reserves equivalent to six months expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“As we enter the final year of the current Community Fund grant, work is underway to secure the further funding required to keep us operating with the same (if not better) levels of service.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: M L Welbourne is a director of Coalraven Ltd, which provided bookkeeping services to the charity.

“M L Welbourne is a director of Coalraven Ltd, which provided bookkeeping services to the charity. None of the other trustees received any fees or expense payments.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: M L Welbourne is a director of Coalraven Ltd, which provided bookkeeping services to the charity.

“M L Welbourne is a director of Coalraven Ltd, which provided bookkeeping services to the charity. None of the other trustees received any fees or expense payments.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Fearon Community Association (matched by registered charity number).

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

ANDREW BARR RHODES
Dr Susan Lyn Warner
MICHAEL LANCE WELBOURNE
RICHARD EDWARD THORPE · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£305k	£274k
31/03/2024	£307k	£326k
31/03/2023	£287k	£269k
31/03/2022	£221k	£204k
31/03/2021	£248k	£202k

Common questions

Is FEARON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income remained stable at approximately £305,000 while expenditure decreased to £273,628, resulting in a net surplus of £31,476. The trustees note that the charity is currently dependent on securing further funding to maintain service levels as the current Community Fund grant concludes. Unrestricted reserves increased to £90,764, which is above the stated policy target of six months' expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/02/2026	£500k	Fearon Hall - A vibrant and inclusive community centre
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/12/2020	£398k	Activities and Community Development
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/03/2019	£10k	Activities Coordinator
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/11/2009	£4k	Mature Movers

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE NORTH WALES POLICE AND COMMUNITY TRUST	1	£150

Charities like this

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

DEESIDE COMMUNITY TRUST income £599k
THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (COMMUNITY) LIMITED income £15.7m
LANGTON GREEN COMMUNITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION LTD. income £272k
ST MICHAEL'S AND LARK LANE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £225k
FERRYSIDE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE GROUP income £105k
NHANCED COMMUNITIES income £182k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FEARON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED	£305k	—	0	above	—	noted
DEESIDE COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£599k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (COMMUNITY) LIMITED FY2025	£15.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LANGTON GREEN COMMUNITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION LTD. FY2025	£272k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ST MICHAEL'S AND LARK LANE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2026	£225k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
FERRYSIDE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE GROUP FY2024	£105k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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