ERITREAN COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1134326 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Educational Charity - working with young refugees in the provision of mother-tongue and after school classes

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SOUTHWARK,LONDON, IN PARTICULAR PERSONS WHO ARE ERITREAN OR WHO ARE OF ERITREAN ORIGIN NOWLIVING IN SOUTHWARK BY:(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF LANGUAGE AND LITERARY CLASSES.(2) THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATION FACILITIES IN THEINTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: SOUTHWARK,

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

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Southwark, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£39k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £5,739 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £12,400. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure. The charity has no creditors falling due after more than one year and holds cash at bank of £12,400.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: up to £40,000
“None of the employees earned in excess of £40,000 in either year.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£39k£33k
31/03/2024£16k£17k
31/03/2023£10k£6k
31/03/2022£6k£4k
31/03/2021£2k£3k

Common questions

Is ERITREAN COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £5,739 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £12,400. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure. The charity has no creditors falling due after more than one year and holds cash at bank of £12,400. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of ERITREAN COMMUNITY CENTRE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the up to £40,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/04/2013£10kClass Room Refurbishment
The National Lottery Community Fund20/10/2011£10k50+ Active
The National Lottery Community Fund20/01/2009£3kWeb design and training
The National Lottery Community Fund22/06/2007£7kEritrean Community Centre

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
THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUST1£143k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ERITREAN COMMUNITY IN UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ERITREAN COMMUNITY CENTRE£39kup to £40,0000unclear—no doubt
ERITREAN COMMUNITY IN UK FY2025£68k—0unclear—no doubt
WIGAN ROAD EDUCATION AND COMMUNTY CENTRE FY2025£87k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CENTRE FOR ENTERPRISE, MARKETS AND ETHICS FY2025£690k—0unclear—no doubt
N D EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£27k—0above—no doubt
ZEENATUL QURAN FY2025£801k—0unclear—no doubt

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