SCAITCLIFFE COMMUNITY CENTRE
Hiring of office space and rooms booking. Managing of neighbourhood Management project. Providing advice and information and sign posting to relevent agencies. Lunchoen club and social interaction for 50+. One stop for local community.
Objects
1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS ARISING THEREFROM AND TO PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE SCAITCLIFFE AREA IN ACCRINGTON (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS 'THE BENEFICIARIES') PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE HOLDING OF CLASSES, LECTURES, SEMINARS, COUNSELLING AND DROP IN SESSIONS. 2 TO ESTABLISH AND MANAGE A COMMUNITY CENTRE TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH AGE, DISABILITY, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID BENEFICIARIES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £372,164, which is above the charity's stated policy target of maintaining six months of running costs. However, the charity reported a net incoming resource deficit for the year and holds a significant restricted fund deficit of £237,250.
What the accounts disclose
“The Charity aims to build up and maintain sufficient cash reserves in its General Fund to enable it to continue to pay its running costs for 6 months.” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management 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
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- MOHAMMED YASEENchair
- MOHAMMAD AYUB
- MUNSIF DAD
- Mohammed Salah Uddin Khan
- Nazir Hussain
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £108k | £79k |
| 31/03/2024 | £58k | £57k |
| 31/03/2023 | £14k | £54k |
| 31/03/2022 | £29k | £88k |
| 31/03/2021 | £141k | £53k |
Common questions
Is SCAITCLIFFE COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £372,164, which is above the charity's stated policy target of maintaining six months of running costs. However, the charity reported a net incoming resource deficit for the year and holds a significant restricted fund deficit of £237,250. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/02/2024 | £17k | Over 50's Luncheon Club |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/11/2015 | £338k | Central & Spring Hill Neighbourhood Management |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/09/2010 | £297k | Scaitcliffe and Spring Hill Neighbourhood Management |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/08/2009 | £10k | Digital Upgrade 2009 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/01/2007 | £10k | improvement to health and safety and security |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/12/2006 | £129k | The 'Step 2 It' project |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CHURCH STREET CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £65k |
| HEY SMILE FOUNDATION | 1 | £17k |
| MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND | 1 | £3k |
| THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION | 1 | £3k |
| LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE KING'S LYNN AREA HOSPITALS | 1 | £944 |
| HEREFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £480 |
Charities like this
- BOOTHFERRY ROAD COMMUNITY PROJECT
- LANGWORTHY CORNERSTONE ASSOCIATION LTD
- STOCKWELL PARK ESTATE COMMUNITY TRUST LTD
- AFGHAN EKTA CULTURAL/RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY CENTRE
- BRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED
- FLEETVILLE COMMUNITY CENTRE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCAITCLIFFE COMMUNITY CENTRE | £108k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BOOTHFERRY ROAD COMMUNITY PROJECT | £153k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LANGWORTHY CORNERSTONE ASSOCIATION LTD | £513k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| STOCKWELL PARK ESTATE COMMUNITY TRUST LTD | £363k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| AFGHAN EKTA CULTURAL/RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY CENTRE | £1.4m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED | £164k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |