Cramlington in the community

Registered charity 1137605 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CRAMLINGTON TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB, CRAMMY TOWN

To promote healthy life styles and wellbeing through sporting activity, education and volunteering , whilst supporting the needs of the local community

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF CRAMLINGTON IN NORTHUMBERLAND AND SURROUNDING AREAS, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

Area of benefit: NORTHUMBERLAND

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£85k
Latest spending
£160k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased to £139,086 from £157,922 in the prior year, resulting in a net expenditure of £18,836. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £37,539, which the trustees consider appropriate for its size and risk profile. The trustees confirm the charity remains in a sound financial position and is prepared on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and grants (69% of income)
“Donations and grants 750 160,205 160,955 15,334” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three and six months' football-related expenditure (reserves figure: £38k)
“The policy of the charity is to hold reserves at a level equivalent to between three and six months' football-related expenditure (total expenditure less expenditure related to ancillary activities).” — page 6
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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025

  • Volunteers: 30

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024

  • Volunteers: 55

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023

  • Volunteers: 45
  • Government income: £10,309 — grants £10,309 (3); 10% of the £106,289 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/05/2022 (received 13/04/2023, 13 days after the 31/03/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£85k£160k
31/05/2024£158k£160k
31/05/2023£106k£125k
31/05/2022£138k£99k
31/05/2021£158k£76k

Common questions

Is Cramlington in the community financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased to £139,086 from £157,922 in the prior year, resulting in a net expenditure of £18,836. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £37,539, which the trustees consider appropriate for its size and risk profile. The trustees confirm the charity remains in a sound financial position and is prepared on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Cramlington in the community?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Cramlington in the community as a grant recipient include BETTER COMMUNITY BUSINESS NETWORK LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BETTER COMMUNITY BUSINESS NETWORK LIMITEDFY2023£3k
BETTER COMMUNITY BUSINESS NETWORK LIMITEDFY2022£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/07/2025£18kFit 4 the future
Community Foundation North East22/12/2022£6kGrant to Cramlington In The Community
Community Foundation North East13/10/2022£5kGrant to Cramlington In The Community
Community Foundation North East17/03/2022£10kA grant to Cramlington In The Community
UK government16/09/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BIRMINGHAM SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Cramlington in the community£85k—0unclear—no doubt
BIRMINGHAM SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TRUST FY2025£1.3m——unclear—no doubt
Crawley Community Action FY2026£406k—0above—no doubt
BROOMFIELD VILLAGE HALL CHARITY FY2025£114k—0unclear—no doubt
GAMESLEY COMMUNITY GROUP FY2025£152k—0above—no doubt
CROFTLANDS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£36k—0unclear—no doubt

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