STRAND COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1137694 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Running a community centre in Dawlish; providing care, education, meals etc mainly for elderly, disabled people, homeless individuals and other vulnerable members of the community.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £3,663 for the year, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £11,561. However, the trustees note challenges including rising energy costs and the potential loss of the Banking Hub, stating they will have to make difficult decisions to ensure finances remain healthy.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Strand Community Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Comic Relief — “The Strand Centre in Dawlish has been featured by BBC News as part of Red Nose Day, highlighting how support from Comic Relief is helping us…” (source page)

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (29/10/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Barrie Cooperchair
• Anne Pemberton
• Claire Foullon
• David Charles Hingston
• Richard John Winslade
• Sharon Mackay

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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