BRAMPTON AND BEYOND COMMUNITY TRUST
Art and Crafts, Cafe and catering for events, and learning and training support (e.g. learning to use computers and the internet). Provision of space to local community groups and other organisations. Projects and activities surrounding social isolation and community engagement along with other issues where identified and appropriate.
Objects
4.1 TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISHES OF ASKERTON,BEWCASTLE, BRAMPTON, BURTHOLME, CARLATTON, CASTLECARROCK, CUMREW, CUMWHITTON, FARLAM, GELTSDALE, HAYTON,HETHERSGILL, IRTHINGTON, KINGWATER, MIDGEHOLME, NETHERDENTON, SCALEBY, SOLPORT, STANWIX RURAL, STAPLETON, UPPERDENTON, WALTON, WATERHEAD, AND WETHERAL AND THE SURROUNDINGAREA (HEREINAFTER CALLED ¶THE AREA OF BENEFIT÷) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUALORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATINGTOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHERORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDEFACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIMEOCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAIDINHABITANTS.4.2 TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE(HEREINAFTER CALLED ¶THE CENTRE÷) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME(WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON ORBODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.4.3 TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BEDETERMINED.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £15,458 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by planned investments in staffing and strategic planning. Despite this deficit, the charity holds total net assets of £338,934, with free unrestricted reserves of £93,806, which the trustees confirm is comfortably above their policy target of £60,000.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trust's reserves policy is to maintain a level of unrestricted funds sufficient to cover approximately three months of operational expenditure. Based on our current scale of activities, the Trustees have calculated this target to be around £60,000.” — page 12
Policies the charity declares
- 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
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- JAMES PORTERchair
- ANN OSWIN
- TIM COOMBE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £320k | £336k |
| 31/03/2024 | £224k | £179k |
| 31/03/2023 | £157k | £171k |
| 31/03/2022 | £235k | £219k |
| 31/03/2021 | £222k | £189k |
Common questions
Is BRAMPTON AND BEYOND COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £15,458 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by planned investments in staffing and strategic planning. Despite this deficit, the charity holds total net assets of £338,934, with free unrestricted reserves of £93,806, which the trustees confirm is comfortably above their policy target of £60,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/09/2024 | £17k | Feeding Brampton & Beyond |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/09/2023 | £140k | Brampton Community Centre |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/11/2021 | £9k | Tackling Isolation with Food |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/07/2019 | £10k | Reaching People in Brampton |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/09/2015 | £9k | Brampton and Beyond Community Arts and Heritage Media Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/05/2011 | £292k | Brampton Youth Project |