BRAMPTON AND BEYOND COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1138044 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

Area of benefit: AS SPECIFIED IN THE OBJECTS

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£320k
Latest spending
£336k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operational expenditure (held: £94k)
“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
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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund05/09/2024£17kFeeding Brampton & Beyond
The National Lottery Community Fund20/09/2023£140kBrampton Community Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund05/11/2021£9kTackling Isolation with Food
The National Lottery Community Fund24/07/2019£10kReaching People in Brampton
The National Lottery Community Fund16/09/2015£9kBrampton and Beyond Community Arts and Heritage Media Project
The National Lottery Community Fund11/05/2011£292kBrampton Youth Project